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Our History, Our Selves
As we consider which aspects of racism we in higher education can most effectively address, we need to make our institutions ideal places for cultivating the sociological imagination, writes Judith Shapiro.
Berkeley Resumes Palestine Course
Facing backlash and accusations of squelching academic freedom, a class is restored.
Berkeley Suspends Palestine Course
Critics said one-credit, student-led course was anti-Zionist. The university said it acted on procedural grounds.
'Public' Information
Open-records requests involving a SUNY Plattsburgh professor who backs the Israel boycott follow pattern of challenges to faculty members with controversial views on a range of issues.
Taking a Backseat
North Carolina has no shortage of higher education issues, but its gubernatorial candidates haven't been talking about them -- reflecting races across the country.
Uninvited for Being Israeli
NYU professor who was invited to show his acclaimed film at Syracuse U conference is then told not to come because of his nationality. University vows to invite him another time.
Banned From Campus
Northwestern orders professor to stay away. She says she is being punished for her activism. Some professors defend university, saying she made them fear for safety.
Opinion
Free Speech? Now, That’s Offensive!
A significant -- and vocal -- contingent of students increasingly regards free speech as nothing more than a weapon of the rich, the powerful and the privileged, writes Jeffrey Aaron Snyder.