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Too Quick to Suspend?
Recent sanctions by colleges against faculty members have some calling for renewed discussion of when a professor should and shouldn't be removed from duty.
Protected Tweet?
A tenured Kansas professor's Twitter remark was distasteful by all accounts, but faculty advocates and free speech experts say it didn't warrant immediate suspension.
Requiring Civility
At U. of Oregon, some professors fear that administrators are using contract negotiations to undercut academic freedom rights.
New Threat to Shared Governance
Legislators in Wisconsin say that they want campus chancellors acting more like CEOs, with a more limited faculty role.
New Invitation for Alice Walker
In wake of rescinded offer, U. of Michigan extends new invitation and pledges commitment to free speech.
Alice Walker Disinvited
Author says donors pressured U. of Michigan to rescind an invitation. University says she wasn't "optimum choice" for an event.
Free Speech or Heckling?
After being punished for interrupting a pro-Israel speaker, students accuse Florida Atlantic University of violating their First Amendment rights.
A 'Miscarriage of Justice'?
International scholarly groups raise concerns about the long sentences handed down to six Turkish academics and former university rectors caught up in a massive terrorism-related trial widely condemned as unjust.