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Reversal in UConn Fracas

Charges are dropped against controversial speaker, but woman who took his notes is arrested. She says she was trying to prevent racist hate speech.

Jury Rejects Suit by Sandy Hook Denier

Florida Atlantic University prevails in suit by professor it fired.

Punished for Anti-Semitism

Rutgers professor who was prolifically anti-Semitic on social media is removed from teaching required courses and from a campus leadership post.

'We Didn't Do Well'

Susan Herbst is a scholar of political incivility. She's also president at UConn, where a campus talk went off the rails Tuesday. She discusses lessons from her research and this week's incident.

When Public Scholarship Is a Crime

American professor in Denmark says she’s being targeted by immigration officials for doing what academics do: sharing her findings with the public.

Judith Butler on Being Attacked in Brazil

Outside a conference she helped organize, the noted philosopher and gender theorist was burned (as a witch) in effigy. She describes the opposition and the experience of being attacked in this way.

A Nation of Snowflakes

Survey suggests students aren’t the only ones who may have difficulty with free expression on campus. It turns out the public -- across party lines -- is conflicted as well.

Is Lenny Bruce Too Much for Brandeis to Handle?

Play about late comedian is called off amid student protests.