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Indiana U Fences Protest Site, Ends Encampment

Indiana University cleared the last of a pro-Palestinian encampment from its historic Dunn Meadow Friday and placed a fence around...
A photograph of police in riot gear, with the words "state police" on their shields, approaching a group of people huddled together, holding on to one another, on a lawn at Indiana University at Bloomington.

Indiana U Board Doubles Down on Protest Restrictions

The Indiana University Board of Trustees has approved a divisive policy expanding restrictions enacted against a pro-Palestinian encampment at the Bloomington campus in the spring.

A photograph of former president Donald Trump with a bandage on his right ear.

‘Don’t Miss’: Does Academic Freedom Excuse Offensive Posts About Assassination Attempts?

The response to the Trump rally shooting showed that the 2024 election social media conflagrations have begun. Whether academic freedom should protect such statements is debatable.

A photo illustration including a photograph of William Inboden on the left and one of the University of Florida Century Tower on the right.

The Curious Rise of a Conservative—or Civic-Minded?—Center at the University of Florida

GOP lawmakers, governors or boards in eight states have mandated new university centers focused on civics and “classical liberal education.” Critics call them beachheads for the ideological right. Florida’s creation appears to be the largest yet.

UC Board Bans Political Statements From Department Homepages

After months of delaying a planned vote on the issue, the University of California’s Board of Regents voted 13 to...

UArizona Now Wants to Be Called Arizona or U of A. UA Is Still Out.

The University of Arizona will no longer call itself UArizona, ditching an abbreviation it adopted in 2019. But it's not...
A photograph of Simon Cullen, an assistant teaching professor at Carnegie Mellon University, teaching a class.

Bridging the Campus Divide With ‘Dangerous Ideas’ and AI Debate Moderators

In this polarized time, one assistant professor is teaching students to argue more constructively about the most contentious topics: abortion, guns, transracial identities, moral obligations to animals—even the existence of God.

A photo illustration with a photo of Columbia University's campus on the left and a photo of Professor Katherine Franke on the right. Over the photo of the campus is a quote from the complaint against Franke.

Columbia’s President Denounced Her Before Congress. Firing Could Be Next.

Law professor Katherine Franke has long been outspoken in her support of Palestinians. Now, after House Republicans and her university president called her out in an antisemitism hearing, she faces potential termination.