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Students hold up signs, one saying "End the Occupation." One speaks into a microphone.
Students Free Speech

2 Years After Encampments, Colleges Revisit Protest Policies

Several colleges are re-evaluating their time, place and manner restrictions on student expression this fall, with some relaxing their rules while others seek to tighten them.

A photograph of an officer in riot gear arresting a protester in the pro-Palestinian campus encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Students Free Speech

Colleges Adopted ‘Systemic Suppression’ of Protesters, New Investigation Shows

Drawing on records, media reports and surveys, the ACLU and Amnesty International USA break down how colleges have “disproportionately” violated the rights of pro-Palestinian students.

People walk on the plaza outside Royce Hall, the site of 2024 pro-Palestinian protests, on the UCLA campus.
Quick Takes

Judge Restricts UC System’s Antiharassment Policy

The University of California system cannot enforce rules in its antiharassment policy against a conservative organization for misgendering individuals, a...
Charlie Kirk, wearing a white T-shirt that says "FREEDOM" in black letters, looks toward the crowd, a slight smile on his face, during a Sept. 10 event at Utah Valley University, where he was later shot and killed.
Quick Takes

University of Utah Drops Investigation Into College Republicans, Apologizes

The University of Utah has dropped its investigations into two College Republicans accused of doxing a fellow student for bringing...
Seven young people stand in front of a blue banner that says "Yale: This Is What Democracy Looks Like" during a Sept. 1 teach-in organized by the Democratize Yale coalition. Two are chanting, one is pumping his fist, and others are smiling.
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Things Are Doubleplusgood at Yale

The free expression facilitators will not save us.

By Gregg Gonsalves

Palestinian activist, Mahmoud Khalil takes part in “Stop Starving Gaza” march on August 16, 2025 in New York, United States, to protest the killing of journalists in Palestine by Israeli forces and to call for an end to the starvation in Gaza.
Students Free Speech

Khalil Accuses Columbia of Discrimination in New Lawsuit

Mahmoud Khalil and other current and former students sued Columbia University for allegedly failing to protect them from harassment tied to pro-Palestinian protests in 2024.

Charlie Kirk, in a white shirt, sits underneath a tent and behind a table with red and white hats and assorted coffee cups
Opinion
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A Year After Charlie Kirk’s Killing, We Are Still in a Crisis of Mattering

Civil society depends on dialogue and civic discourse, yes—but that won’t be enough if citizens feel like they don’t matter.

By Erec Smith

A photo illustration consisting of images of a pro-Palestine protester, Charlie Kirk speaking at an event and an elephant and donkey, all with black bars over their faces and over written words.
Students Free Speech

After Kirk’s Death, a Third of Students Say Posting ‘MAGA’ Is a Fireable Offense

The Israel-Palestine conflict remains the most taboo topic on college campuses, according to FIRE’s latest free speech report.