Free Speech

Eboo Patel asks, if the University of Chicago is the free speech university, which will be the pluralism university?

Since last Oct. 7, several institutions have pledged to refrain from speaking on political and social issues. But what does it mean for a university to go neutral?

Nicholas C. Burbules argues that activist speech, while generally protected, exists uneasily in a campus context.

Dozens of faculty members and grad student workers have faced discipline from colleges, universities and police since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Some have now returned to work. Others lost their jobs.

From canceled and contentious speakers to backlash over interfaith vigils, campus communities are grappling with how to honor the lives lost on Oct. 7 and throughout the year.

One recipient of the 2024 MacArthur Foundation award derided Princeton for not publicizing the pro-Palestinian comments she made when asked her reaction to getting the coveted call.