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No Consistent Sanctions for Silencing

Colleges and universities aren’t eager to punish students who shout down speakers, but they must follow their own policies and foster an environment conducive to free speech, experts say.

The Neo-Nazi Protest That Wasn’t

Only four people showed up to protest the University of North Florida for suspending an avowed white nationalist student.

Will Greek Crackdown Change Anything?

Experts say suspending fraternities and sororities, as many colleges have done in recent weeks, does little to address underlying problems of Greek life.

Past Becomes Present

Boston U moves to terminate professor after high-profile investigation into claims that he harassed a former graduate student in Antarctica in 1999.
Opinion

Messy but Essential

Freedom of speech, even that which is hateful and repugnant, is the price we pay for democracy, writes Ana Mari Cauce, and as educators we can and should protect it.
Opinion

The Need for Comprehensive Approaches to Campus Safety

Jonathan Kassa recommends how to guide organizationwide efforts to support colleges’ safety, economic and reputational goals.

Amid Title IX Turmoil, a Shift

Notre Dame’s new practice of allowing “alternative resolutions” instead of the traditional Title IX hearings has worried campus advocates for survivors.
Opinion

Everyone Should Care About Graduate Student Tuition Waivers

Exempting tuition waivers from taxation is not only fair, but it is also a continuing commitment to the economic and societal benefits of accessible higher education, argues Mary Grace B. Hébert.