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Academic Freedom
A general view shows Texas A&M University campus

Texas A&M Professor Files Lawsuit After Firing Over Gender Identity Lesson

Other university systems in Texas have also placed restrictions on classroom instruction or have begun internal reviews of course offerings following a new state law.

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Texas A&M University's East Lawn and Jack K. Williams Administration Building

Texas A&M University To End Women’s Studies Due to New Policy on Race and Gender Topics

Texas A&M said the decision to end the women’s and gender studies program was based in part on limited student interest in the program.

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Linda McMahon, U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Education, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing in Washington

Trump Administration Drops Legal Appeal Over Anti-DEI Funding Threat to Schools and Colleges

It leaves in place a federal judge’s August decision finding that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules.

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Trump Administration Will Appeal Judge’s Order Reversing Federal Funding Cuts at Harvard

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled in September that the Trump administration’s sweeping funding cuts violated Harvard’s First Amendment rights.

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Protesters gather at the University of California Los Angeles

California Colleges Settle Antisemitism Complaints With Jewish Groups and Individuals

Some Jewish students said the protests created a “hostile environment” for them and said college leaders did little to enforce free speech and nondiscrimination rules.

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Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk arrives at Logan airport

Turkish Student Who Criticized Israel Can Resume Research at Tufts After Visa Revoked, Judge Rules

The judge wrote that Öztürk is likely to succeed on claims that the termination was “arbitrary and capricious, contrary to law and in violation of the First Amendment.”

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Oklahoma University Instructor on Leave After Failing Bible-Based Essay on Gender

Since Trump took office, student affinity groups have shuttered campus offices and professors have altered curriculums.

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Trump Adminstration Freezes Federal Funding For Northwestern University

Northwestern To Pay $75 Million in Deal With Trump Administration To Restore Federal Funding

During negotiations, interim university president Henry Bienen said Northwestern refused to cede control over hiring, admissions, or its curriculum.

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