Ivy League Presidents Reckon With Swift Backlash to Remarks on Campus Antisemitism
The blowback centered on a line of questioning from Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who repeatedly asked whether “calling for the genocide of Jews” would violate codes of conduct.
Harvard, MIT, Penn Presidents Defend Actions in Combatting Antisemitism on Campus
In testimony before a House committee, the university leaders said there was a fine line between protecting free speech and allowing protests, while also combatting antisemitism.
Clashes Over Israel-Hamas War Shatter Sense of Safety on US College Campuses
On college campuses, long-simmering tensions are erupting in violence and shattering the sense of safety that makes colleges hubs of free discourse.
Israel-Hamas War Sparks Tension, Anguish on US College Campuses
America’s colleges aspire to be places where ideas meet and common ground emerges. As the death toll rises in the Israel-Hamas war, they have become seats of anguish.
Federal Judge Rules Texas University That Canceled Drag Show Didn’t Violate Free Speech Rights
A federal judge has ruled that a university in the Texas Panhandle did not violate the constitutional right to free speech when the school’s president canceled a drag show earlier this year.
Tennessee Student Sues After Suspension for Off-Campus Memes
A Tennessee public high school student sued his school July 18 after he was suspended for posting memes ridiculing his principal, claiming the disciplinary action violated his First Amendment rights.
A federal appeals court held that a California public high school was within its rights after it disciplined two former students for creating and interacting with an Instagram account that shared posts targeting their Black classmates.
Texas University Professor Receives $165K Settlement After Free Speech Lawsuit
Dr. Nathaniel Hiers sued the university for infringing on his right to free speech by discriminating against his viewpoint, placing unconstitutional conditions on his employment, and attempting to compel and retaliate against his speech, according to the lawsuit filed April 2020 in the United States District Court in the Eastern District of Texas.