Academic Freedom
France accuses Trump of booting scientist over ‘personal opinion’
Houston, the French have a problem. A space researcher flying into Houston for a conference was kicked out of the United States after border officers searched his phone and found him expressing an unfavorable "personal…
Diversity Statements Coming to an End at the University of California
The University of California is the godfather of the use of so-called diversity statements in faculty hiring. I have a piece forthcoming at the Nebraska Law Review arguing that such diversity statement requirements for…
The Trump Administration and Columbia University
Yesterday the Trump administration launched yet another massive financial blow at a university because it has done some things the administration does not like. This time the University of Pennsylvania's medical research…
Israel-Hamas conflict convinced colleges to turn away from politics, report shows
Just a few years ago, it felt like every college in America was eagerly releasing statements about political controversies. Schools released statements on everything from police brutality to the 2020 presidential election to…
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