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Below are articles, opinions, and news items on events and ideas affecting the academy or related to campus news. We don’t always agree with the thoughts put forth in these articles, nor do we do endorse any third-party site or outlet we link to, but we do see value in bringing them to your attention as a way to start or further the discussion they pertain to.
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December 11, 2019
A Professor’s Writings About Pederasty Enraged Students. So They Protested At His Home.
Chronicle of Higher Education
Trump Targets Anti-Semitism and Israeli Boycotts on College Campuses
New York Times
December 10, 2019
Justice Department Defends Campus Free Speech Following Jones College Lawsuit
WDAM
Ann Coulter Says Hateful, Ugly Things. Our Free Speech Laws Protect Her, Too
Sacramento Bee
Blackboard Behind Bars
Inside Higher Ed
December 9, 2019
Commentary: Chaos in the College Cocoon
Post & Courier
Commentary: The Humanities Must Go on the Offensive
Chronicle of Higher Education
December 4, 2019
These Missouri and Kansas Colleges Do A Poor Job Supporting Free Speech, Group Says
Kansas City Star
Group Gives Ga. Colleges Mixed Grades on Speech, Transparency Rules
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Students Say Preacher’s Sermons Make SIUE Campus Feel Unsafe So Afraid of Me?
Edwardsville Intelligencer
December 2, 2019
Is the Threat to Academic Freedom Growing?
Chronicle of Higher Education
November 27, 2019
Opinion: Why Are College Students So Afraid of Me?
Wall Street Journal
November 26, 2019
The Battle for Free Speech on Campus is Far From Over
Real Clear Education
November 25, 2019
There Have Been At Least 5 Hate Incidents Reported on College Campuses This Week
CNN
Activists Disrupt Harvard-Yale Game
Inside Higher Ed
Racist Incidents At Syracuse U. Spun Into A Crisis. The Way Its Leaders Communicated Didn’t Help.
Chronicle of Higher Education
November 22, 2019
Opinion: Why We’re Impeaching Our Student Body President Over Trump Jr.
New York Times
November 20, 2019
Reagan Economist’s Speech Shut Down By Protesters at Binghamton University; Two Arrested
Washington Times
Artful Teachers Teach First Amendment Thinking
Forbes
Columbia U. Canceled an Event on Chinese Human-Rights Violations. Organizers See A University Bowing to Intimidation
Chronicle of Higher Education
November 19, 2019
Free or (Unfree) To Think
Inside Higher Ed
November 18, 2019
Editorial: Anti-Free Speech Movement Comes to UF via Donald Trump Jr.
Orlando Sentinel
The Rise of the Battleground Campus
Politico
How Transparency Drives Accountability in Higher Education
Forbes
A Recession is Looming. Even Harvard is Uncertain About What That Means for Higher Ed.
Chronicle of Higher Education
November 15, 2019
News or ‘Trauma Porn’? Student Journalists Face Blowback on Campus
New York Times
Williams Releases Statement on Free Inquiry and Inclusion
Inside Higher Ed
November 14, 2019
Supreme Court Has Thrown A Wrench Into the Machine of Free Speech
The Hill
November 13, 2019
The Daily Northwestern Apologizes to Student Protesters for Reporting
New York Times
Conservative NC State Student Says He Was Assaulted with Spray Paint in Campus Tunnel
News & Observer
November 12, 2019
Harvard Student Government Sides with Anti-ICE Protesters Against Newspaper
Boston Herald
November 11, 2019
Commentary: What Berlin Wall Propaganda Can Teach Us About Freedom
The Hill
Commentary: Higher Education’s Enemy Within
Wall Street Journal
University of North Texas Staff Attorney Resigns Less Than 24 Hours After Sparking Controversy By Using N-Word As Example During Free-Speech Event
Dallas Morning News
