Would "Affirmative Action" for Conservatives in Academia "Backfire"?
Universities should be wary of adopting practices or policies that "discourage curiosity and reward narrowness of thought."
Universities should be wary of adopting practices or policies that "discourage curiosity and reward narrowness of thought."
The university says it will continue to defend itself against government overreach.
Democrats are politicking as if their COVID-era derangements don't matter.
Sophia Rosenfeld joins Nick Gillespie to discuss how personal choice became central to modern ideas of freedom and why that shift carries political, cultural, and psychological consequences.
The government’s lawyers also say that supposedly nonexistent policy is perfectly consistent with the First Amendment.
Under the bills, homeschooling curricula would have to meet state learning standards and students would be required to complete annual wellness checks.
The case settled while motions for summary judgment were pending; the plaintiff, Prof. Timothy Jackson, had prevailed against an earlier motion to dismiss, and the Fifth Circuit had also rejected defendants' appeal as to procedural matters.
The big problem here is the elite racism of college admissions departments, not the mayoral candidate's creative box-checking.
Congress should now turn its attention to abolishing the unnecessary federal education bureaucracy.
The appeals court vacated a preliminary injunction that had been based on her First Amendment rights
The organization was unfair to female competitors, unfair to Lia Thomas, and handed the Trump administration a win on a silver platter.
Jim Ryan is the latest casualty in Trump's unconstitutional war against elite universities.
Alexandra Weaver argued that she could not reasonably have been expected to know her actions were unconstitutional.
Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for state-run supermarkets exposes the inefficiencies of state-run education.
There’s no need to fight over lessons if you’re not forced to learn in government-run battlegrounds.
This pivot to privately funded research could reduce the burden on taxpayers and lead to more scientific breakthroughs.
The Trump administration continues its war against disfavored speech.
A new push to end work programs for international students will drive away skilled graduates and restrict U.S. innovation.
It explains how these much-maligned doctrines can be valuable tools for constraining power grabs by presidents of both parties.
The city's specialized high schools are one of the lone bright spots of its struggling public school system.
First-place finishes include a piece on the Dutch "dropping" rite of passage, a documentary exploring citizen journalism and free speech, and a long-form interview with exoneree Amanda Knox.
Marco Rubio’s nebulous invocation of foreign policy interests is bound to have a chilling impact on freedom of speech, which is the whole point.
Medical school is so expensive in the first place because of a policy that gives medical students unlimited access to loans.
"If H.B. 71 goes into effect, Students will be subjected to unwelcome displays of the Ten Commandments for the entirety of their public school education. There is no opt-out option," the court's opinion reads.
"[W]hatever harm she claims, it is not imminent, irreparable harm. Her damages, if any, are monetary damages."
"[P]ublic condemnations, op-eds, and official complaints ... through proxies are independent constitutional violations" if the officials "engaged in conduct that was motivated by the plaintiff's protected speech and had the requisite chilling effect on First Amendment activity."
A federal judge didn't buy the Trump administration's claims about why it was keeping Khalil in an federal immigration detention center.
A bill awaiting the governor's signature represents a stark reversal from a 2019 law aimed at promoting "uninhibited debate."
Matthew Finkin dissects how the American Association of University Professors has abandoned a principle defense of academic freedom.
U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz highlights the chilling impact of Marco Rubio's dubious rationale for deporting students whose views offend him.
The Court ruled unanimously in favor of a disabled teenage girl and her family, who faced a higher bar to prove that her school discriminated against her.
Most of what the department does would likely stick around, for better or for worse.
An explainer from Brian Galle
Even if the president was joking in both cases, he already has used his powers to punish people whose views offend him.
Everything you need to know about the House settlement and the new rules governing payments to college athletes.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the school’s handling of campus antisemitism violated civil rights law and is grounds for revoking accreditation.
"The income gap really was the main driver that showed up over and over again," said one researcher.
The fight against anti-Semitism is undermined when it is conflated with mere criticism of Israel's government.
Signaling legislative contempt, one sponsor called the student groups "sex clubs." But in targeting the content of student speech the bill probably infringes First Amendment free speech rights and tramples the Equal Access Act of 1984
Military families have long chosen homeschooling at twice the rate of the general population.
The president treats legal constraints as inconveniences that can be overridden by executive fiat.
Plus: Sports teams are writing it off, motorsports documentaries, and the NBA and Stanley Cup finals.
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