Harvard Panel on Campus Free Speech
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A graduate student was forced to take down two pro-Palestinian signs from the door of her art studio, but others were allowed to keep up their own political messages.
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"The job of academia is the discovery of truth. Universities should not be in the bullshit business."
In her article, University of Pennsylvania professor Claire O. Finkelstein absurdly argued that colleges treat free speech as "near-sacred."
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Liz Magill and two other university leaders provoked bipartisan outrage by defending freedom of expression on campus.
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Younger Americans, in particular, appear to support calls for Palestinian liberation, but do they understand what a common slogan means?
Let's focus concretely on proposed bans on advocacy of "genocide," at Stanford and beyond.
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"We have had no end of a lesson: it will do us no end of good."
Only one option will preserve the central mission of the university
"And in (partial) defense of Harvard President Claudine Gay's controversial congressional testimony."
"Conservatives like Rep. Elise Stefanik should ask themselves: Do you honestly believe this [proposed new rule against "calls for genocide"] won't be weaponized to ban an Israeli cabinet official from speaking at Penn? An Israeli Defense Force soldier?"
"Double standards are frustrating, but we should address them by demanding free speech be protected consistently — not by expanding the calls for censorship."
Both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian activism has been suppressed on campuses.
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Respecting free speech defends individual rights and lets people show us who they are.
The university is violating John Strauss's free speech rights.
University of Southern California appears to ignore its own policy to remove professor from campus over alleged speech
Dr. Michael Joyner alleges the Mayo Institute tried to muzzle his public speech in his area of expertise
The change came after concerns were raised about "potential personal liability for university actors who deactivate the student registered organization," according to state officials.
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A student’s overzealous school spirit shouldn't ruin his life.
Supporting Hamas butchery of Israeli civilians is beyond the pale
"We don't quash this with censorship because that creates a worse underbelly," said Ramaswamy.
The author of Reform Nation explains how celebrity, philanthropy, and activism produced the most significant prison reform in decades.
"Being a true free speech champion does require that you defend speech that even you disagree with," says libertarian Rikki Schlott.
Peaceful pro-Palestine protests are protected by the First Amendment, even if protesters often use offensive or inflammatory rhetoric.
Idaho's Attorney General Raúl Labrador so opines, including a rousing defense of academic freedom, including in scholarship and teaching.
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