"[Students] reported that the course content did not align with its description in the course catalog; that the course was poorly organized and 'essentially was a stream of consciousness conversation' about Dr. Chavis's personal issues; and that Dr. Chavis humiliated certain students because of, for example, their race and fraternity affiliation."
If you want to devote an institute to "strengthening America's democratic institutions," you shouldn't name it for someone who degraded the public's trust in those institutions.
An immigrant's journey to the radical left and back
Public records obtained by City Journal show the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom has taken a bizarrely censorial approach to its mission.
The letter, penned by U.C. Berkeley professors, claims STEM students are arriving to college severely underprepared.
FIRE's data suggest that the range of opinions at American universities is far too narrow.
A legislative effort to eliminate gun-free zones on public college campuses has died. But for its student sponsor, the fight isn’t over yet.
Harvard faculty voted to put a 20 percent cap on A’s to combat grade inflation.
“Johnny has alleged abundant facts that, if true, raise grave concerns about the way VT, through these administrators, conducted the investigations of Pauline’s and Jane’s sexual-assault claims, as well as the ultimate outcomes of those inquiries. Simply put, Johnny has alleged facts that, if true, raise a plausible inference that VT discriminated against him in these investigations because he is male and, in so doing, violated Title IX.”
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The first step in recovery is recognizing that you have a problem.
The Ivy League school released a self-critical report this week.
What is a greater rejection of America's founding ideals than an overreaching government trampling the First Amendment?
Free speech lawyers say UNC violated North Carolina’s institutional neutrality law.
Less than half of the Class of 2024 took out college loans averaging $30,000—a manageable amount that buys over $1 million in extra lifetime earnings.
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The Trump administration wants its federal funding back from Harvard, alleging the Ivy League university did "nothing" about campus antisemitism.
The student was explaining the concept of an eruv, a feature of certain Jewish neighborhoods, in class to an architecture professor, who allegedly said the time the student had spent on project "would have been better spent if [Ms. Canaan] had instead explored 'what Jews do to make themselves such a hated group.'" …
Rumeysa Ozturk is one of several international students targeted by the Trump administration's speech-based deportation policy.
The real squeeze comes from government-distorted markets, not economic decline.
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From college sports to league expansion, politicians are going to have plenty of sway over sports next year.
The appeals court ruled that administrators violated Stuart Reges' First Amendment rights when they investigated and threatened to punish him for constitutionally protected speech.
But there's a silver lining—sort of.
Yet the facts in the article would equally have supported the headline, "Elite Private Colleges Apparently Hurt College-Bound Women, Trump May Stop That."
If you get into an elite college, you probably don't have a learning disability.
What the controversy over a failing grade for a bad essay reveals about the true purpose of higher education.
FTC staff support the proposal by the Texas Supreme Court to allow for alternative means of accreditation.
The decision isn't a value judgment. It's a recognition that nursing school is usually cheaper than medical school.
Jason Riley and Paul Frymer debate affirmative action and the Supreme Court.
I coauthored the article with four other legal scholars from across the political spectrum.
Zohran Mamdani’s campaign shows how the rhetoric of working-class revolution now resonates most with the highly educated.
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The expenditures are often costly privileges for special interests that mask the true size of government and fail to deliver the promised bang for the buck.
The potential nationalization and forced revenue sharing of university patents makes a strong case for the separation of economy and state.
As students grapple with an unfriendly immigration system and targeted crackdowns on campus, how long will the U.S. remain the world's top study destination?
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How to fix the conferences, the rules, the playoffs, and more
Obviously drag shows are protected by the First Amendment.
Some suggestions that might help you make better use of the opportunities available to you in law school.
Universities’ internal culture wars threaten free speech and inquiry, but political attacks on research funding and infrastructure are crippling U.S. scientific leadership.
University Presidents are divided on how to respond to pressure from the Trump Administration. Are their concerns too little, too late?
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression is seeking an injunction that would protect noncitizens at The Stanford Daily from arrest and removal because of their published work.
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