Prof. Allan Josephson (formerly of the University of Louisville medical school) claims his contract wasn't renewed because "he expressed his thoughts on treating childhood gender dysphoria during a panel discussion sponsored by a conservative think tank [the Heritage Foundation]."
Some of the hardest free speech issues arise when a university argues that restrictions are justified by its "educational mission."
The survey of over 50,000 students also found that 37 percent of students said it was "sometimes" or "always" acceptable to shout down a speaker, up from 31 percent last year.
As families continue to defect from government-managed K-12, teachers unions are tightening their squeeze on the Democratic Party.
A coalition of Republican-led states allege that Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has directed loan servicers to start forgiving student debt as soon as this week.
One of the functions of the First Amendment is to create a kind of arms control agreement: With respect to censorship, all sides agree to lay down their arms.
For free speech on campus, Brandeis and Holmes should guide colleges and universities.
Conforming speech policies to the First Amendment would serve private universities well, legally and otherwise.
The ruling marks yet another defeat for Biden's loan forgiveness agenda.
The fifth-grader was punished as part of a law that requires students who make threats of "mass violence" be expelled for at least a year.
Walz is wrong to attack Vance for leaving home to go to Yale. Vance is wrong to support policies that would close off similar opportunities to others.
Democrats campaigning both on their pandemic record and minding your own damn business: Pick one.
The Eighth Circuit held that plaintiffs had adequately alleged that school resource officers lacked probable cause to arrest them; note that nothing in the court's decision casts doubt on the school's ability to investigate or even briefly detain the students short of arrest.
"[T]he very idea of an 'official' position of the university on a social, scientific, or political issue runs counter to our foundational ethos ...."
[UPDATE 8/23/24: UCLA has just dropped the appeal.]
If participants in unauthorized encampments exclude Jewish or pro-Israel students from walking in parts of campus, UCLA would then have to close those parts to everyone.
Some ideas that might help you make better use of the opportunities available to you in law school.
In a letter sent to parents, school officials say the clothing is more "associated with depression and mental health issues and/or criminality than with happy and healthy kids ready to learn."
The First Amendment case about a first-grader’s free speech rights is headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
The paper studying Massachusetts charter schools also found that students in urban charters saw a large test-score jump.
Officials ordered schools to review all courses with descriptions or syllabi that contain words such as Israel, Palestine, and Jewish.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Turned off by fumbling public schools and curriculum wars, families teach their own kids.
The Brown University economist's new memoir Late Admissions covers capitalism, addiction, race, and the academy.
People making the same income should be paying the same level of taxes no matter how they choose to live their lives.
A new survey from the Knight Foundation found that more than 1 in 4 college students agreed schools should prohibit "speech they may find offensive or biased."
The New Right talks a big populist game, but their policies hurt the people they're supposed to help.
The candidate supports gun rights, wants to privatize government programs, and would radically reduce the number of federal employees.
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The filmmakers who brought The Coddling of the American Mind to the big screen discuss the students whose stories inspired the film and the state of the media, Hollywood, and storytelling.
According to a new report, the average eighth-grader needs over nine months of extra school time to catch up with pre-COVID achievement levels.
The SAVE plan would have dramatically reduced the amount borrowers were required to pay back before receiving forgiveness—and cost taxpayers almost $500 billion over the next decade.
There seems to be general bipartisan agreement on keeping a majority of the cuts, which are set to expire. They can be financed by cleaning out the tax code of unfair breaks.
The Parent Revolution author on lockdowns, teachers unions, and voter rage.
The move "will significantly reduce the amount of time students can be on phones without parental supervision," according to Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
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