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Students

Campus ‘Free Speech’ Bill Struck Down by Louisiana Governor

BATON ROUGE, La. — A proposal aimed at protecting controversial speakers’ appearances at Louisiana colleges and calling on campuses to penalize students who disrupt them has been vetoed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, who described the bill as a “solution in search of a problem.” In a veto letter released Tuesday, the Democratic governor wrote […]

June 27, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Professor Durden’s Firing Highlights Adjuncts’ Shaky Footing

Lisa Durden never thought a fiery exchange on a Fox News show would have any impact on her employment as an adjunct professor at Essex County College, an open-access, two-year community college headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.

June 26, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Adjunct Who Posted About N. Korea Detainee Won’t Be Rehired

WILMINGTON, Del. — The University of Delaware won’t rehire a professor who said a college student who died after being held by North Korea “got exactly what he deserved.” In a statement Sunday, the university said that the adjunct faculty member, Katherine Dettwyler, will not be rehired. She had last taught a course in the […]

June 26, 2017

Faculty & Staff

N.J. College: Professor Fired for Racially Insensitive Remarks

NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey community college has fired an adjunct professor after officials say she made racially insensitive comments on Fox News. Essex County College’s president announced the decision Friday, two weeks after Lisa Durden’s appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” College officials said they received complaints about Durden’s interview with Carlson. Durden, who […]

June 25, 2017

News Roundup

Professor: North Korea Detainee Got What He ‘Deserved’

WILMINGTON, Del. — The University of Delaware is distancing itself from comments made by an adjunct professor after she said a college student who died after being held by North Korea “got exactly what he deserved.” The Wilmington News Journal reports that anthropology professor Kathy Dettwyler said on her personal Facebook page that Otto Warmbier […]

June 25, 2017

Campus Climate

Wisconsin Assembly Passes Bill on Campus Free Speech

MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin students who repeatedly disrupt campus speakers or presentations could be suspended or expelled under a Republican-backed bill the state Assembly passed Wednesday. The measure, approved on a 61-36 vote Wednesday night with no Democrats in support, is the latest salvo in the national push among some conservatives to crack […]

June 22, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Trinity College Closes Due to Threats Made After Professor’s Post

HARTFORD, Conn. — A private college in Connecticut has closed its campus due to threats made against the school after a professor’s social media post. Trinity College says it received multiple threats related to social media posts by Johnny Eric Williams. The campus of the liberal arts school in Hartford is closed until further notice. […]

June 21, 2017

Students

On Hill, Both Sides Hold Ground on Campus Free Speech Issue

Colleges and universities have a responsibility to protect freedom of expression on their campuses — but also to prevent speech that might incite violence and unrest.

June 20, 2017

Students

Harvard Students’ Ouster Over Offensive Posts Stirs Debate

LAS VEGAS — Few college-bound kids lose their shot, and their slot, at their dream school once they get in, but it happened at one of the world’s most elite institutions and for a reason that has, until recently, hardly registered in the university admissions process: social media. Harvard University’s decision to rescind admission offers […]

June 19, 2017

Students

Experts: Free Speech on Campus in Constant Crisis

The American Association of University Professors, with the help of the Newseum Institute, held a symposium where two groups of panelists were asked whether they believe freedom of speech and the press is in a crisis and is being threatened.

June 15, 2017

Students

Court: Iowa State University Wrong to Block Pot T-shirt

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa State University lost another appeal in a federal court case over the decision of administrators to prevent a marijuana advocacy group from printing a T-shirt that included the university logo and a marijuana leaf. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday for the second time said ISU administrators […]

June 14, 2017

Students

Threat Closes Evergreen State College After Protests Over Race

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A small college in Washington state closed abruptly Thursday in response to a threat following a recent series of protests that have drawn national attention to student allegations of racism on the progressive campus. It comes as many defenders of the First Amendment say they see signs that free speech is losing […]

June 1, 2017