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UC regents discuss tightening control of opinions on campus websites

For the second consecutive meeting, University of California regents delayed action Wednesday on a controversial proposal to tighten controls of political expression on campus websites, such as criticism of Israel, amid sharp disagreement about moving forward when myriad questions over how it would be rolled out and enforced remained unanswered. Fallout from the Israel-Gaza war

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Campus Incitement | AIER

Rally for Palestine in Cambridge, Massachusetts earlier this month. Use the wrong pronouns? You will be forthwith kicked out of school. Say “Eskimo” instead of “Inuit”? Woe betide you. Claim there are only two genders? The dean will have very harsh words for you. Oppose Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? You’ve had it. Disapprove of queer

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Lawsuit filed against MIT accuses university of allowing antisemitism on campus

Two Jewish students filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology accusing the university of allowing antisemitism on campus that has resulted in them being intimidated, harassed and assaulted. The lawsuit mirrors similar legal actions filed since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, including at Columbia University, New York University, Harvard

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Dallas Open returns to SMU campus one more time

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Free Expression and Self-Censorship on Campus

Yves here. Rajiv Sethi wades into the overheated debate on “free expression” (as opposed to the related “free speech” which protection from government restriction on speech, which BTW is subject to some carveouts). Even though Sethi is normally measured, this strikes me as a (not surprisingly) carefully formulated piece. For a refreshingly blunt contrast, see

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Snow Swirls Down at Albany University Campus

A weather enthusiast at the State University of New York at Albany recorded what he said was “incredibly heavy snowfall” on December 6, as forecasters attributed the showers in the capital region to the Mohawk-Hudson Convergence. The Mohawk-Hudson Convergence is a localized weather pattern in New York’s capital region, in which “a southwesterly wind flow

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Las Vegas campus shooting leaves three victims, suspect dead

A shooting on the main campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on Wednesday claimed at least three victims before the bloodshed ended with the suspect dead, authorities said. In a message posted to the social media platform X about two hours after responding to reports of an active shooter at the school, police

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USC professor is banned from campus after remarks about Hamas

Until recently, USC professor John Strauss was known mostly for his research on the economics of developing countries, with decades of fieldwork in Indonesia and China. That changed Nov. 9, when Strauss stopped before students staging a walkout and protest calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and holding a memorial to thousands of

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