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Satan exposes GOP free speech hypocrisy

The key to understanding the GOP furor over "anti-semitism" on campus? A altar to Lucifer in the Des Moines Capitol

Salon · Dec 12, 2023

Experts: Why "speech we hate" matters

Controversy around Elise Stefanik's antisemitism hearing fueled by "hypocrisy" and PR concerns, say legal experts

Salon · Dec 12, 2023

Here's the latest fallout at Harvard, MIT and Penn after the antisemitism hearing

Calls for Harvard and MIT presidents to step down remain firm while a growing number of students and faculty are coming out in support of their school leaders.

WEKU · Dec 11, 2023

Penn, Harvard female leaders face pressure

Presidents of Penn, Harvard, and MIT face mounting pressure—following a banner year for women leaders in higher ed.

Fortune · Dec 11, 2023

University Administrators Behaving Badly

A bit lost in the controversy over antisemitic speech on campus is the failure of university administrators to enforce existing rules that are content-neutral. I have already written about my own university's failure to enforce Virginia's law banning masked demonstrations. That failure continues, despite a letter from the state attorney…

Reason · Dec 11, 2023

Hundreds of Harvard faculty sign letter supporting president after UPenn head resigns

Calls are growing for Claudine Gay to resign after UPenn President Liz Magill stepped down over the weekend

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

What Universities Should Punish and What They Shouldn't

Talia Khan, an MIT graduate student, had a detailed and powerful statement about what she sees as anti-Semitism on campus (apparently written in response to an invitation from Reps. Fox and Stefanek). https://twitter.com/i/status/1732304339689967693 And I think it well reflects how many different things are being mixed together here. For instance,…

Reason · Dec 9, 2023

Penn president, board of trustees chair resign after antisemitism hearing

Liz Magill's resignation comes days after congressional testimony by her and other university presidents drew fierce backlash. Lawmakers and groups hailed her resignation.

WEKU · Dec 9, 2023

Billionaires and free speech advocates wade into US college antisemitism fray

Leaders of three universities continue navigating calls to resign following ‘evasive’ answers in House hearing

The Guardian - US · Dec 8, 2023

Harvard president apologizes for remarks on campus antisemitism

The president of Harvard University has apologized for her remarks at a congressional hearing on antisemitism, saying she got caught up in a heated exchange and failed to properly denounce threats of violence against Jewish students

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023