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The students who prevented me from speaking were not engaging in fiery argument, or any kind of argument at all, but the most anti-intellectual response imaginable: whoopie cushions, screaming, and loud circus music—mocking the...
The freedom of invited speakers to express their beliefs, no matter how controversial and without fear of reprisal, is a sacred principle that you can publicly and forcefully vindicate.
Critics of Sen. Ben Sasse’s (R-Neb.) bid to become president of the University of Florida […]
Free Expression and the Task of American Colleges and Universities There are certain truths of American political life that antedate even the Founding and are as important for our age as they were for...
Despite enormous endowments and surging numbers of applicants, all is not well in the Ivy League. Next year, SCOTUS will decide whether Harvard has disadvantaged Asian applicants, and meanwhile, a series of freedom of...
The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (Penn Law) is following in the […]
Jodi Shaw, a single mom with two children, quit her job at Smith […]
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni’s (ACTA) Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Jonathan W. Pidluzny, testified on Thursday, April 7, 2022, before the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the...
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