Jewish students storm out of MIT commencement after class president accuses university of aiding Israel’s ‘genocide’
Jewish students stormed out of their graduation ceremony Thursday after a Massachusetts Institute of Technology commencement speaker accused the prestigious institution of supporting the erasure of “Palestine from the face of the Earth.” Megha M. Vemuri, president of the Class of 2025, sparked a mixture of boos and cheers as she started her controversial speech […]
America’s DEI colleges get an ‘F’ on free expression
Another chaotic school year has ended at universities, and the graduates have danced across the stage waving diplomas that are shrinking in significance. Here’s hoping college administrators find time during their leisurely summer breaks to recognize their roles in diminishing the academy, largely because they have lost a commitment to rigorous truth-seeking that can only […]
AFSA Member Profile: Michigan State
AFSA is here to support our member groups in any way that we can. I have a particularly rewarding win for one of our key board members, where our support played a big part that I want to share with you. Most of you are aware that Michigan State professor and AFSA group founding member […]
The AFSA Weekly Review
AFSA HIGHLIGHTS UT-Austin’s Next Leader Should Be A Proven Champion For Free Speech The Alma Matters Substack Page AFSA’s Texas affiliate spells out its top job requirements for Longhorn Nation’s next president. Read the Austin American Statesman op-ed here. Cornell’s Alumni Trustee Election — Unlawfully Rigged by the Trustees? The Ras-Stack page. Eric Rasmusen, who […]
“Censorship In The Sciences” Conference Now Available On Video
No apologies are necessary if you didn’t know about the Censorship in the Sciences Conference that took place in January at the University of Southern California. You and 340 million other Americans can’t be expected to know much about an event that the “mainstream media,” in its infinite wisdom, didn’t deem “newsworthy” enough to cover. […]
The University of Michigan has more than 1,100 DEI-related jobs
New research has found the number of University of Michigan employees who work either full-time or part-time on diversity, equity and inclusion-related efforts now tops 1,100.
Brown Medical School Gives DEI More Weight Than ‘Clinical Skills’ in Promotion Criteria for Faculty
Brown University Medical School now gives “diversity, equity, and inclusion” more weight than “excellent clinical skills” in its promotion criteria for faculty, raising questions about the quality of teaching and patient care at the elite medical school and underscoring how deeply DEI has penetrated medical education.
Loss of Top Scholars Exposes A Deeper Problem At Furman
The following is reprinted with permission from the Furman Free Speech Alliance, on whose excellent substack page it first appeared. In 2022, two of Furman’s best professors, Drs. Ben and Jenna Storey, left their posts in Furman’s Politics and International Affairs department to become fellows in the Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies department at the […]
UT-Austin’s Next Leader Must Be A Proven Champion For Free Speech
Any search for a new university president must begin with some serious soul-searching, argues a must-read piece in this weekend’s Austin American Statesman, since the search for a suitable leader is also a search for someone who will embody and uphold the school’s highest aspirations and ideals. The list of job requirements for a modern […]
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AFSA HIGHLIGHTS Saving Cornell: A call to action for alumni Cornell Free Speech Alliance Website. The Alumni Free Speech Alliance writes an open letter to the public regarding alumni trustee elections. More on this topic can be found here. UNC AFSA comments on proposed UNC campus gatherings policy UNC Alumni Free Speech Alliance Website. AFSA […]
