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 […]
The AFSA Weekly Review
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 […]
AFSA Alumni Already Are Making Waves in 2025
Alumni Free Speech Alliance members haven’t been bashful about leaping into the fray in 2025, heralding an auspicious start to what could be a “breakthrough year” in the fight for campus free speech. Here are just two examples of how they’re making themselves heard. The UNC Alumni Free Speech Alliance just published this open letter […]
There’s No First Amendment Right To Federal Money, Says Professor
In a new substack post that may not win him the undying love of university brass or certain colleagues — not that he seems to mind, gadfly that he is — ASU’s Dr. Owen Anderson takes on those in academia who are losing their minds over President Donald Trump’s controversial attempt to shut off the […]
Students are getting politically conservative in their college essays — and it’s getting them into the Ivy League
More and more high school seniors are getting political on their college applications — and it’s paying off.
MIT still requires DEI essay of grad students after abandoning faculty pledge
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology still requires a diversity, equity and inclusion essay for some students despite banning DEI faculty statements last spring.
Columbia Posts Security Guards Outside Jewish and Israel-Related Courses
Columbia University is posting security guards outside of Jewish studies courses a day after pro-Hamas students stormed an Israeli history class and targeted Jewish students with anti-Semitic flyers.
Survey: College Students Support Institutional Neutrality
A December survey by Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab found half of students don’t think colleges should make statements about political events. Two experts weigh in on when an institution should or should not do so.
‘Countercultural groundswell’: Yale freshmen want stronger free speech protections
Freshmen at Yale University voiced strong support for free speech compared to their older peers in a new poll, giving rise to hopes for the future of the Ivy League campus.
Cornell shrouds president’s statue with enormous tarp to hide anti-Israel graffiti
Cornell University recently covered the statue of its founding President Andrew Dickson White after the historic statue was doused in bright red paint by pro-Palestinian protesters on the first day of the spring semester.
