A federal judge warned the Trump administration against changing the immigration status of students and academics who sued over alleged retaliation for pro-Palestinian speech. The ruling came after internal documents suggested the arrests were tied to protected campus activism.
Universities in conservative states are restricting teaching on gender and race, sparking concerns over academic freedom. Critics say policies like Texas Tech’s echo Florida’s blocked Stop WOKE Act, chilling faculty speech.
Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million to restore $750 million in federal funding that was suspended over government allegations of "unlawful discrimination."
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is challenging a new California law designed to protect Jewish students from discrimination, but that plaintiff teachers and students say is unconstitutionally vague and violates their free speech rights.
Scholars who have been targeted or sanctioned over their speech suffer lasting consequences beyond the initial campus controversies, a new analysis warns.
