UW to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion statements for job applicants as Vos threatens funding cuts

By Sarah Lehr May 11, 2023 1 min read

By Sarah Lehr
Wisconsin Public Radio

Excerpt: The University of Wisconsin will no longer require diversity, equity and inclusion statements from job applicants, UW System President Jay Rothman announced Thursday.
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Commentary: Presidents Are Changing Their Tune on Free Speech

Commentary: Presidents Are Changing Their Tune on Free Speech

by David Jesse,  Chronicle of Higher Education  May 03, 2023 1 min read

by David Jesse,  Chronicle of Higher Education 

The tales are swapped in conference-hotel hallways or over quiet dinners: controversial speakers attracting rowdy protests, professors drawing fire for an offhand comment during a lecture and then posted online, legislators trying to codify what can and can’t be taught in classrooms.

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“A war on higher education in our state” NC faculty group pens open letter opposing slate of higher ed-related bills

“A war on higher education in our state” NC faculty group pens open letter opposing slate of higher ed-related bills

by Joe Killian, NC Newsline   April 26, 2023 1 min read

by Joe Killian, NC Newsline

 

The North Carolina chapter of the American Association of University Professors released an open letter Wednesday opposing a slate of higher education-related bills the group says will threaten academic freedom, diversity efforts and non-partisan university governance.

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Courtesy Cornell University

Cornell's President Defends Free Speech Against Illiberal Impulses

by Jacob Sullum, Reason Magazine The last time I spoke at Cornell University, the turnout was tiny but attentive. Conservative commentator Ann Coulter, who graduated from Cornell a few years before I did, attracted a much larger crowd when she visited the campus in November, but her talk was repeatedly interrupted by loud and angry protesters, and she left in frustration after half an hour. April 19, 2023 1 min read

by Jacob Sullum, Reason Magazine

The last time I spoke at Cornell University, the turnout was tiny but attentive. Conservative commentator Ann Coulter, who graduated from Cornell a few years before I did, attracted a much larger crowd when she visited the campus in November, but her talk was repeatedly interrupted by loud and angry protesters, and she left in frustration after half an hour.

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For Two Years, Harvard ‘Intellectual Vitality Committee’ Has Quietly Discussed Campus Culture

For Two Years, Harvard ‘Intellectual Vitality Committee’ Has Quietly Discussed Campus Culture

by J. Sellers Hill, The Crimson April 14, 2023 1 min read

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Princetonians for Free Speech April 14, 2023

118 Former Higher Education Presidents Launch Initiative to Combat Educational Censorship

PEN America Press Release April 14, 2023 1 min read

PEN America Press Release

Today, PEN America launched a new initiative alongside more than a hundred former higher education presidents and system heads to defend higher education against a barrage of state legislation and policies that seek to restrict campus free expression and college and university autonomy.

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