https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/for-america-s-250th-anniversary-open-nassau-hall 2026-09-05T03:08:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Nassau_Hall_Princeton_Campus_resize_450.png?v=1771519767 For America’s 250th anniversary, open Nassau Hall https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/fire-statement-on-the-university-of-texas-system-board-of-regents-adopting-guidelines-for-controversial-topics-in-class 2026-09-09T00:08:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_e939e816-bca9-4d53-b51c-49c5ba03c1a3.png?v=1772024311 FIRE statement on the University of Texas System Board of Regents adopting guidelines for ‘controversial’ topics in class https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/trump-administration-expands-efforts-to-dismantle-the-education-department 2026-09-09T00:08:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Department_of_Education_seal_b4cba806-b32b-4503-9db2-c8ec8943405b.jpg?v=1772024451 Trump administration expands efforts to dismantle the Education Department https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-war-on-student-speech 2026-09-08T23:37:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_6ab1c39d-f33e-416c-a0a1-a71568dac524.jpg?v=1772024556 The War on Student Speech https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/this-week-in-history-debating-the-role-of-interdisciplinary-humanities-in-a-princeton-education 2026-09-05T03:08:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_gate_snow_19c92353-577c-4aed-896a-2d25422de53d.jpg?v=1772024643 This Week in History: Debating the role of interdisciplinary humanities in a Princeton education 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https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo.webp?v=1772630758 The Weekly: Building vs. Banning in Pursuits of Viewpoint Diversity https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/calls-for-censorship-are-a-familiar-wartime-mistake 2026-09-08T23:25:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_0b952527-0eaf-4591-a2c2-e80d11d418dc.png?v=1772630994 Calls for censorship are a familiar wartime mistake https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/unc-chancellor-scraps-secret-recording-policy 2026-09-08T23:37:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/UNC_campus.jpg?v=1772631090 UNC Chancellor Scraps Secret Recording Policy https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/how-to-influence-a-university-without-anyone-noticing 2026-09-05T01:57:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/american-enterprise-institute-aei-logo-8F1DA63F80-seeklogo.com.png?v=1772631966 How to Influence a University Without Anyone Noticing https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/reactions-grade-inflation-at-princeton 2026-09-09T00:05:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_class_room_teaching_students_resize_450_6bb5cffe-0e0f-410a-bb28-a259578d9080.png?v=1772632327 Reactions: Grade inflation at Princeton https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/u-to-cut-employee-benefits-following-raise-reductions-eliciting-mixed-reactions 2026-04-30T04:28:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_Campus_Drone_shot_scaled_450.jpg?v=1772632438 U. to cut employee benefits following raise reductions, eliciting mixed reactions https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/department-of-defense-to-stop-funding-active-duty-graduate-sponsorship-at-princeton 2026-09-05T03:08:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_ROTC_commissioning_resize_450.jpg?v=1772632781 Department of Defense to stop funding active-duty graduate sponsorship at Princeton https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/does-president-eisgruber-get-free-speech-right/does-president-eisgruber-get-free-speech-right-part-iii-equality-power-and-revisionism-princeton-president-eisgruber-s-shameful-evasions 2026-07-11T01:27:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Nassau_Hall_Princeton_Campus_resize_450_a09691c6-9b07-4154-9c4c-a9e5dfd32b62.png?v=1777539652 Part III: Equality, Power, and Revisionism: Princeton President Eisgruber’s Shameful Evasions https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/professors-are-inviting-dialogue-that-s-not-the-same-as-free-speech 2026-09-08T23:37:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_5f79d085-5b7c-4a0f-8fa5-ad25e1ba3911.png?v=1772807353 Professors are inviting dialogue. That’s not the same as free speech https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/harvard-sidesteps-hegseth-s-ban-on-military-students 2026-09-05T01:57:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Harvard_spring_38455445-91d5-46d4-929a-e5c0d200112c.jpg?v=1772807509 Harvard sidesteps Hegseth’s ban on military students https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/hegseth-is-waging-war-on-university-partnerships-his-targets-are-unclear 2026-09-05T01:56:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_40c63d14-af60-47fe-a828-470eb6156a7a.jpg?v=1772807609 Hegseth Is Waging War on University Partnerships. His Targets Are Unclear. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/responding-to-seven-theses-against-viewpoint-diversity 2026-09-05T03:07:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/University_walkway_f8fce2d8-5fa2-4295-b0cd-c5fb99634e2b.jpg?v=1773340601 Responding to Seven Theses Against Viewpoint Diversity https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-right-s-academic-civil-war 2026-09-05T01:56:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_McCosh_Courtyard_450_resize_8de0820d-9e0b-4133-883d-0761caca645f.png?v=1773336521 The Right’s Academic Civil War https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-weekly-federal-pressure-continues-and-reform-factions-form 2026-09-05T01:56:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_9e34c0c7-c1a0-4d1f-9671-e62181b9ce8d.webp?v=1773335503 The Weekly: Federal Pressure Continues and Reform Factions Form https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/new-student-visas-dropped-35-6-last-summer 2026-09-08T23:37:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_d41316d1-4623-413a-9df3-15f5b1c4a02d.jpg?v=1773335624 New Student Visas Dropped 35.6% Last Summer https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/iowa-s-higher-ed-reform-bills-threaten-academic-freedom 2026-09-08T23:37:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_82207988-1e0e-4c23-a1f4-775e9e12a03d.png?v=1773335722 Iowa’s higher ed reform bills threaten academic freedom https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/trump-s-assault-on-higher-education-has-hit-a-snag 2026-09-05T01:56:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/the_atlantic_logo_37fcdd38-f747-4b38-9c5a-d572311f94b8.png?v=1773336311 Trump’s Assault on Higher Education Has Hit a Snag https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/democratic-ags-sue-to-block-admissions-data-collection 2026-09-08T23:37:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_eb44a868-9467-48ff-a916-2dda5ba09ad6.jpg?v=1773336484 Democratic AGs Sue to Block Admissions Data Collection https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/at-a-disadvantage-faculty-and-military-community-members-condemn-new-dod-policy 2026-09-05T03:07:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_ROTC_commissioning_resize_450_c45603b3-9ce9-4a97-8a18-46c868b6eee8.jpg?v=1773336640 ‘At a disadvantage’: Faculty and military community members condemn new DOD policy https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/a-student-perspective-on-reviving-america-s-elite-universities-nbsp 2026-09-05T03:07:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Annabel_Green_headshot.png?v=1773939655 A Student Perspective on Reviving America’s Elite Universities https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/why-is-princeton-provincializing-the-study-of-europe 2026-09-05T03:07:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Joseph_Gonzalez_headshot_e17415c4-0281-46a8-8410-8382e7dd1163.jpg?v=1773939761 Why is Princeton Provincializing the Study of Europe? 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It’s time for proctors. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/can-universities-be-reformed 2026-09-05T03:07:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_Campus_Drone_shot_scaled_450_07c72cd1-4e1b-4230-afdb-ced1357a4b37.jpg?v=1774439886 Can Universities Be Reformed? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/does-president-eisgruber-get-free-speech-right/does-president-eisgruber-get-free-speech-right-part-iv-how-princeton-s-president-dodges-his-civil-rights-obligations 2026-07-11T01:27:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_McCosh_Courtyard_450_resize_33dd97dc-bd68-493b-8fce-fe43a76ad20b.png?v=1776252753 Part IV: How Princeton’s President Dodges his Civil Rights Obligations https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/the-pentagon-should-not-sever-ties-with-america-s-top-universities-active-service-members-will-likely-suffer-nbsp 2026-09-05T03:07:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Joseph_Gonzalez_headshot_8d813565-9d80-48f8-a3bb-5c79f0041b90.jpg?v=1774531547 The Pentagon should not sever ties with America’s top universities. Active service members will likely suffer. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/inside-the-minefield-of-indiana-s-intellectual-diversity-law 2026-09-05T01:56:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/higher-ed-dive-logo-vector-768x427_94ebd0e9-0b4b-44f3-b4a4-e0b8ac619608.png?v=1774534656 Inside the ‘minefield’ of Indiana’s intellectual diversity law https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/judge-extends-admissions-data-deadline-again 2026-09-05T01:56:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_9f1f0459-42b7-4ea6-9eee-e8b2c6f27fdf.jpg?v=1774534722 Judge Extends Admissions Data Deadline—Again https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/miami-republican-sues-to-block-university-probe-after-report-of-racist-group-chat 2026-04-30T04:22:28-04:00 weekly 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The problem with the ADL’s ‘report card’ https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/humanistic-study-at-princeton-is-doing-just-fine 2026-09-09T00:04:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_lecture_hall_450_resize_c2e18aed-16b0-450d-92cd-8ce59dfba9bc.png?v=1775042468 Humanistic study at Princeton is doing just fine https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/newsletter-archive/march-2026-newsletter 2026-09-04T22:50:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton-campus-Jay-Yuan-_-Shutterstock.com_84c5db9c-a9dd-42ed-8be4-c4badb689a4e.jpg?v=1775043332 March 2026 Newsletter https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/more-colleges-get-delay-on-submitting-new-admissions-data 2026-09-09T00:08:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/higher-ed-dive-logo-vector-768x427.png?v=1775141576 More colleges get delay on submitting new 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https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/college-student-prep-lecture-hall_3f98839f-aa4e-4051-9562-0709e006c8bc.jpg?v=1775652007 A’s Are Rising at Princeton, With No Changes in Sight https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/a-terms-of-respect-book-review 2026-09-05T03:07:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Terms_of_Respect_Eisgruber_book.jpg?v=1775754044 A Terms of Respect Book Review https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/does-president-eisgruber-get-free-speech-right/does-president-eisgruber-get-free-speech-right-part-v-how-princeton-s-president-christopher-eisgruber-misstates-the-university-s-relationship-to-the-nation 2026-07-11T01:27:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_campus_a51bf1bc-7437-4e5b-9154-7beef2857c9a.jpg?v=1777036914 Part V: How Princeton’s President Christopher Eisgruber Misstates the University’s Relationship to the Nation https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/desantis-signs-florida-law-to-label-groups-as-terrorists-and-expel-student-supporters 2026-09-08T23:37:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Associated_Press_104bb19a-21be-4045-847b-61c372e06b1f.png?v=1775749444 DeSantis signs Florida law to label groups as terrorists and expel student supporters https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-real-crisis-in-higher-education-isnt-just-ideology-its-faculty-decline 2026-09-05T01:55:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/real_clear_education_logo.png?v=1775750049 The Real Crisis in Higher Education Isn't Just Ideology, It's Faculty Decline https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-limits-of-trust 2026-09-05T01:55:42-04:00 weekly 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https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/jan-werner-muller-awarded-university-professorship-reflects-on-democracy-and-academic-freedom 2026-09-09T00:04:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_faculty_teaching_450_resize.png?v=1776253582 Jan-Werner Müller awarded University professorship, reflects on democracy and academic freedom https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/civics-is-a-cause-not-an-academic-discipline 2026-09-08T23:37:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_1f8a73e2-8c31-4008-8a1c-0c159c63f6d4.jpg?v=1776360203 Civics Is a Cause, Not an Academic Discipline https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/to-know-is-not-enough-hampshire-college-joins-growing-list-of-failed-academic-institutions-nbsp 2026-09-05T01:55:30-04:00 weekly 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Can AI Help? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/are-universities-hiring-for-viewpoint-diversity-now 2026-09-05T01:55:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_8e02495e-5843-4874-8add-731da1cb26ad.webp?v=1777037355 Are Universities Hiring for Viewpoint Diversity Now? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/the-humanities-don-t-need-to-be-afraid-of-ai 2026-09-05T03:07:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_lecture_hall_450_resize_ababa089-9bf2-4b3f-9628-03c8c2420e8d.png?v=1777037274 The humanities don’t need to be afraid of AI https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/how-third-worldism-corrupts-american-higher-education 2026-09-05T03:07:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Tal_Fortgang_headshot_4a117913-5522-432a-9731-d142deb197b8.jpg?v=1777037071 How Third Worldism Corrupts American Higher Education https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/pfs-editorial-yale-issues-a-clarion-call-for-change-joining-other-leading-universities-where-is-princeton 2026-09-05T03:07:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_McCosh_Courtyard_450_resize_01409c22-94ea-4fb8-bf11-0c55d4a677c7.png?v=1777037114 PFS Editorial: Yale issues a clarion call for change, joining other leading universities. Where is Princeton? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/higher-education-groups-challenge-trump-s-latest-anti-dei-order 2026-09-05T01:55:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/higher-ed-dive-logo-vector-768x427_9c0556db-fd13-4fdf-9604-c20c6f35d076.png?v=1777037192 Higher education groups challenge Trump’s latest anti-DEI order https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/when-professors-mistake-themselves-for-revolutionaries 2026-09-05T01:55:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_6109ca45-3278-474d-a35c-af8536114d40.jpg?v=1777036954 When Professors Mistake Themselves for Revolutionaries https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/chapel-hill-refuses-to-release-1-2m-report-on-controversial-civics-school 2026-09-04T22:47:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/UNC_campus_032d769d-159f-4f2a-9c44-4304cb9028d4.jpg?v=1777036997 Chapel Hill Refuses to Release $1.2M Report on Controversial Civics School https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/u-spent-240-000-on-lobbying-first-quarter-of-2026-second-highest-total-in-history 2026-09-05T03:07:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Nassau_Hall_Princeton_Campus_058b6994-b723-41de-86f7-d59ec6e3be4a.jpg?v=1777037027 U. spent $240,000 on lobbying first quarter of 2026, second-highest total in history https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/princeton-turning-point-usa-and-a-new-outlet-for-student-expression 2026-07-11T01:24:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Readlinger_Abby_240x240_0513fd31-bda8-4546-bfe3-d219cb35c1a5.jpg?v=1777036401 Princeton Turning Point USA and a New Outlet For Student Expression https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/harvard-s-10-million-viewpoint-diversity-fix-won-t-work 2026-09-05T01:55:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Harvard_spring_64843e02-7a8c-4d01-bcce-d6f306932c2e.jpg?v=1777376147 Harvard’s $10 Million Viewpoint Diversity Fix Won’t Work https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/faculty-actually-are-trying-to-flee-red-states 2026-09-05T01:54:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_020148c3-183b-4099-a371-b4b2de76bf3b.jpg?v=1777376324 Faculty Actually Are Trying to Flee Red States https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/can-you-measure-the-politics-of-social-science 2026-09-05T01:54:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_bd5ae464-f90b-41ba-9a87-d162dfb5b33d.webp?v=1777376971 Can you measure the politics of social science? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-self-defeating-condescension-of-an-anti-racist-education 2026-04-28T07:44:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/the_atlantic_logo_7c2af693-fd30-463a-8d8a-4f2a5542bd5c.png?v=1777376694 The Self-Defeating Condescension of an Anti-Racist Education https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/executive-editor-of-the-new-york-times-discusses-student-reporting-modern-journalism 2026-09-09T00:04:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_campus_ScudderPlaza_resize_450_fbf0e241-44c5-44d5-a098-2c44a7183925.png?v=1777376843 Executive editor of the New York Times discusses student reporting, modern journalism https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/newsletter-archive/april-2026-newsletter 2026-09-05T03:03:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_McCosh_Courtyard_450_resize_d5c7e17b-fff7-4f9c-9911-1ae6e2b2c1ad.png?v=1777635302 April 2026 Newsletter https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/a-yale-report-blamed-universities-for-declining-public-trust-princeton-professors-are-divided 2026-09-05T03:07:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_campus_9910d2de-5f5a-4e14-a4ce-9eae18985e0e.jpg?v=1777893717 A Yale report blamed universities for declining public trust. Princeton professors are divided. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/higher-education-finally-admits-it-has-a-free-speech-problem 2026-09-05T03:06:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Tal_Fortgang_headshot.jpg?v=1777999894 Higher education finally admits it has a free speech problem https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/heckler-s-veto-ucla-warns-federalist-society-not-to-reveal-identity-of-student-protesters 2026-05-06T07:22:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/UCLA_656fe539-2353-4864-bb72-f44c5682db22.jpg?v=1778066573 Heckler’s Veto: UCLA Warns Federalist Society Not to Reveal Identity of Student Protesters https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/principles-not-politics-west-coast-scholars-gather-at-berkeley-to-talk-reform 2026-05-06T07:22:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_73cb240e-555d-468a-a0d2-91ec4a3a804f.webp?v=1778066553 Principles, Not Politics: West Coast Scholars Gather at Berkeley to Talk Reform https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/patchwork-lost-a-critique-of-the-princeton-university-art-museum-s-american-art-wing 2026-05-06T07:35:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_campus_arts_complex_450_resize.png?v=1778067309 Patchwork Lost – A Critique of the Princeton University Art Museum’s American Art Wing https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/brain-trust 2026-09-05T03:06:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_Campus_Drone_shot_scaled_450_a69ce099-0e16-4f77-b028-48cab9e74925.jpg?v=1778067513 Brain Trust? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/how-princeton-can-save-young-minds-from-themselves 2026-05-06T07:41:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_lecture_hall_450_resize_1ff12f13-72d1-4a7b-89ac-7cbb09360425.png?v=1778067661 How Princeton Can Save Young Minds from Themselves https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/harvard-s-annoying-socratic-gadfly-takes-a-victory-lap 2026-09-05T01:53:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_9ac2aebc-f398-4d18-b64f-4bde74ff9716.jpg?v=1778171254 Harvard’s ‘Annoying Socratic Gadfly’ Takes a Victory Lap https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/doj-ucla-medical-school-discriminated-based-on-race-in-admissions 2026-05-07T12:29:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_27ff2b18-5e6e-41b9-a33e-ca0dd21721bd.jpg?v=1778171399 DOJ: UCLA Medical School Discriminated Based on Race in Admissions https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/audit-of-antisemitic-incidents-2025 2026-09-08T23:25:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_campus_ScudderPlaza_resize_450_0cf67d2f-0a15-440a-8453-5581789eeb19.png?v=1778171774 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2025 https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-perverse-tyranny-of-a-perfect-transcript 2026-05-07T12:39:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/the_atlantic_logo_9fc1485d-8594-48f2-a591-ee26d8480750.png?v=1778171943 The Perverse Tyranny of a Perfect Transcript https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/lightning-strikes-twice 2026-09-05T01:53:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Image_11-4-25_at_9.20_AM.jpg?v=1778172115 Lightning Strikes Twice https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/external-pressures-play-growing-role-in-campus-views-of-speech 2026-09-05T03:06:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_Campus_East_Pyne_450_blog_resize.png?v=1778172472 External Pressures Play Growing Role in Campus Views of Speech https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/free-inquiry-on-campus-remains-in-jeopardy 2026-09-05T01:53:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/ana-garnica-dW4S4ONHUEE-unsplash.jpg?v=1778500421 Free Inquiry on Campus Remains in Jeopardy https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-commencement-lectern-is-not-a-pulpit 2026-05-11T07:53:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_lecture_hall_450_resize_ac3f7ff5-4bc6-4b5f-bea0-26df2295d302.png?v=1778500400 The Commencement Lectern Is Not a Pulpit https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/berkeley-refuses-to-act-as-pro-palestinian-protesters-disrupt-campus-event 2026-05-11T07:58:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/UC_Berkeley_campus_0774c195-9ff3-473a-837c-8e58d603d082.jpg?v=1778500719 Berkeley Refuses to Act as Pro-Palestinian Protesters Disrupt Campus Event https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/in-higher-ed-the-constitution-is-optional-dei-is-not 2026-09-05T01:53:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_faculty_teaching_450_resize_473bf006-9f1a-48c0-920c-dd8803d952d9.png?v=1778501182 In Higher Ed, the Constitution Is Optional. DEI Is Not. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/what-ucla-doesn-t-want-you-to-know 2026-05-15T09:59:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/UCLA_13ece908-16e0-4320-8b6b-5cf30905fd50.jpg?v=1778853542 What UCLA doesn’t want you to know https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/princeton-spared-from-endowment-tax-princo-executive-says-saving-hundreds-of-millions 2026-05-15T11:24:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Nassau_Hall_Princeton_Campus_resize_450_38328d56-54ce-4700-bce6-fefea77ffaab.png?v=1778858690 Princeton spared from endowment tax, PRINCO executive says, saving hundreds of millions https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/princeton-faculty-mandate-proctoring-for-in-person-exams-upending-133-years-of-precedent 2026-05-14T07:23:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_class_room_teaching_students_resize_450_2ef46ae2-59d1-43ab-ac13-e1e35fc4d55f.png?v=1778757812 Princeton faculty mandate proctoring for in-person exams, upending 133 years of precedent https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/jonathan-haidt-s-nyu-commencement-address-fittingly-became-a-campus-speech-debate 2026-09-05T01:53:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Jonathan_Haidt_headshot_blog_resize_450_82a3a910-25d0-433e-a238-d775835a0230.png?v=1778780962 Jonathan Haidt’s NYU Commencement Address Fittingly Became a Campus-Speech Debate https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/peak-dei-at-mit 2026-09-05T01:53:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/MIT_campus_450_resize_blog.png?v=1778780948 Peak DEI at MIT https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/professor-quantifies-curriculum-degradation-at-university-of-chicago 2026-09-05T01:53:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/University_of_Chicago_blog_resize_450.png?v=1778865839 Professor quantifies ‘curriculum degradation’ at University of Chicago https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/princetonians-for-free-speech-surpasses-26-000-email-subscribers-marking-a-historic-milestone-for-free-speech-at-princeton 2026-09-05T03:06:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_Campus_Drone_shot_scaled_450_ddfbc2fb-987f-4047-a258-f746d234901e.jpg?v=1779224366 Princetonians for Free Speech Surpasses 26,000 Email Subscribers, Marking a Historic Milestone for Free Speech at Princeton https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/yale-medical-school-accused-of-racial-discrimination-in-admissions 2026-05-20T08:18:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Yale_campus_Sterling_Memorial_Library_450_resize_908c981d-6de4-44e5-9765-33b65a62e276.png?v=1779279522 Yale Medical School Accused of Racial Discrimination in Admissions https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/liberals-support-even-illegal-protest-while-conservatives-oppose-even-legal-protest 2026-09-08T23:36:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_37f2964c-1d2a-4848-97ed-911230417288.png?v=1779279499 Liberals support even illegal protest while conservatives oppose even legal protest https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/something-big-is-happening-on-campus 2026-09-05T01:53:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/the_atlantic_logo_dbc2a713-ae7e-47db-a771-6a240f45310c.png?v=1779279712 Something Big Is Happening on Campus https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/students-want-debate-yet-tend-to-self-censor 2026-09-08T23:36:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_a5541f28-2948-44a9-ba5f-baa33b7ae3c6.jpg?v=1779279897 Students Want Debate, Yet Tend to Self-Censor https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/keep-politics-out-of-commencement-speeches 2026-05-20T08:27:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_329f9216-1592-4557-83a7-942f839ae49c.webp?v=1779280040 Keep Politics Out of Commencement Speeches https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/a-review-of-princeton-preview-a-student-reflects-on-how-princeton-actively-encourages-viewpoint-diversity-at-the-annual-admitted-students-day 2026-09-05T03:06:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Readlinger_Abby.jpg?v=1779903122 A Review of Princeton Preview: A student reflects on how Princeton actively encourages viewpoint diversity at the Annual Admitted Students’ Day Abigail Readlinger student https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/70-of-faculty-vote-to-overhaul-harvard-grading-with-a-cap 2026-05-21T11:42:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Harvard_Eliot_House.jpg?v=1779378163 70% of Faculty Vote to Overhaul Harvard Grading With A Cap https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/colleges-are-at-a-breaking-point 2026-05-21T11:46:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_faculty_teaching_450_resize_ce8d7620-c116-4038-b0f4-9e4acb2e6887.png?v=1779378402 Colleges Are at a Breaking Point https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/students-largely-oppose-punishment-for-objectionable-speech-study-finds 2026-09-08T23:36:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_3fa0b944-79ce-4d77-9f43-1dca9835a8c6.jpg?v=1779379225 Students Largely Oppose Punishment for ‘Objectionable Speech,’ Study Finds https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/how-researcher-homogeneity-distorts-knowledge-production 2026-09-05T01:53:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_60c3a587-59f6-4d6a-af5c-98a9b35d9d4c.webp?v=1779379370 How Researcher Homogeneity Distorts Knowledge Production https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/the-room-where-it-happened-a-conversation-with-john-bolton 2026-05-21T12:05:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Nassau_Hall_Princeton_Campus_resize_450_f3c19627-41ae-489b-ba24-8996c599e2f9.png?v=1779379518 The Room Where It Happened: A Conversation With John Bolton https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/ucla-law-school-s-problems-are-higher-education-s-problems-do-campus-leaders-care-that-students-are-not-interested-in-persuasion-or-even-in-hearing-what-people-they-disagree-with-have-to-say 2026-09-05T01:53:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/UCLA_13f67cd9-1249-4ac9-8fa7-9b8d3ab2a8b0.jpg?v=1779992520 UCLA Law School’s problems are higher education’s problems. Do campus leaders care that students are not interested in persuasion, or even in hearing what people they disagree with have to say? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/president-eisgruber-s-2026-commencement-address-learning-citizenship-and-the-courage-to-be-unpopular 2026-09-05T03:06:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Eisgruber_headshot_crop_450_77702578-9d93-485a-9112-758ba8fc40b1.png?v=1779903700 President Eisgruber’s 2026 Commencement address: ‘Learning, Citizenship, and the Courage to Be Unpopular’ President Christopher Eisgruber https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/higher-education-must-be-rebuilt-to-restore-public-trust-here-s-how 2026-09-05T01:53:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/higher-ed-dive-logo-vector-768x427_a4a18db9-35a1-45b9-8a47-f0b06b605649.png?v=1779994350 Higher education must be rebuilt to restore public trust. Here’s how. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/yale-faculty-say-academic-freedom-has-decreased-some-fear-dismissal-or-arrest 2026-09-05T01:53:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_3f412c2e-0ccc-41ae-8b0b-5d575dd53186.jpg?v=1779994341 Yale Faculty Say Academic Freedom Has Decreased. Some Fear Dismissal or Arrest. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/fearing-controversy-schools-cancel-graduation-speeches 2026-05-28T15:01:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_87f64cd2-21d2-4cb3-a0e6-7f8ca9a44d87.png?v=1779994871 Fearing controversy, schools cancel graduation speeches https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/a-princeton-senior-s-thoughts-on-the-purpose-of-education 2026-09-05T03:06:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Annabel_Green_headshot_04dccf28-a213-416e-9a92-4d13a457fd48.png?v=1780080392 A Princeton Senior’s Thoughts on the Purpose of Education https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/marriage-kids-and-the-state-can-government-help 2026-09-05T03:06:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Alexcis_Johnson_headshot_450_resize_blog_scale_2da10ad9-7094-44b6-ae2f-a29937243ce1.png?v=1783024341 Marriage, Kids, and the State: Can Government Help? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/princetonians-for-free-speech-hosts-a-great-reunions-26-breakfast 2026-09-09T00:16:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/PFS-ReunionsBreakfast_052426_Todd_student_panel_dd9e43ca-eeda-40e4-8ea5-04ebd17cc5ea.jpg?v=1780332871 Princetonians for Free Speech Hosts a Great Reunions ‘26 Breakfast! https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/new-fire-study-finds-narrowing-range-of-political-views-among-faculty-donors 2026-09-05T01:53:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_fbe86c02-e2dc-41ee-a4c1-c44d6355290a.png?v=1780417846 New FIRE study finds narrowing range of political views among faculty donors https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/conservative-sociology-what-is-it-and-do-we-need-it 2026-09-05T01:53:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_fecd4c1a-c9ea-420b-8f18-e9dbb7e9aff0.webp?v=1780418330 Conservative Sociology: What Is It and Do We Need It? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/university-of-california-professors-are-begging-schools-to-reinstate-the-sat 2026-06-02T12:41:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Wall_Street_Journal_logo.png?v=1780418495 University of California Professors Are Begging Schools to Reinstate the SAT https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/virginia-tech-rector-refuses-to-resign-after-spanberger-s-dismissal 2026-09-05T01:52:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Virginia_Tech_campus_450_blog_resize.jpg?v=1780418827 Virginia Tech rector refuses to resign after Spanberger’s dismissal https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/nsf-reverses-funding-freeze-for-duke-harvard-and-yale 2026-06-02T12:52:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_campus_arts_complex_450_resize_e2fa7d42-3125-48c5-aab7-2537844b540f.png?v=1780419170 NSF Reverses Funding Freeze for Duke, Harvard and Yale https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/newsletter-archive/may-2026-newsletter 2026-09-05T03:03:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/P-rade_2026_6c2ac506-38c7-4659-8d77-c93ceb390d98.jpg?v=1780510134 May 2026 Newsletter https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/grade-inflation-didn-t-just-corrupt-transcripts-it-corrupted-curiosity 2026-09-05T01:52:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Harvard_Eliot_House_ab455c1f-278b-458d-a3a0-2acdef7b59ed.jpg?v=1780677048 Grade inflation didn’t just corrupt transcripts. It corrupted curiosity https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/campus-free-speech-has-become-political-theater-so-has-the-outrage-about-it 2026-09-08T23:36:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_77baf67c-9eaa-4807-b249-a60cecf0bb42.webp?v=1780677299 Campus Free Speech Has Become Political Theater. So Has the Outrage About It. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/princeton-bars-press-from-recording-photographing-faculty-meetings 2026-09-09T00:04:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Nassau_Hall_Princeton_Campus.jpg?v=1780677657 Princeton bars press from recording, photographing faculty meetings https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/a-major-morale-booster-neh-grant-terminations-ruled-unconstitutional-humanities-faculty-express-hope 2026-09-05T03:06:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_campus_1c4847ca-b7e0-4252-8431-df721f6bd9e1.jpg?v=1780677796 ‘A major morale booster’: NEH grant terminations ruled unconstitutional, humanities faculty express hope https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/fire-survey-of-faculty-donations-how-does-princeton-compare 2026-09-05T03:06:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_Campus_Frick_Drone_4fed9419-810e-4ef0-bfcd-03b7a4d23e4e.jpg?v=1781101732 FIRE survey of faculty donations: How does Princeton Compare? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/creative-destruction-comes-for-the-ivory-tower 2026-09-05T01:52:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_Campus_East_Pyne_450_blog_resize_789779cc-31ae-41d1-a5c1-ae68f166dbb6.png?v=1781095885 Creative Destruction Comes for the Ivory Tower https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/a-study-isn-t-worthless-because-it-s-incomplete 2026-09-05T01:52:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/american-enterprise-institute-aei-logo-8F1DA63F80-seeklogo.com_98e2b35d-639f-4636-bca0-2af430fd4fb3.png?v=1781095873 A Study Isn’t “Worthless” Because It’s Incomplete https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/special-commission-report-on-the-state-of-scholarship-in-the-humanities-and-the-humanistic-social-sciences 2026-09-05T01:52:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Vanderbilt_University_blog_resize_450.jpg?v=1781120498 Special Commission Report on the State of Scholarship in the Humanities and the Humanistic Social Sciences https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/there-s-no-room-for-palestine-in-viewpoint-diversity 2026-09-08T23:24:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Harvard_spring_084fb9a1-c090-4925-a42b-515188a0c25b.jpg?v=1781096152 There’s No Room for Palestine in “Viewpoint Diversity” https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/fire-survey-law-professors-report-widespread-self-censorship-and-fear-of-speaking-freely 2026-09-05T01:52:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_cd4b5969-9c66-4779-a7b1-4da6fbe1d0bd.png?v=1781096407 FIRE SURVEY: Law professors report widespread self-censorship and fear of speaking freely https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/harvard-s-viewpoint-diversity-initiative-a-good-idea-that-could-still-go-wrong 2026-09-05T03:06:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Tal_Fortgang_headshot_5749bc87-c845-4a20-bcdb-617513927c56.jpg?v=1781113853 Harvard’s Viewpoint Diversity Initiative: A Good Idea That Could Still Go Wrong https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/why-american-universities-are-coming-apart 2026-06-11T12:28:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_cb40e5eb-89c0-4239-9de4-f736e07c52f6.webp?v=1781195295 Why American Universities Are Coming Apart https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/feds-charge-8-pro-palestinian-activists-with-conspiring-to-intimidate-u-of-michigan-officials 2026-09-04T22:33:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Associated_Press_ec4d93ff-5c60-437e-aa7e-3acfd5ef9f87.png?v=1781195490 Feds charge 8 pro-Palestinian activists with conspiring to intimidate U of Michigan officials https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/cited-professors-say-the-vanderbilt-report-misrepresents-their-work 2026-09-05T01:52:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_853e5b10-1da7-403f-9e59-169aa1d1d554.jpg?v=1781195608 Cited Professors Say the Vanderbilt Report Misrepresents Their Work https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/has-the-left-ruined-the-humanities 2026-09-05T01:52:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_820b2041-7d20-4ab2-bf0c-1f28fa878566.jpg?v=1781204655 Has the Left Ruined the Humanities? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-humanities-matter-scholars-have-to-defend-them 2026-09-05T01:52:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Washington_Post_logo.jpg?v=1781205103 The humanities matter. Scholars have to defend them. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/going-off-the-gold-standard 2026-09-05T01:52:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_class_room_teaching_students_resize_450_dc87990b-71ff-49ed-893f-4012e7dff90d.png?v=1781524251 Going Off the "Gold Standard" https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/curricular-reform-at-elite-universities 2026-09-05T01:52:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/american-enterprise-institute-aei-logo-8F1DA63F80-seeklogo.com_ae8f7110-1a99-47c4-9eab-119f0386142b.png?v=1781524222 Curricular Reform at Elite Universities https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/doj-says-uc-davis-medical-school-considers-race-in-admissions 2026-06-15T07:55:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_d39b7dc7-e4d0-4089-8776-b2d347f7df99.jpg?v=1781524512 DOJ Says UC Davis Medical School Considers Race in Admissions https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/policy-implementers-can-shape-campus-culture-more-than-legislators-do 2026-09-05T01:52:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_828cdd1e-9f10-472e-a3c5-091366d6ac49.webp?v=1781524901 Policy Implementers Can Shape Campus Culture More Than Legislators Do https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/heterodox-out-loud-s2-episode-46-cass-sunstein-on-whats-actually-wrong-with-the-university 2026-09-05T01:52:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Sunstein_Heterodox_Out_Loud_podcast.png?v=1781715099 Heterodox Out Loud S2 Episode 46: Cass Sunstein on What's Actually Wrong With the University https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/vanderbilt-report-s-assessment-of-scholarly-health-should-be-the-first-of-many 2026-09-05T01:52:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Heterodox_Academy_logo.jpg?v=1781714943 Vanderbilt Report’s Assessment of Scholarly Health Should Be the First of Many https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/higher-ed-s-politicization-feels-inevitable-but-it-doesn-t-need-to-be 2026-09-05T01:52:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/real_clear_education_logo_acfeef3f-62a9-45e6-bf15-6ebc079bf64c.png?v=1781807837 Higher Ed’s Politicization Feels Inevitable, but It Doesn’t Need to Be https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/house-democrat-seeks-to-impeach-mcmahon 2026-06-18T14:42:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_8d06db6a-7bc4-4d16-bc9f-ef66d8c7d95d.jpg?v=1781808137 House Democrat Seeks to Impeach McMahon https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-trust-agenda 2026-09-05T01:52:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/american_association_of_colleges_and_universities_logo.png?v=1781808441 The Trust Agenda https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/fedsoc-forum-no-enemies-to-the-right-antisemitism-and-the-big-tent 2026-06-18T14:53:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Josh_Blackman_headshot_scaled.jpg?v=1781808805 FedSoc Forum: "No Enemies to the Right? Antisemitism and the Big Tent" https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/where-does-viewpoint-diversity-matter-the-most 2026-09-05T01:52:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_1b02c364-8d04-454d-85da-33d30b1dd9e2.jpg?v=1782301437 Where does Viewpoint Diversity Matter the Most? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-university-of-california-caves-to-activists 2026-09-05T01:52:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/UCLA_4f1395c9-0170-4be3-9823-bcac27566837.jpg?v=1782302498 The University of California Caves to Activists https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/prof-fired-for-palestinian-activism-should-be-reinstated-arbitrator-says 2026-09-05T01:51:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_7c3afbb1-ff8a-4c22-a1e4-dc5749bb39a8.jpg?v=1782302807 Prof. Fired for Palestinian Activism Should Be Reinstated, Arbitrator Says https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/law-professors-say-they-support-free-speech-many-are-afraid-to-practice-it 2026-09-05T01:51:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_3f3e85c7-cd54-4834-a570-135ac3f52d31.png?v=1782406086 Law professors say they support free speech. Many are afraid to practice it. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-humanities-in-crisis-a-discussion-on-the-state-of-scholarship-in-the-humanities-report 2026-09-05T01:51:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Heterodox_Academy_logo_92e30cf0-48b9-4468-af13-de2bb62a53fe.jpg?v=1782406357 The Humanities in Crisis? A Discussion on the “State of Scholarship in the Humanities” Report https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-turley-wolfson-debate-on-institutional-neutrality-in-higher-education 2026-09-05T01:51:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Jonathan_Turley.webp?v=1782406712 The Turley-Wolfson Debate on Institutional Neutrality in Higher Education https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/free-expression-in-a-climate-of-self-censorship-a-national-survey-of-american-law-faculty 2026-06-25T13:05:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_082e4fb0-af3a-43a3-829b-70d277860b6e.png?v=1782407133 Free Expression in a Climate of Self-Censorship: A National Survey of American Law Faculty https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/why-are-humanists-so-bad-at-defending-the-humanities 2026-09-05T01:51:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_79838129-c636-4c0a-bc0f-3a739c141b47.jpg?v=1782407336 Why Are Humanists So Bad at Defending the Humanities? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/neh-beaten-in-court-asks-grant-recipients-if-they-still-want-awards 2026-07-01T18:24:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_af174cc9-ab4f-4ea4-b45e-0c0014e7047a.jpg?v=1782944170 NEH, Beaten in Court, Asks Grant Recipients if They Still Want Awards https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/dialogue-is-all-the-rage-why-is-the-right-pouring-millions-into-civil-discourse-initiatives-on-us-campuses 2026-09-05T01:51:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/the-guardian-logo-vector.png?v=1782944405 ‘Dialogue is all the rage’: why is the right pouring millions into ‘civil discourse’ initiatives on US campuses? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-weekly-gender-studies-professors-call-for-internal-reform 2026-07-01T18:24:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_584fb11e-84f0-4e4b-99f8-26f56c599b9f.webp?v=1782944538 The Weekly: Gender Studies Professors Call for Internal Reform https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/higher-ed-is-very-sorry 2026-09-08T23:36:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/the_atlantic_logo_7b0b6dd3-c61c-4291-bad1-937df532c3c0.png?v=1782990465 Higher Ed Is Very Sorry https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/there-is-no-unicorn-university 2026-09-09T00:04:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/acta-logo-full_e6a8d967-61a5-40bb-8e5f-badf9818e9bc.png?v=1783459417 There Is No Unicorn University https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/princeton-s-return-to-proctored-exams-reflects-changing-times 2026-07-07T17:24:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_Campus_East_Pyne_450_blog_resize_78ecf721-04e3-47d4-b238-326dccfc6572.png?v=1783459454 Princeton’s Return to Proctored Exams Reflects Changing Times https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/what-we-re-watching-out-for-in-the-2026-2027-academic-job-ad-cycle 2026-09-05T01:51:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo.jpg?v=1783459226 What We’re Watching Out For In The 2026-2027 Academic Job Ad Cycle https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/columbia-university-has-a-new-president-again-this-one-plans-to-stay 2026-09-08T23:24:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/The_New_York_Times_logo.png?v=1783459393 Columbia University Has a New President. Again. This One Plans to Stay. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/victory-federal-appeals-court-decisively-rejects-florida-s-stop-woke-act 2026-07-08T12:02:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_a8f16509-851d-4f07-804f-494572f5be26.png?v=1783526540 VICTORY: Federal appeals court decisively rejects Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’ https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/aaup-aft-urge-university-to-resist-trump-administration-demands 2026-07-09T15:16:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/AAUP_logo.png?v=1783624613 AAUP, AFT Urge University to Resist Trump Administration Demands https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/yale-seeks-trump-deal-as-admissions-inquiry-reaches-college-nyt-reports 2026-07-09T15:35:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Yale_Daily_News_logo_16b15a07-1d16-4286-9bde-26fb74a9f952.png?v=1783625722 Yale seeks Trump deal as admissions inquiry reaches College, NYT reports https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/a-faculty-blueprint-for-higher-ed-reform 2026-09-08T23:24:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_ab5dc010-c760-40e5-98e5-d2f258f3a552.jpg?v=1783629039 A Faculty Blueprint for Higher Ed Reform https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/why-scholarship-turns-into-activism 2026-09-08T23:36:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_abe4f095-cd77-4dea-a176-720fc588781f.jpg?v=1783629607 Why Scholarship Turns Into Activism https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/a-free-speech-meltdown 2026-07-14T17:09:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/the_atlantic_logo_d97e25ee-42a8-4042-9023-8c66037ccf43.png?v=1784063296 A Free-Speech Meltdown https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/yale-confirms-negotiations-with-doj-over-admissions 2026-07-14T17:09:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_3d67e9b9-5bd4-4291-b65c-7f825a387d78.jpg?v=1784063283 Yale Confirms Negotiations With DOJ Over Admissions https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/is-anthropology-hopelessly-politicized 2026-09-05T03:06:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_ba6341f6-5b55-4756-832d-23a812e63179.jpg?v=1784063261 Is Anthropology Hopelessly Politicized? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/stop-woke-is-stopped-but-reform-of-higher-education-will-go-on 2026-09-05T01:51:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Tal_Fortgang_headshot_27732f79-752c-4968-a79c-97c1c2725f7d.jpg?v=1784063247 Stop WOKE Is Stopped—But Reform of Higher Education Will Go On https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/civic-education-centers-are-booming-the-aaup-wants-them-gone 2026-09-09T00:04:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Tal_Fortgang_headshot_398627fd-a356-484a-b325-d4abe33531c7.jpg?v=1784237169 Civic Education Centers Are Booming. The AAUP Wants Them Gone. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/house-republicans-advance-legislation-to-formally-dismantle-ed 2026-07-16T08:45:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_9d0e2fcf-43a7-427f-871b-6a33bbf25add.jpg?v=1784205801 House Republicans Advance Legislation to Formally Dismantle ED https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/inside-an-elite-university-s-campaign-to-bring-conservatives-to-campus 2026-09-05T01:51:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/rci-home-logo_ac8098c5-db5d-4db8-b279-c3307be22650.png?v=1784237123 Inside An Elite University’s Campaign To Bring Conservatives to Campus https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/after-punishing-people-for-charlie-kirk-comments-colleges-are-paying-steep-settlements 2026-09-08T23:24:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_619eebc6-2a14-4f97-b424-48724c170725.png?v=1784237150 After punishing people for Charlie Kirk comments, colleges are paying steep settlements https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/new-academic-freedom-podcast-on-pernell-decision 2026-09-08T23:24:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_Campus_East_Pyne_450_blog_resize_5f2a3e43-af90-4a8a-850e-42cd6ec8381b.png?v=1784724279 New Academic Freedom Podcast on Pernell Decision https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/trump-administration-can-t-cite-changed-priorities-to-terminate-grants 2026-07-22T08:53:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_5a414c49-9887-4f96-8310-57c73d873f03.jpg?v=1784724376 Trump Administration Can’t Cite Changed Priorities to Terminate Grants https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/bans-on-divisive-concepts-risk-stifling-speech 2026-09-08T23:36:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/logo-footer.png?v=1784724757 Bans on “Divisive Concepts” Risk Stifling Speech https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/even-free-speech-proponents-violate-their-principles-we-need-institutions-that-can-t 2026-09-08T23:24:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_8a03df2e-5201-4eec-a5bc-b628e673bcde.jpg?v=1784822757 Even Free Speech Proponents Violate Their Principles. We Need Institutions That Can’t. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/doj-takes-aim-at-uc-san-diego-med-school-s-use-of-hardship-in-admissions 2026-07-23T12:08:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_5baf4dee-cfbd-474f-8ea7-06713dc9c871.jpg?v=1784822829 DOJ Takes Aim at UC San Diego Med School’s Use of Hardship in Admissions https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/extorted-compliance-a-threat-to-institutional-autonomy-academic-freedom-and-shared-governance 2026-07-24T16:44:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/AAUP_logo_69fe808a-79a6-4c03-a3c4-b66ec2a71d3c.png?v=1784925859 Extorted Compliance: A Threat to Institutional Autonomy, Academic Freedom, and Shared Governance https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-new-chilling-effect-too-many-institutions-are-teaching-young-people-to-stay-quiet 2026-07-24T16:44:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/the_atlantic_logo_5b799c64-7197-4dcd-abad-05462174c98f.png?v=1784925841 The New Chilling Effect: Too many institutions are teaching young people to stay quiet. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-long-shadow-of-columbia-s-deal-with-trump 2026-09-04T22:32:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_6bca69ec-2fd3-412e-921d-a3bfdd33c152.jpg?v=1784915364 The Long Shadow of Columbia’s Deal With Trump https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/inside-an-elite-university-s-campaign-to-bring-conservatives-to-campus-1 2026-07-27T12:21:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Real_Clear_Investigations_45eeb19b-bfd0-46db-9e76-d7fd8f91691b.png?v=1785169284 Inside An Elite University’s Campaign To Bring Conservatives to Campus https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/the-interview-that-exposed-academia-s-cluelessness 2026-07-27T12:33:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Washington_Post_logo_e37fd747-bce3-45f3-b03d-4b3417656d6f.jpg?v=1785169990 The interview that exposed academia’s cluelessness https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/is-it-time-to-liquidate-the-study-of-sociology 2026-07-27T12:44:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Wall_Street_Journal_logo_49faeec0-3e01-499d-b174-b10f1bad4c79.png?v=1785170660 Is It Time to ‘Liquidate’ the Study of Sociology? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/pen-america-the-free-speech-group-confused-about-free-speech 2026-09-05T01:51:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Washington_Post_logo_b850a779-e65f-4038-b823-ff8d3b52ceb5.jpg?v=1785292772 PEN America, the free speech group confused about free speech https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/democrats-sour-on-higher-education-in-latest-gallup-polling 2026-09-08T23:36:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Heterodox_Academy_logo_38f250da-aa83-4564-8986-86a74d6a92bd.jpg?v=1785428970 Democrats Sour on Higher Education in Latest Gallup Polling https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/in-private-talks-mcinnis-leaves-faculty-leader-assured-on-trump-deal 2026-09-05T01:51:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Yale_Daily_News_logo_f9db3200-27df-47fa-a0fa-ddde891957f9.png?v=1785428998 In private talks, McInnis leaves faculty leader assured on Trump deal https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/harvard-president-discusses-federal-fight 2026-09-05T01:51:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_7875b923-b456-436d-9d3f-6016d1d53ce2.jpg?v=1785429016 Harvard President Discusses Federal Fight https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/liberal-faculty-are-surprisingly-bullish-on-political-diversity 2026-09-05T01:51:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_160adacc-0749-42f8-8428-bc7e67a7e5d5.jpg?v=1785428791 Liberal faculty are surprisingly bullish on political diversity https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/inside-the-federal-keyword-lists-that-canceled-billions-in-research-funding 2026-09-05T01:50:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/higher-ed-dive-logo-vector-768x427_d7c9f19d-174a-4064-acd3-638c8b4a1306.png?v=1785429027 Inside the federal keyword lists that canceled billions in research funding https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/postcards-from-the-global-free-speech-recession 2026-09-04T22:47:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/MIT_Free_Speech_Alliance_fd9c783e-c81e-4fd4-ab36-20864ffab26a.png?v=1785429431 Postcards from the Global Free Speech Recession https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/rebecca-tuvel-was-canceled-it-was-the-best-thing-to-ever-happen-to-her 2026-09-05T01:50:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_93b9fec1-5fe0-4a1c-b327-c272e59693ae.jpg?v=1785429727 Rebecca Tuvel Was Canceled. It Was the Best Thing to Ever Happen to Her. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-university-and-its-purpose-a-declaration-of-first-principles 2026-09-09T00:08:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Vanderbilt_Declaration_logo_4a1b0902-3154-4b23-8b5d-7fa90a41a01a.png?v=1785467289 The University and Its Purpose: A Declaration of First Principles https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/trump-s-gift-to-academic-freedom-it-s-complicated 2026-07-30T16:23:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_15d3ef51-1c1b-4f2b-8f00-79538752fb03.jpg?v=1785442997 Trump’s Gift to Academic Freedom? It’s Complicated. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/why-student-journalists-are-asking-to-remove-their-names-from-articles 2026-07-30T16:22:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_36d2fda6-8823-4ef8-8840-c260fa69bd38.png?v=1785442979 Why student journalists are asking to remove their names from articles https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/new-fire-study-finds-record-low-number-of-restrictive-campus-speech-codes 2026-09-08T23:36:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_ca47d3c1-59bc-4e15-befb-49d120d04857.png?v=1785878574 New FIRE study finds record low number of restrictive campus speech codes https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/trump-administration-asks-colleges-to-commit-to-education-overhaul 2026-09-08T23:24:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/POLITICOLOGO_svg.webp?v=1785878201 Trump administration asks colleges to commit to education overhaul https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-vanderbilt-washu-report-doesn-t-threaten-academic-freedom-it-defends-it 2026-09-05T01:50:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_b0828666-9a7b-4f4f-a162-f0ee1f43b568.jpg?v=1785878368 The Vanderbilt-WashU Report Doesn’t Threaten Academic Freedom. It Defends it. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/west-point-professor-challenges-ban-on-un-american-divisive-radical-extremist-and-irrational-theories 2026-09-08T23:36:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Jonathan_Turley_cee2da87-e02c-43f3-9b40-145b5f05152e.webp?v=1785878502 West Point Professor Challenges Ban on “Un-American, Divisive… Radical, Extremist, and Irrational Theories.” https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/vanderbilt-s-board-declares-war-against-academic-freedom 2026-09-05T01:50:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_6dd937ff-663a-4f45-9213-25be46fbb8cf.jpg?v=1786032553 Vanderbilt’s Board Declares War Against Academic Freedom https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/radical-reform-trump-official-explains-new-plan-to-get-colleges-to-change 2026-09-05T01:50:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_cb69922a-0c7b-442f-8c72-995592ddceb7.jpg?v=1786032677 ‘Radical Reform’: Trump Official Explains New Plan to Get Colleges to Change https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/new-compact-shows-resistance-works-but-fight-for-higher-ed-isn-t-over 2026-09-08T23:36:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/AAUP_logo_b2532f7b-fa06-4ea4-9ac9-5fbfc1b33f25.png?v=1786032782 New Compact Shows Resistance Works, but Fight for Higher Ed Isn’t Over https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/a-national-call-to-action-to-university-presidents-and-governing-boards 2026-09-08T23:36:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Education.svg?v=1786032988 A National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-aaup-traded-its-credibility-for-a-ballot-line 2026-09-08T23:24:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_c25fdf1c-51d4-4411-a286-67ceeb838791.jpg?v=1786590284 The AAUP Traded Its Credibility for a Ballot Line https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/universities-double-failure-on-antisemitism-and-free-speech 2026-09-08T23:36:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_5d9fb963-cd06-42a9-b842-56de2fc94781.png?v=1786590781 Universities' double failure on antisemitism and free speech https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/how-should-leaders-respond-to-mcmahon-s-letter 2026-09-05T01:49:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_fe3ec7b2-850f-46f2-a015-441d6e7abefd.jpg?v=1786590933 How Should Leaders Respond to McMahon’s Letter? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/why-i-quit-the-tenure-track 2026-09-08T23:36:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/the_atlantic_logo_9f1e1c1a-e0fa-4cd7-80bf-e492bd5fcba8.png?v=1786591076 Why I Quit the Tenure Track https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/princeton-professors-awarded-neh-grants-months-after-lawsuit 2026-09-05T03:06:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_campus_arts_complex_450_resize_538ea4a6-a4a7-4392-81b1-17ed66cf38a7.png?v=1786591214 Princeton professors awarded NEH grants months after lawsuit https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/how-2-texas-lawsuits-could-tee-up-a-national-fight-over-academic-freedom 2026-09-08T23:36:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_37b6dd24-9d46-4829-ba4e-f4535aeeaf02.jpg?v=1786634519 How 2 Texas Lawsuits Could Tee Up a National Fight Over Academic Freedom https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-trouble-with-hiding-the-faculty 2026-08-13T11:26:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/real_clear_education_logo_fe20e90b-e060-437f-b486-5f30e266bdf0.png?v=1786634609 The Trouble with Hiding the Faculty https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/has-partisanship-infected-tenure-decisions 2026-09-05T01:49:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_53faa8f2-9e87-48d6-add5-9fbf8c659ed8.jpg?v=1786634706 Has Partisanship Infected Tenure Decisions? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/newsletter-archive/june-2026-newsletter 2026-09-05T03:03:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Flowers_house.png?v=1787152783 June 2026 Newsletter https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/princeton-anthropologists-response-to-humanities-report-raises-academic-freedom 2026-09-09T00:04:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Tal_Fortgang_headshot_e3b26be2-e4d1-4b36-996a-2d35fbc58f8b.jpg?v=1787151580 Princeton Anthropologist's Response to Humanities Report Raises Academic Freedom Concerns https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/doj-targets-william-mary-in-latest-race-based-admissions-investigation 2026-08-18T11:01:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_09e076c8-ec98-43e6-9d8e-46ebc8e6c49c.jpg?v=1787065020 DOJ Targets William & Mary in Latest Race-Based Admissions Investigation https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/campus-hecklers-are-silencing-pro-israel-speakers-speech-codes-are-not-the-fix 2026-09-08T23:36:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_aae8c336-7b0c-4485-8b4b-8373d5109e5d.png?v=1787065146 Campus hecklers are silencing pro-Israel speakers. Speech codes are not the fix. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/from-isaac-newton-to-jason-arday 2026-08-18T11:01:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Wall_Street_Journal_logo_cab85550-7f9b-4f88-8ee0-9c1b9e1fce77.png?v=1787065258 From Isaac Newton to Jason Arday https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/free-speech-in-the-classroom 2026-09-05T03:06:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/robert_p_george_58459d2c-a6e6-4a4c-9be2-49fa915f93ab.webp?v=1787151302 Free Speech in the Classroom https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/fire-spotlight-on-speech-codes-2026-good-news-but-not-for-princeton 2026-09-05T03:06:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_McCosh_Courtyard_450_resize_191c15b3-bae5-4600-bf08-c5b26aa7d7a4.png?v=1787245089 FIRE Spotlight on Speech Codes 2026: Good News, but Not for Princeton https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/universities-were-forced-to-pay-up-despite-little-evidence-of-antisemitism-trump-whistleblowers-say 2026-09-08T23:24:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_80c27f99-a06c-4ba6-a0d5-0d54dfa6f3bb.jpg?v=1787254083 Universities Were Forced to Pay Up Despite Little Evidence of Antisemitism, Trump Whistleblowers Say https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-truths-that-failed-jason-arday 2026-08-20T15:35:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/the_atlantic_logo_9fa1e6b8-3e35-46c5-8e24-21ea7f18a80d.png?v=1787254509 The Truths That Failed Jason Arday https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/i-studied-in-jason-arday-s-department-at-cambridge-here-s-the-crap-i-was-taught 2026-09-05T01:49:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Max_Klinger.png?v=1787678822 I studied in Jason Arday’s department at Cambridge. Here’s the crap I was taught. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/what-is-college-for 2026-09-05T01:49:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_200d19ab-cf78-4d4e-97c2-ce52a1c9fd98.jpg?v=1787679054 What is college for? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/where-do-america-s-colleges-go-from-here 2026-09-05T01:49:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/the_atlantic_logo_a2949437-d2ce-465d-859b-9be2b65da1ea.png?v=1787679225 Where Do America’s Colleges Go From Here? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/conservative-scholars-are-rare-johns-hopkins-wants-more-of-them 2026-09-05T01:48:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_50008d9f-68f3-4a67-8acc-bf39e228531f.jpg?v=1787679444 Conservative Scholars Are Rare. Johns Hopkins Wants More of Them. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/federal-judge-declines-to-dismiss-lawsuit-from-piegaro-25-against-university-case-to-move-forward 2026-09-09T00:04:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_Campus_East_Pyne_450_blog_resize_ec051dbb-44e0-47a3-9ab0-4d973efe894d.png?v=1787680055 Federal judge declines to dismiss lawsuit from Piegaro ’25 against University, case to move forward https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/princeton-continues-to-back-harvard-in-lawsuit-against-federal-government 2026-09-05T03:05:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_campus_7690f494-e268-4cf2-8530-f29bdd78bad3.jpg?v=1787680028 Princeton continues to back Harvard in lawsuit against federal government https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/why-some-colleges-are-banning-ai-in-the-classroom-and-why-thats-a-good-thing 2026-09-05T03:05:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Tal_Fortgang_headshot_21dfc559-dea6-44db-b56b-6c92d5d30801.jpg?v=1787848926 Why some colleges are banning AI in the classroom — and why that's a good thing https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/vanderbilt-s-convenient-political-awakening 2026-09-05T01:48:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_f284cc21-c889-43fa-9423-a4f235be17ea.jpg?v=1787849269 Vanderbilt’s Convenient Political Awakening https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/dear-universities-don-t-want-to-be-neutral-admit-it 2026-09-05T01:48:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Washington_Post_logo_747523f2-aaca-4d3b-850b-f2e5bbe55817.jpg?v=1787849441 Dear universities: Don’t want to be neutral? Admit it. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/dod-demands-30-american-universities-audit-foreign-partnerships 2026-09-05T01:48:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_bac4c899-4d21-4ee6-842c-61ef19ce53ab.jpg?v=1787849692 DOD Demands 30 American Universities Audit Foreign Partnerships https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/a-princeton-professor-s-advice-to-young-conservatives 2026-09-09T00:04:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/robert_p_george.webp?v=1787849898 A Princeton Professor’s Advice to Young Conservatives https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/doj-finds-racial-discrimination-at-george-washington-u-medical-school 2026-09-05T01:48:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_f9e4127a-1912-4172-ac27-8d089683bad9.jpg?v=1788356604 DOJ Finds Racial Discrimination at George Washington U Medical School https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/political-endorsements-erode-trust-in-science-but-not-with-the-people-who-could-fix-it 2026-09-05T01:48:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_f270bd43-1944-4f2f-bd0f-8409c2034258.jpg?v=1788356849 Political endorsements erode trust in science, but not with the people who could fix it https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/after-trump-s-first-compact-landed-with-a-thud-universities-coordinated-behind-the-scenes 2026-09-05T01:48:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_b5393447-66a7-41b0-b3c4-7ba743219260.jpg?v=1788357110 After Trump’s First Compact Landed With a Thud, Universities Coordinated Behind the Scenes https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/why-i-m-taking-my-students-on-another-ai-free-ride 2026-09-03T10:31:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/real_clear_education_logo_322d4bd8-d564-4b23-b8cb-d25f399d9367.png?v=1788445869 Why I’m Taking My Students on Another AI-Free Ride https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/what-ghent-university-just-taught-every-academic-whistleblower 2026-09-05T01:48:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_5befd51c-33c2-470f-a036-39ad06fbcaf6.jpg?v=1788357777 What Ghent University Just Taught Every Academic Whistleblower https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/stanford-student-journalists-win-first-amendment-victory-over-free-speech 2026-09-08T23:36:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Stanford_University_campus_scaled_450.png?v=1788445822 Stanford student journalists win First Amendment victory over free speech https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/what-universities-have-said-so-far-about-the-pentagons-demand-for-foreign-program-audits 2026-09-05T01:48:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_cc1ce0f8-d640-4504-9fe8-991eccb82e3a.jpg?v=1788446041 What Universities Have Said So Far About the Pentagon's Demand for Foreign-Program Audits https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/what-to-know-about-yale-s-negotiations-with-the-trump-administration 2026-09-05T01:48:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Yale_campus_Sterling_Memorial_Library_450_resize_6d6238a1-a932-42a1-9a7d-428f2bdd5428.png?v=1788453151 What to know about Yale’s negotiations with the Trump administration https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/princeton-and-peers-soften-opposition-to-attacks-on-higher-education-in-graduation-speeches 2026-09-05T03:05:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_faculty_teaching_450_resize_8cb4d786-d463-4f98-923c-6d16229fd075.png?v=1788453420 Princeton and peers soften opposition to attacks on higher education in graduation speeches https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/i-taught-a-short-story-my-college-fired-me-for-it-nbsp 2026-09-05T01:48:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/persuasion_logo_37f1a591-8ed1-4a82-aa52-7dabef109423.jpg?v=1788542137 I Taught a Short Story. My College Fired Me For It. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/aaup-penn-to-focus-efforts-on-open-expression-shared-governance 2026-09-08T11:09:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Penn_logo_426be425-fa91-4d08-aa9a-17482c820669.jpg?v=1788880164 AAUP-Penn to focus efforts on open expression, shared governance https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/a-month-after-the-department-of-ed-released-compact-2-0-higher-ed-is-watching-and-waiting 2026-09-08T11:11:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_807c2116-11bc-4ff2-9ae6-d4c1b2f4b56f.jpg?v=1788880307 A Month After the Department of Ed Released ‘Compact 2.0,’ Higher Ed Is Watching and Waiting https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/trump-administration-threatens-colleges-tax-exempt-status 2026-09-08T11:15:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_069a6e60-6427-4632-857d-d2f09e092ae5.jpg?v=1788880515 Trump Administration Threatens Colleges’ Tax-Exempt Status https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/turning-point-usa-plans-to-host-a-charlie-kirk-memorial-event-at-uvu-some-students-are-upset-about-it 2026-09-08T23:36:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Salt_Lake_Tribune_logo.webp?v=1788881076 Turning Point USA plans to host a Charlie Kirk memorial event at UVU. Some students are upset about it. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/at-a-slight-angle-to-the-university 2026-09-09T00:04:32-04:00 weekly https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/who-governs-princeton-austerity-and-the-need-for-democratization 2026-09-08T11:36:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_class_room_teaching_students_resize_450_45baf748-f077-46b6-b73c-75fc91f71081.png?v=1788881778 Who governs Princeton? Austerity and the need for democratization https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/incoming-class-hears-call-to-embrace-princeton-s-bold-and-powerful-commitment-to-free-expression 2026-09-08T13:59:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Eisgruber-Summer_Lopez-orientation_2026_6cbe4f7c-a4bc-4534-89e7-f6582e0fd344.jpg?v=1788890370 Incoming class hears call to embrace Princeton’s ‘bold and powerful commitment’ to free expression https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/princeton-drops-to-176th-and-still-fails-in-fires-2027-college-free-speech-rankings 2026-09-10T12:26:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_a4b67b45-e269-4acc-a6cd-af8d807d36b4.png?v=1789057607 Princeton drops to 176th — and still "fails" — in FIRE's 2027 College Free Speech Rankings https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/a-third-of-students-say-posting-maga-is-a-fireable-offense 2026-09-10T11:41:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_03178e2d-7dda-43cd-b53e-c1de08cb769d.jpg?v=1789054912 A Third of Students Say Posting ‘MAGA’ Is a Fireable Offense https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/2027-college-free-speech-rankings-kirk-murder-adds-another-difficult-topic-to-dismal-climate-for-student-expression 2026-09-10T11:49:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_b799833c-2824-4d0e-9548-d94ea816aea1.png?v=1789055342 2027 College Free Speech Rankings: Kirk murder adds another difficult topic to dismal climate for student expression https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/on-survey-majority-of-fas-faculty-oppose-harvard-s-10m-viewpoint-diversity-push 2026-09-10T11:48:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Harvard_spring_97215574-e019-4509-ae23-9a60198a2250.jpg?v=1789055319 On Survey, Majority of FAS Faculty Oppose Harvard’s $10M Viewpoint Diversity Push https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/i-co-chaired-yales-trust-committee-the-hard-part-starts-now 2026-09-10T11:52:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free_the_Inquiry_logo_8d867097-9fc4-4e5a-bc08-6fcfd981f87e.jpg?v=1789055536 I Co-Chaired Yale's Trust Committee. The Hard Part Starts Now. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/penns-multi-year-streak-as-one-of-nations-worst-ranked-institutions-for-free-speech-continues 2026-09-10T11:55:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Penn_logo_68c7f036-7195-4c8a-aff2-c1d729a5db35.jpg?v=1789055716 Penn's multi-year streak as one of nation's worst-ranked institutions for free speech continues https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/university-restricts-internship-approvals-for-international-students-following-new-trump-administration-guidance 2026-09-10T11:58:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_students_studying_450_resize.png?v=1789055927 University restricts internship approvals for international students following new Trump administration guidance https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/pfs-in-the-news/new-study-finds-98-of-princeton-faculty-political-contributions-went-to-democrats 2026-10-05T21:14:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/PRINCETON_FACULTY_POLITICAL_DONATIONS_1_be6689e5-6c1f-480a-b92c-a89ae61c412c.png?v=1791249276 New Study of Princeton Faculty Political Contributions https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/does-viewpoint-diversity-exist-among-princetons-faculty-by-one-important-measure-the-answer-is-no 2026-10-06T15:30:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/PRINCETON_FACULTY_POLITICAL_DONATIONS_1_e336f0b9-6411-4456-8825-87b76d1ea023.png?v=1791315057 Does viewpoint diversity exist among Princeton's faculty? By one important measure, the answer is no. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/higher-education-must-overcome-comforting-delusions 2026-09-14T15:07:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Real_Clear_Politics_logo.png?v=1789412840 Higher Education Must Overcome Comforting Delusions https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/fired-over-kirk-posts-theyre-still-jobless 2026-09-15T10:31:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/The-Intercept-logo.png?v=1789482693 Fired Over Kirk Posts, They're Still Jobless https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/judge-blocks-controversial-international-student-restrictions 2026-09-15T10:35:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_2287fd10-f101-4ca2-befa-162fb12baeb9.jpg?v=1789482912 Judge Blocks Controversial International Student Restrictions https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/higher-eds-harvard-problem 2026-09-15T10:38:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Chronicle_of_Higher_Education_Logo_6c872cf3-7055-4661-9daa-97da26635cde.jpg?v=1789483103 Higher Ed's Harvard Problem https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/why-is-the-recording-policy-being-kept-secret 2026-09-15T10:41:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_McCosh_Courtyard_450_resize_c0d832c7-9ecf-4379-996b-167c31a0ad92.png?v=1789483286 Why is the recording policy being kept secret? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/u-to-limit-number-of-student-representatives-at-faculty-meetings-following-press-restrictions 2026-09-15T10:46:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_campus_arts_complex_450_resize_43c94625-c93a-41ae-9877-a5b5d8291f84.png?v=1789483595 U. to limit number of student representatives at faculty meetings following press restrictions https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/the-real-crisis-on-campus-isn-t-cheating-it-s-thinking 2026-09-15T10:49:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_Campus_East_Pyne_450_blog_resize_b090bb47-99cf-42da-b670-8081d8ec7cf8.png?v=1789483758 The real crisis on campus isn’t cheating, it’s thinking https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/violence-is-now-a-gendered-issue 2026-09-17T12:38:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_ebf87357-f9f0-4061-a0cf-04e6ea3cdfce.png?v=1789663116 Violence is now a gendered issue https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/kirks-family-alleges-wrongful-death-against-uvu 2026-09-17T12:45:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_f071b304-17af-43f1-864b-2c8175bcd9a4.jpg?v=1789663509 Kirk's Family Alleges Wrongful Death Against UVU https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/college-is-coming-apart 2026-09-17T12:48:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/the_atlantic_logo_deaec03a-82da-4cc7-b6df-945a27655d84.png?v=1789663715 College is Coming Apart https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/why-is-princeton-so-afraid-of-chalk 2026-09-17T12:56:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_campus_bikes_blog_resize_62248cc0-752e-4c19-9561-36f8d5af24ce.png?v=1789664176 Why is Princeton so afraid of chalk? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/pfs-in-the-news/legal-scholar-jonathan-turley-affirms-pfss-findings-on-lack-of-faculty-diversity-at-princeton 2026-09-18T14:36:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Jonathan_Turley_2cbd8efe-d90b-4db0-80dc-fa4e8835a433.webp?v=1789756596 Legal Scholar Jonathan Turley Affirms PFS's Findings on Lack of Faculty Diversity at Princeton https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/muscle-atrophy-a-chinese-international-student-s-reflection-on-self-censorship 2026-09-24T15:41:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Elaine_Gao_headshot_blog_resize_71147b02-4fbb-4f8d-896b-0f49aabcf749.jpg?v=1790278880 Muscle Atrophy: A Chinese International Student’s Reflection on Self-Censorship https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/a-report-exposed-a-crisis-in-academia-the-response-was-telling 2026-09-22T13:59:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Washington_Post_logo_f161d0b6-b278-4b2c-be00-1337cf16b390.jpg?v=1790099996 A report exposed a crisis in academia. The response was telling. https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/things-are-doubleplusgood-at-yale 2026-09-22T14:07:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Yale_campus_Sterling_Memorial_Library_450_resize_10da1964-8594-49eb-998f-db6efe66ec92.png?v=1790100475 Things Are Doubleplusgood at Yale https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/vanderbilts-chancellor-publicly-criticizes-the-sector-but-talks-quietly-with-the-white-house 2026-09-22T14:07:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_e16e57c6-d75f-483f-9860-dc62d7c2a2c3.jpg?v=1790100443 Vanderbilt's Chancellor Publicly Criticizes the Sector but Talks Quietly With the White House https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-dartmouth-exception 2026-09-22T14:13:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Dartmouth_College_campus_450_resize_blog_61e9b6f7-5b34-4ae6-bd4b-a5c70339bea9.png?v=1790100837 The Dartmouth Exception https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/let-facts-be-submitted-to-a-candid-world-celebrating-constitution-day-with-yale-law-professor-akhil-reed-amar 2026-09-29T19:36:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Readlinger_Abby_240x240_85114825-66e7-446e-a6c9-0d683f2a3431.jpg?v=1790724964 “Let Facts Be Submitted To A Candid World”: Celebrating Constitution Day with Yale Law Professor Akhil Reed Amar https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/garber-blasts-trumps-proposed-order-politicizing-nih-grants-on-alumni-call 2026-09-29T10:37:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Harvard_spring_163f6792-3090-43bd-958b-e8312e020147.jpg?v=1790692669 Garber Blasts Trump's Proposed Order Politicizing NIH Grants on Alumni Call https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/2-years-after-encampments-colleges-revisit-protest-policies 2026-09-29T10:48:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Inside_Higher_Ed_logo_1d011896-8a2f-491f-ab77-b5a66838b2be.jpg?v=1790693294 2 Years After Encampments, Colleges Revisit Protest Policies https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/final-report-of-the-committee-on-the-future-of-the-american-university 2026-09-29T10:55:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Cornell_campus_resize_450_blog.png?v=1790693708 Final Report of the Committee on the Future of the American University https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/freedom-of-speech-is-a-right-not-an-excuse 2026-09-29T10:59:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Harvard_campus_library.jpg?v=1790693993 Freedom of speech is a right, not an excuse https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/when-did-disagreement-become-a-reason-to-celebrate-death 2026-09-29T11:04:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_campus_bikes.jpg?v=1790694269 When Did Disagreement Become a Reason to Celebrate Death? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/who-rights-our-rules 2026-09-29T11:08:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_Campus_East_Pyne_450_blog_resize_435d6468-70f5-48e1-b375-31af0bd25374.png?v=1790694519 Who rights our rules? https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/remarks-delivered-at-dftd-s-alumni-forum-on-free-speech 2026-09-29T11:39:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Free-Speech-767x633.jpg?v=1790696375 Remarks Delivered at DFTD’s Alumni Forum on Free Speech https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/newsletter-archive/september-2026-newsletter 2026-09-30T11:30:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Students_Princeton_campus_28f2b13f-9b74-40b9-9b18-4540d7639948.png?v=1790772651 September 2026 Newsletter https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/the-biden-era-title-ix-rule-was-already-dead-now-it-s-off-the-books 2026-10-02T08:39:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/FIRE-logo-new-sm_d4507f3a-292c-4efd-a236-aaa4c14d16bb.png?v=1790944751 The Biden-era Title IX rule was already dead. Now it’s off the books https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/ucla-would-rather-you-didn-t-read-the-syllabus 2026-10-02T08:49:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/UCLA_campus_blog_resize.png?v=1790945343 UCLA Would Rather You Didn’t Read the Syllabus https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/national-free-speech-news-commentary-3/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-sues-harvard-for-diversity-related-hiring-records 2026-10-02T08:53:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Harvard_spring_d22743c2-0a7b-4616-ad53-ea370ac4402a.jpg?v=1790945596 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Sues Harvard for Diversity-Related Hiring Records https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/ai-related-honor-code-cases-climb-in-latest-five-year-report 2026-10-02T08:56:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0684/6119/9677/articles/Princeton_students_studying_450_resize_6fd78155-e422-4abd-a3e0-b30466257595.png?v=1790945798 AI-related Honor Code cases climb in latest five-year report