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UC Hastings proposed Event Policy smacks down the ‘heckler’s veto’

FIRE

March 2, 2022 was a dark day for free speech at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. In light of the disruption, UC Hastings proposed a revised Event Policy to ensure this illiberal heckler’s veto never happens again. Difference between peaceful protest and heckler’s veto.

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Law school "denaming" sparks donor debacle

Inside Higher Ed

Image: When the University of Richmond’s Board of Trustees voted last fall to remove the name of alumnus and donor T. Smith responded with a letter denouncing the decision and accusing the university of hypocrisy and ingratitude. “History and posterity will judge the University and the Board.” ” Thomas C.

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New policies guide removal of controversial building names

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Students, staff, faculty and alumni of Towson University in Maryland gathered last month to celebrate the renaming of two dormitories, now called Barnes Hall and Harris Hall, after the university’s first two Black graduates.

Policy 101
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Branding in Catholic Universities

CommCentered

I started my career in higher education at a small catholic college. This college had a very significant international contingent amongst its student population. The Cardinal Stritch University logo is beautiful, repetitive, and pattern-based. So many universities lean heavily into their architecture.

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U of California Law School Name Change Prompts Lawsuit

Inside Higher Ed

The descendants of the founder of the University of California Hastings College of the Law sued California on Tuesday to block the state from changing the name of the institution, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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DeSantis debuts a new conservative playbook for ending DEI

Inside Higher Ed

Among other things, Rufo helped craft new model legislation recently released by the Manhattan Institute to guide states seeking to defund DEI initiatives at their public universities—a playbook that DeSantis appears to be largely following. “Anything beyond that is beyond the university’s basic mission. “Gov.

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