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Yale Law dean’s message to alumni promises free speech changes. We’re (very) cautiously optimistic.

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In the message to Yale Law alumni, Dean Heather Gerken outlined the “concrete steps” the law school has taken, beyond what the broader Yale administration has done , “to reaffirm our enduring commitment to the free and unfettered exchange of ideas.” . Almost 1,500 people have signed it to date.

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Incidents on AU campus prompt look into policy

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The reaction was swift when an anonymous student wrote “Black people suck” on a library whiteboard at American University in February.

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Free speech concerns prompt calls to shun Yale Law grads

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Recent issues at Yale Law School are back in the spotlight after a conservative judge called on his peers to abstain from hiring Yale Law graduates as clerks because of free speech concerns. “Across the country, there are thousands of young people who are about to apply to law school.

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AAUP on Florida: authoritarian control wilting higher education

University Business

I’m the faculty advisor for the Federalist Society, for the Law School Republicans, and for the Christian Legal Society. David Rancourt, the new dean of student affairs and former deputy secretary of state who’s lobbied and aided former GOP officials, has no higher education or student services experience.

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On the offense: A new Trump defamation suit, yet another one threatened, and more! — FAN 352

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Yale dean on free speech at Yale Law School. “ A Message to Our Alumni on Free Speech at Yale Law School ” (Oct. Dear members of our alumni community: Yale Law School is dedicated to building a vibrant intellectual environment where ideas flourish. Trump is scheduled to sit for a deposition Oct.