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Universities stepping up to promote free speech and academic freedom

HEPI

As the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill returns to Parliament today, HEPI is running two blogs on the issue. Freedom of speech and academic freedom are central to the role and purpose of universities. Freedom of speech and academic freedom are central to the role and purpose of universities.

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Professor says he was barred from campus after Monsanto info request

Inside Higher Ed

“The particulars of the university’s disciplinary investigation of Dr. Carpenter, that defendants have just been made aware of through the Albany Times Union article, is critically material to the jury’s determination of Dr. “The tribe and five individual plaintiffs brought suit against defendants, seeking over $3.1

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Pro-democracy Chinese student “stalked” in US

The PIE News

Xiaolei Wu, 25, reportedly told the victim that he would “chop your bastard hands off”, among other threatening messages sent via WeChat, email and Instagram. The victim, who was a student at Berklee College of Music in Boston, had posted fliers on campus reading “Stand with Chinese People”, “We Want Freedom” and “We Want Democracy”.

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

FIRE

After protesters derailed Shapiro’s speech, UC Hastings made clear the “suppression of unpopular views deprives students of necessary practical, academic, and professional development opportunities. Universities facing free speech controversies can learn a thing or two from UC Hastings’ strong commitment to expressive rights.

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What makes a campus "safe enough" in 2022 (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

It’s the beginning of the semester, and here on campus, faculty have begun distributing syllabi to students imagining the challenges they will be facing in the coming academic year. “Safe enough” also means balancing protection and freedom with respect to living and learning with others.

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Emporia State guts tenure protections, fires 33 professors including one who publicly criticized new policy 

FIRE

The drastic changes to dismissal procedures have stripped tenured faculty members of the job security typically associated with tenure and pose serious threats to their academic freedom. If you are a student or a faculty member facing investigation or punishment for your speech, submit your case to FIRE today.

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How to ChatGPT-proof Analysis Assignments

eLiterate

But we can do surprisingly well right now with what we have. Parties Involved : The State of Aridonia (Plaintiff) The State of Riverbend (Defendant) The Indigenous Tribes of the Silver River Basin (Intervenors) – They claim ancestral rights to the river and are impacted by the actions of both states.

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