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Professor says he was barred from campus after Monsanto info request

Inside Higher Ed

5 reveal of Carpenter’s situation, Monsanto lawyers filed an emergency motion in an ongoing court case, asking a judge to let it do further legal discovery, such as depositions, into why the university was investigating Carpenter. “We have stood with Dr. Carpenter from the start and we will support him throughout this matter.”

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Does the government have any legal basis for asserting a duty of care to students in higher education under Common Law?

HEPI

ForThe100 is a national group campaigning for higher education students to be owed a minimum standard of legal protection enshrined in a statutory duty of care. Proceeding piecemeal, on a case-by-case basis, it will take decades to establish an overarching legal requirement.

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Universities stepping up to promote free speech and academic freedom

HEPI

While many will question whether this is the biggest priority the Government could be considering when it comes to the higher education sector, it is worth reflecting on how we, as universities, could be more visibleand vocal in our support for the free exchange of ideas. This is far from straightforward.

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How to ChatGPT-proof Analysis Assignments

eLiterate

But we can do surprisingly well right now with what we have. Here are my goals: I want students to be able to apply legal principles correctly. I want my assignment to support diversity, equity, and inclusion Can we do all that? Next, I will create the second legal scenario.

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FIRE Supreme Court amicus brief pushes back on qualified immunity for First Amendment violations

FIRE

Rights need remedies. This is the central point FIRE argued in an amicus curiae brief it filed in support of Anthony Novak’s request for the U.S. FIRE also filed an amicus brief in support of Novak in the Sixth Circuit). Supreme Court to hear his case. Novak created a Facebook page parodying his local police department.

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Rallying Campus Allies

Insight Into Diversity

Amid Relentless Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislative Resistance, Universities Must Do More to Support Their Campus Communities State lawmakers are introducing and passing a multitude of harmful legislative initiatives targeting LGBTQ+ civil rights, and those actions are impacting the mental health and safety of high school and college students.

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Who You Gonna Believe?

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma A now forgotten turn-of-the-20th-century song, “Do You Believe Your Baby or Your Eyes?” Ask rhetorically, “Who you gonna believe, me or your lying eyes?” He is interested in whether a particular fact, finding or piece of evidence tends to support or undercut a particular hypothesis.