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Yeshiva University Announces LGBTQ Club Amid Lawsuit

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A recent move by the Yeshiva University administration has revealed fractures among students, faculty and staff members regarding what LGBTQ inclusion on campus should look like and who has the right to decide. The two have been mired in a messy and ongoing lawsuit for over a year.

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Campus art museum leaders feel the heat (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

In recent years, book bans and “divisive concepts” legislation have dominated the news and public consciousness. Yet, examples of administrative overreach, disrespect for faculty expertise and shared governance, and unwillingness to publicly support academic freedom also extend to the sphere of artistic expression.

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House Republicans seek ways to protect campus free speech

Inside Higher Ed

“Far too many higher education institutions claim to uphold this right, accept funding from the American taxpayer and then purposefully turn their backs and betray us,” said Utah representative Burgess Owens, a Republican who chairs the House Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee.

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Biden administration to rescind part of Trump's free inquiry rule

Inside Higher Ed

In particular, the department is proposing to eliminate the section that barred higher education institutions from denying faith-based student organizations any rights, benefits and privileges afforded to nonreligious student groups because of their “beliefs, practices, policies, speech, membership standards or leadership standards.