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What the ‘Antisemitism Awareness’ Bill Could Mean for Higher Ed

The House voted Wednesday to codify a broad definition of antisemitism into federal law. Supporters say it’s necessary to protect Jewish students. Critics worry that it could chill free speech on campus.

A photograph of an officer in riot gear arresting a protester in the pro-Palestinian campus encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles..

Will Academic Freedom and Campus Free Speech Survive?

Faculty and free expression groups are sounding alarms about threatened limitations and crackdowns on professors’ speech and student protests.

An Israeli flag waves in the foreground in a photo of Columbia University’s campus.

No Country for Israeli Academics

Atar David writes that he no longer sees a place for himself, or other Israeli scholars, in U.S. academe.

New Analysis Finds Race-Conscious Admissions Didn’t Close Equity Gaps

An analysis of selective versus open-access institutions found that diversity gains made at the most selective U.S. colleges and universities...
A photo of police officers in helmets trying to break up a group of protesters who have locked arms with one another.

As Police Clear Encampments, Professors Arrested Along With Students

Videos have gone viral of faculty members being taken to the ground, zip-tied, and led away by police.

States, Conservative Groups Sue to Block New Title IX Rule

Six states and a group of conservative advocacy organizations filed lawsuits Monday to block the Biden administration’s new Title IX...

House Representatives Want Antisemitism Monitors for College Campuses

Colleges and universities that receive federal funding could be subjected to monitoring for antisemitism under a new House bill that...

Columbia Bars Protest Leader Who Threatened Zionists

Columbia University administrators said late Friday that they had barred a leader of pro-Palestinian protests from the campus after a...