I don't know how bad #antisemitism is at #Harvard University or whether that Ivy League university is in violation of the Civil Rights Act, nor am I certain that the Department of Justice's lawsuit against it is pure in intent or just more #jawboning. One thing's for certain, though: Harvard University can easily afford to do away with funding from government, and it would not feel the pressure to kowtow to it.

https://reason.com/2026/03/20/doj-files-civil-rights-lawsuit-against-harvard-citing-campus-antisemitism/

#campusFreeSpeech #CivilRightsAct #TrumpAdministration

DOJ files civil rights lawsuit against Harvard, citing campus antisemitism

The Trump administration wants its federal funding back from Harvard, alleging the Ivy League university did "nothing" about campus antisemitism.

Reason.com
Ohio State Student's Posts Urging "Resistance and Escalation" in Response to Israel's Actions in Gaza Protected by First Amendment

So holds a court, reversing student Guy Christensen's "disenrollment." The student also wrote, responding to the murder of two Israeli embassy employees in D.C. outside the Capital Jewish Museum, "I do not condemn the elimination of those two Zionist officials."

Reason.com

"Some have spoken of a #PalestinianException to #CampusFreeSpeech because of the sensitive accusations that have included both antisemitism and Islamophobia. But experts who focus on #AcademicFreedom say problems were brewing well before last Oct 7, speaking to six decades of radical change in #USHigherEducation." - #WillBunch

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/berkeley-60th-anniversary-campus-free-speech-20240926.html
https://archive.ph/o3VeM
#FreeSpeechOnCampus #StateRepression #StudentProtests #PalestineSolidarity #GazaSolidarity #USpol #USpolitics @palestine

60 years after the day college students won free speech, their rights are vanishing

It's hard to celebrate the anniversary of 1964's Berkeley Free Speech Movement when students are losing their right to protest.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Legislating toward a future where the state decrees what ideas may be taught and debated upends a bedrock principle of this country."

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/opinion/free-speech-campus-states-not-students.html

#censorship #bookbanning #campusfreespeech

Opinion | The Gravest Threats to Campus Speech Come From States, Not Students

New legislation from around the country threatens academic freedom and much more.

The New York Times
.@PENamerica’s Campus Free Speech Guide helps university students, faculty and administrators navigate #freespeech and inclusion issues. Learn more see the guide, aimed at keeping campuses open to a broad range of perspectives: https://t.co/gO7KL08zAG #CampusFreeSpeech #1A —@[email protected] http://twitter.com/knightfdn/status/1210286933655638019
Campus Free Speech Guide

The Campus Free Speech Guide provides guidance to students, faculty, and administrators with the aim of keeping campuses open to ideas and perspectives.

A new guide from @PENamerica helps university leaders better navigate #freespeech and inclusion on campus. Learn more read the #CampusFreeSpeech guide for students, faculty and administrators: https://t.co/gO7KL08zAG. —@[email protected] http://twitter.com/knightfdn/status/1182365735177326597
Campus Free Speech Guide

The Campus Free Speech Guide provides guidance to students, faculty, and administrators with the aim of keeping campuses open to ideas and perspectives.