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The Review | OpinionWhy Stanford Law Students Were Right to Protest
The risk of appearing partisan when fighting for nonpartisan principles is not one we can run from. -
Campus Speech
Stanford Law’s Diversity Dean Is ‘on Leave’ as Controversy Boils Over a Disrupted Speech
Jenny Martinez, the law school’s dean, on Wednesday wrote a 5,000-word letter to the campus community that staked out a clear position on free speech and diversity, equity, and inclusion. -
The Review | Opinion
DEI Goals Are Worthy. Campus DEI Bureaucracies Fail Them.
Anyone and everyone can deploy the “harm” rationale to curtail academic freedom. -
Academic Freedom
‘A Huge Red Flag’: How Florida Colleges’ Controversial Statement on Diversity Came Together
Documents appear to show that a state official helped inject more-aggressive language into a statement by public-college presidents. -
'Extraordinarily Dangerous'
Some States Want to Reshape Tenure. This Time, They Might Succeed.
In three states, powerful Republican politicians are backing proposed changes to lifetime job security for public-college professors. -
'Incompatible With Democracy'
‘State-Mandated Censorship’: Florida Faculty Worry About Bill That Would Ban Certain Majors
If passed, the legislation would forbid academic programs in gender studies, critical race theory, and intersectionality. The AAUP calls it “a complete violation of academic freedom.” -
The Review | Opinion
Sometimes Diversity Trumps Academic Freedom
Tensions between core values must be tested case by case. -
'Hotly Contested'
Professors Are Sharply Divided on DEI Statements in Hiring, Survey Finds
Among 1,500 faculty surveyed by FIRE, 50 percent supported diversity statements and 50 percent opposed them. Ideology was a key factor. -
The Review | Opinion
DeSantis’s Terrifying Plot Against Higher Ed
Even conservatives should oppose the Florida governor. -
Law and Policy
‘Never Seen Anything Like It’: New Bill Would Write DeSantis’s Higher-Ed Vision Into Law
If enacted, the legislation would place faculty hiring in the hands of governing boards, outlaw certain majors, and allow trustees to review tenure statuses at any time.
