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As a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers

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Generations of Americans have held firm to a version of free speech that makes room for even the vilest of views. On college campuses , a newer version of free speech is emerging as young generations redraw the line where expression crosses into harm. Read more from AP News.

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US universities launch partnership to elevate free speech to counter threats to democracy

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The presidents of a wide-ranging group of 13 universities are elevating free speech on their campuses this academic year, as part of a new nonprofit initiative announced Tuesday to combat what organizers call dire threats to U.S. The Campus Call for Free Expression will take different forms on different campuses.

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Delaware State Students Protest Campus Police

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Delaware State University students on Wednesday held a protest of the university’s police forces, The Delaware News Journal reported. Students at the historically Black college protested both what they said was excessive force by police officers and a lack of response to serious crimes. Hide by line?:

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Delaware State Students Protest Campus Police

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Delaware State University students on Wednesday held a protest of the university’s police forces, The Delaware News Journal reported. Students at the historically Black college protested both what they said was excessive force by police officers and a lack of response to serious crimes. Hide by line?:

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Punishment of students at Indian university raises concerns

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Two students have been “debarred” by a top Indian institution after screening a controversial BBC documentary critiquing the country’s prime minister—a move that some academics fear could have a “chilling effect” on free speech on the nation’s campuses.

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President moves: Recent spate of leaders to announce retirement boast impressive résumés

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Serving a nearly 1,000 student body, her focus as president of SVY will be on fundraising and investment opportunities, Deseret News reports. Manhattanville, a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) with a nearly 40% Hispanic student body, has garnered recognition for its commitment to social mobility, earning the top spot in U.S.

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Why Worry?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Campuses struggling with a student mental health crisis. Unionization With Princeton and Stanford next on the graduate student unionization front, it’s clear that universities have become the hotbed of labor organizing. Universities bracing for enrollment about to fall off a demographic cliff. Accreditors facing political heat.