Justice Department pressured lawyers to find evidence that the UC system and four of its campuses had illegally tolerated antisemitism. Read more in the Chronicle. 🔗

🎧 New #SpeechMatters podcast alert! Tune into the latest episode titled, “The Illusion of University Neutrality” with guest host and former fellow Emerson Sykes and former fellow and guest speaker Brian Soucek. ▶️ buff.ly/NoAQ7t5

The New York Times sues the Pentagon arguing that the Defense Department’s new policy violated the First Amendment. ⤵️

The University of Alabama has ended two student magazines prompting concerns that the decision violates the outlets’ First Amendment right to be free of viewpoint-based discrimination. 👇

Constructive dialogue programs are trending across campuses. Read more about the rise of these new projects. 🔗

FIRE survey displays how the assassination of Charlie Kirk is reshaping campus speech nationwide. View the survey. 📊

Former fellow John Wilson discusses the need to preserve academic values and academic freedom. 🔗

Associate provost discusses her new book and the escalating attack on academic freedom today. 🔗 www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Northwestern University has reached an agreement with the Trump administration. Learn more about the settlement here. ⬇️

FIRE is preparing a federal civil-rights lawsuit following the arrest of a retired police officer for posting a meme. Read more in this op-ed:

Public universities have been slow to respond to records requests related to the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” 🔗

“But intellectual pluralism is a goal worth clinging to, for intrinsic as well as civic reasons. It makes minds more interesting, not just more democratic.” Read more about the current push for viewpoint diversity in academia in this op-ed. ⤵️

Three university leaders discuss the future of higher education. Read more in The New York Times. 🔗

A federal judge ruled that Trump cannot withhold funds or demand a 1.2 billion settlement from UCLA. 👇

New policy at Texas A&M University system restricts how faculty can teach about race and gender. Learn more in The Chronicle of Higher Education. ⬇️

National Advisory Board Co-Chair Dean Erwin Chemerinsky urges the courts and the Supreme Court to be the guardrail of our democracy. 🔗

The Department of Justice said it will investigate the University of California, Berkeley following a campus event hosted by Turning Point USA. Read more:

In Florida, faculty at all public universities must now post syllabi and reading lists online, with some saying the move is designed to chill academic freedom. 🔗

A Federal judge has ruled that the Department of Education violated the First Amendment in partisan out-of-office messages. 👇

Former fellow John Wilson writes about a partial victory for freedom of the press at Indiana University. ⬇️

The push and pull over free speech across higher education continues to evolve with enforcement actions drawing accusations of political selectivity. 🔗

🚨New #SpeechMatters podcast episode out now! Tune into “Building Campus Cultures for Constructive Dialogue” with guest host and former fellow Alex Kappus and guest speaker Caroline Mehl from the Constructive Dialogue Institute. 🎧 buff.ly/N051reN

A federal judge warned that the Trump administration’s pressure campaign is undermining academic freedom at the University of California. 👇

“The truth-seeking function of universities does not work properly without the presence of diverse viewpoints.” Read why viewpoint diversity is essential to the mission of a university: 🔗

University of California President James B. Milliken writes about how science funding and immigration fuel America’s innovation - and how they’re now at risk. Read the op-ed. ⤵️

Are current interpretations of the First Amendment sufficient to safeguard free expression in the digital age? Watch two prominent scholars debate the issue in this Cato Free Speech Debate:

🚨1 week away! 📢 Register for “The Erosion of Academic Freedom in the US - And What To Do About It?” on November 13 at 12:30 pm PST with Steve Brint and Tom Ginsburg:

The University of Virginia has reached a federal deal with the Trump administration. 🔗

Three nonprofit legal organizations stay busy amid the Trump administration’s assault on higher ed and DEI.

📣Tune in today at 10am PT/ 1pm ET for “(No) Shame in Speaking: Creating Space for Courageous Conversation.” Register now! buff.ly/1s7LXla

Read how the Trump administration’s compact would violate academic freedom and freedom of expression in this op-ed: 👇

International students are drawn to American values of academic freedom and open discourse but campus censorship puts this at risk. 🔗

Responses from colleges in regards to Trump’s compact suggest a desire among higher ed leaders to enter into dialogue with the White House. ⬇️

Texas governor has appointed a regent from Texas Southern University to serve as the state’s first higher ed ombudsman. 🔗

When protecting free speech becomes a regulatory mandate, does true academic freedom still exist? Explore the debate👇

Former fellow Neal Hutchens discusses institutional and faculty autonomy. Read more in his op-ed in Inside Higher Ed:

A Texas district court judge ordered the University of Texas system to hold off on enforcing new limits on student expression. 🔗

Explore this brief legal analysis of the Department of Education’s proposed Compact - what it means for free speech, academic freedom and institutional funding. 👇

“These principles must be defended even when doing so is inconvenient or costly.” Read this op-ed on defending civil dialogue and liberal education in The New York Times.

Former fellow Neal Hutchens discusses the First Amendment and what it doesn’t protect when it comes to professors and politics. 🔗

“The university has an obligation not to amplify all voices equally, but to cultivate discernment.” Explore this op-ed on how universities can uphold their role as curators of knowledge. 👇

📢 Tune in today at 10am PT/ 1pm ET for “Beyond Red and Blue: Fostering Friendships in a Polarized Campus Climate.” Register now! buff.ly/pUh8oMY

Viewpoint diversity could soon be one-sided if a competitive advantage is given for federal funding to politically aligned colleges. Read more in this op-ed in Inside Higher Ed.

Committee for the First Amendment, a free-expression group originally formed by Hollywood stars, is revived by Jane Fonda and hundreds of members of the entertainment industry.

Don’t miss our final Fellows in the Field workshop with Penelope Lusk on Tuesday, November 4 at 10am PT! 🚨Register today: buff.ly/yuB3AUY

The Department of Education announced $153 million in grants for American history and civics seminars. Explore how the recipients plan to use the money. 🔗

The Trump administration’s Compact contains demands that are a direct attack on university autonomy and academic freedom. Read more in this op-ed:

Dive into National Advisory Board Member Eugene Volokh’s discussion on the First Amendment problems posed by the Compact.👇

The mission of universities and colleges is to increase knowledge of the world and educate the young. Dive into this op-ed on how the Compact’s demands threaten academic freedom and free speech.

📣 New #SpeechMatters podcast alert! 📣 Tune into the latest episode, “Trump 2.0: A Stress Test for the First Amendment” with guest speaker Timothy Zick from William & Mary Law School. ▶️ buff.ly/E1qURnN