A student group, Law Students for Justice in Palestine, barred supporters of Zionism from speaking at its events. The outrage — and legal misunderstandings — grew from there.
Tag: Colleges and Universities
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Taliban Bar Women From College Classes, in a Stark Reversal of Rights
The new Afghan government has rolled back to its hard-line stances from the 90s, instituting public beatings and executions as well.
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How Naming the James Webb Telescope Turned Into a Fight Over Homophobia
Did the former head of NASA discriminate against gay people? One physicist tried to rebut the accusation, only to find himself the target of attacks.
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Harvard Names Claudine Gay as New President, First Black Leader
Claudine Gay, the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will be the university’s first Black leader and the second woman. She will take office just as the university faces a Supreme Court decision on affirmative action.
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California Regents Allow U.C.L.A. to Join Big Ten, Strings Attached
By an 11-5 vote, the University of California Board of Regents chose not to block U.C.L.A. from leaving the Pac-12. But it attached conditions to protect U.C. Berkeley.