Tag: University of Pennsylvania

The Fight Over Academic Freedom

Amid spiraling campus speech debates, many professors are rallying in defense of a bedrock principle. But can they agree on just what it means?

February 16, 2024
How Campuses Are Clamping Down on Pro-Palestinian Speech

Universities are under tremendous pressure to stamp out antisemitism, but some say that is causing fear and curbing free expression.

December 17, 2023
Republicans Reject Funding for Penn’s Veterinary School

Members of the State House of Representatives said the university needed to take a stronger stand against antisemitism.

December 14, 2023
The Fall of Penn’s President Magill Brings Campus Free Speech to a Crossroads

Before the Israel-Hamas war, universities were already engulfed in debates over what kinds of speech are acceptable.

December 14, 2023
Turmoil at Penn and Harvard Highlights the Power Politics of College Donors

Donations to U.S. universities reached $59.5 billion last year, and they come increasingly from a smaller group of wealthy donors. Many of them expect their money to buy a voice in university affairs.

December 13, 2023