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Focused (Trend) Reports (roughly 2015-2021)
• Harrassment and Sexual Assault on Campus
• Free Speech and Academic Freedom on Campus
• Diversity, Gender and Minority Issues and Demands on Campus
• Consequences and Repercussions on Campus
Section 2: “Selected In the News” of Academic Relevance:
Note: Find specific “focused reports” (just above) because they are generally not included in the “in the News” section below.
Most sources below are from, but not limited to: The Chronicle of Higher Education (CHE), Inside Higher Education (IHE), The New York Times (NYT), The Washington Post (WP), Wall Street Journal (WSJ), et al…
Also note: that we prefer IHE to CHE because IHE does not require a paid subscription for its articles and also because it allows comments on its articles; and, CHE often requires a paid subscription for many of its articles and typically does not allow comments.
2021
• Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Speech Zone Case (IHE, 1/13/2021)
• More of a ’Sieg Heil’ Than a Question (IHE, 1/11/2021)
• A Fraught Balancing Act (IHE, 1/11/2021)
• Alleged Wrongful Terminations Draw Scrunity of Western Washington (IHE, 1/4/2021)
• UC Merced Investigates Twitter Account of Professor (IHE, 1/4/2021)
• A Fraught Balancing Act (IHE, 1/11/2021)
• Alleged Wrongful Terminations Draw Scrunity of Western Washington (IHE, 1/4/2021)
• UC Merced Investigates Twitter Account of Professor (IHE, 1/4/2021)
2020
• Professor on Leave After Statement on Trump Supporters (IHE, 9/21/2020)
• Professor Investigated for Participating in Scholar Strike (IHE, 9/17/2020)
• Professor Who Questioned Student’s Request Reinstated (IHE, 9/16/2020)
• Students Seek Firing of Professor for Attending Pro-Police Rally (IHE, 9/14/2020)
• Duquensne Suspends Professor Who Used N-Word in Class (IHE, 9/14/2020)
• Offensive but Forgivable Joke or Fireable Offense? (IHE, 8/26/2020)
• Boulder Won’t Cancel Scholar Who Wrote Harris Op-Ed (IHE, 8/25, 2020)
• Alumni, Students, Protest Pence as Commencement Speaker (IHE, 8/24/2020)
• Intellectual Property 'Grab' (IHE, 8/17/2020)
• Judge Orders Lincoln University President Reinstated (IHE, 7/27/2020)
• Wheaton Fires Chaplain for ‘Inappropriate’ Comments (IHE, 7/6/2020)
• AAUP Censures Pacific Lutheran (IHE, 6/23/2020)
• When Free Speech and Racist Speech Collide (IHE, 6/23/2020)
• Professor Accused of calling Protests Racist Names (IHE, 6/8/2020)
• Michigan State Refuses to Pay Ransom to Hackers (IHE, 6/4/2020)
• Saying the Wrong Thing (IHE, 6/4/2020)
• Michigan Overhauls Policies for Dismissing Tenured Professors (IHE, 5/26/2020)
• Demystifiying and Democratizing Tenure and Promotion (IHE, 3/13/2020)
• When a 'Threat’ Derails a Career (IHE, 2/17/2020)
• Do Faculty Members Feel Respected at Work? (IHE, 2/11/2020)
• Florida Lawmakers Probe ‘Foreign Meddling’ in Research (IHE, 1/13/2020)
• The Repetition Compulsion (IHE, 1/10/2020)
2019
• Toxic Professor Won’t Be Teaching Next Semester (IHE, 11/15/2019)
• QR Codes Backlash (IHE, 11/11/2019)
• Understanding, Not Endorsement (IHE, 10/29/2019)
• Feds: Professor Spent Grant Money at Strip Clubs (IHE, 10/8/2019)
• Judge (Again) Finds Iowa Violated Christian Group’s Rights (IHE, 10/1/2019)
• University of Idaho Fires Controversial Professor (IHE, 9/19/2019)
• Johns Hopkins to Pay $14M to Settle Pension Lawsuit (IHE, 7/8/2019)
• Professor Says She Was Forced to Teach Under Fluorscent Lighting (IHE, 7/31/2019)
• College Settles in Professors’s Retaliation Case (IHE, 7/17/2019)
• Charges Dropped Against Tulane Professors (IHE, 7/17, 2019)
• Scholar Loses Professorship Over His Book (IHE, (7/12/2019)
• A Question of Authority (IHE, 7/8/2019)
• USC to Pay $50 Million to Settle Legal Dispute (IHE, 7/5/2019)
• Much Ado About Iboga (IHE, 7/3/2019)
• Punishing Alleged Violations of Tenure, Academic Freedom and Governance (IHE, 6/17/2019)
• Allegations of Different Tenure Standards (IHE, 6/17/2019)
• Does This Research Have an Agenda? (IHE, 6/3/2019)
• ‘Cracks in the Ivory Tower’ (IHE, 5/24/2019)
• Last-Minute Tenure Threat (IHE, 5/17/2019)
• $25 Million Defamation Lawsuit in Rankings Dispute (IHE, 5/6/2019)
• Forced to Fail Students? (IHE, 4/22/ 2019)
• Tensions Grow in Australia Over Western Civ Courses (IHE, 4/18/2019)
• Faculty Salaries Stay Flat (IHE, 4/10/2019)
• Psychiatry Prof Says He Was Demoted Over Comments on Transgender Kids (IHE, 4/1/2019)
• Coercion of Grads, and Now IP Theft? (IHE, 3/4/2019)
• Professor Under Fire for Comments on Killing Cops (IHE, 2/28/2019)
• Professor Sues University to Block Records Release (IHE, 1/8/2019)
2018
• Did Rice Scholar Assist in Banned Research? 11/27/2018 (IHE)
• Student Charged in Violent Threats To Professor 8/10/2018 (IHE)
• Managing Your Reputation in a Time of Cultural Shift 8/7/2018 (IHE)
• The Professor Who Hacked Her President’s Email 7/23/2018 (IHE)
• Bias Against Jews Covered by Title VII, Judge Rules 7/18/2018 (IHE)
• Accreditors Eye Temple 7/11/2018 (IHE)
• Lies, Damned Lies and Rankings 7/10/2018 (IHE)
• Supreme Court Rules Against Public-Sector Unions 6/28/2018 (IHE)
• USC President Will Step Down 5/29/2018 (IHE)
• Southern Cal Professors Want President Ousted 5/23/2018 (IHE)
• Cornell Violated Federal Labor Laws in Grad Student ... 5/18/2018 (IHE)
• Kentucky Professor Could Be Fired Over Book Sales to Students 5/18/2018 (IHE)
• Strip Speech 5/14/2018 (IHE)
• Appeals Court Sides with Cornell in Tenure Dispute 5/11/2018 (IHE)
• The Duty to Prevent Suicide 5/8/2018 (IHE)
• Explosive lawsuit against (Christian)University President 5/2/2018 (IHE)
• Brokaw Withdraws from Commencement Speech 4/30/2018 (IHE)
• Students Sue Colorado State Over Accreditation 4/26/2018 (IHE)
• ’Suspect’ Calfironia University Shut Down 4/23/2018 (IHE)
• President Resigns After Discrimination Complaint 4/10/2018 (IHE)
• Presidents Back Free Speech 4/10/2018 (IHE)
• Harrassment, Humiliation and Sexism Ignored for Years 4/9/2018 (IHE)
• Artisitc Expression or Harassment? 4/6/2018 (IHE)
• Controversial Professor Will Return To Teaching 4/5/2018 (IHE)
• Professors Targeted In Iranian Cyberattack 3/26/2018 (IHE)
• Harvard Professor Placed on Leave 3/5/2018 (IHE)
• When Students Harass Professors 3/5/2018 (IHE)
• Punishment for President Over Unwanted Hugs 3/1/2018 (IHE)
• Creating an Inclusive Classroom 2/27/2018 (IHE)
• Anti-Semitic Incidents on Campus Up 89% 2/27/2018 (IHE)
• Lawrence Krauss Accused of Harassing Women 2/26/2018 (IHE)
• Who Gets Shouted Down on Campus? 2/26/2018 (IHE)
• Woody Allen & Academic Freedom 2/26/2018 (IHE)
• Spokeswoman Who Criticized ‘Reverse Racism’ Resigns 2/23/2018 (IHE)
• Email Crime and Punishment 2/22/2018 (IHE)
• Forgiveness, Sin, Civility & Sexual Harassment 2/20/2018 (IHE)
• Education Department No Longer Pursuing Bathroom Complaints from Transgender Students 2/12/2018 (IHE)
• Student Accused of Sexual Assault Wins Big in Court 2/13/2018 (IHE)
• Updates on White Nationalists on Campus 2/12/2018 (IHE)
• The N-Word in the Classroom 2/12/2018 (IHE)
• Title IX Win for the Accused 2/12/2018 (IHE)
• When One Student Acts Out, All Could be Punished 2/9/2018 (IHE)
• Ten Woman Accuse Northwestern Professor 2/8/2018 (IHE)
• Professor Charged with Harassment Sues William and Mary 2/7/2018 (IHE)
• Main Suspends Second Professor 2/5/2018 (IHE)
• Caltech Harasser Finds New Home in Finland 2/5/2018 (IHE)
• Prominent Oxfor Professor Charged with Rape 2/5/2018 (IHE)
• Are Admissions Gatekeepers Diverse Enough? 2/5/2018 (IHE)
• White Supremacists, In Person on Campus 2/5/2018 (IHE)
• Liberal Indoctrination? Not So Much 2/5/2018 (IHE)
• The Death of College Free-Speech Zones 2/2/2018 (IHE)
• No More ‘Good Samaritan’ 2/2/2018 (IHE)
• High Share of Tule Women Sexually Assaulted 2/1/2018 (IHE)
• Adrian College Professor Accused of Abuse Resigns 2/1/2018 (IHE)
• Surge in Campus Propaganda from White Supremacists 2/1/2018 (IHE)
• U Wiscon Campuses Investigated Nearly 100 Sex Miscond Cases Involving Employ Since 2014 1/31/2018 (IHE)
• Rutgers Suspends Adjunct Over Assault Conviction 1/31/2018 (IHE)
• Scholar’s Defend Stanford Professor Receiving Threats 1/3/2018 (IHE)
• ‘Decolonizing’ A Journal' 1/31/2018 (IHE)
• 3 Problematic Campus Cultures 1/30/2018 (IHE)
• A College’s List of Alleged Rapists 1/30/2018 (IHE)
• Civil Rights Gorups Sue DeVos Over Title IX Policies 1/26/2018 (IHE)
• Demystifying the Diversity Statement 1/25/2018 (IHE)
• When a Field’s Reputation Preceds It 1/25/2018 (IHE)
• Student Pleads Guilty in Standardized-Test Fraud Case 1/24/2018 (IHE)
• The Pressure on Provists 1/24/2018 (IHE)
• Kicked out for Racism 1/23/2018 (IHE)
• New Bid to Overhaul College Admissions 1/22/2018 (IHE)
• House Comm. Request GAO Report on Sexual Harassment by Fed Funded Researchers 1/19/2018 (IHE)
• Promises of Swift, Radical Change 1/19/2018 (IHE)
• Gender Bia, By the Numbers 1/18/2018 (IHE)
• Title IX Failures 1/19/2018 (IHE)
• Department of Education Publishes List of Ative Civil Rights Investigations 1/18, 2018 (IHE)
• Catholic University Calls Off Gay Art Exhibit 1/18/208 (IHE)
• The Evolution of the ‘Monkey Cage’ 1/18/2018 (IHE)
• Possible Rules for Athletes with History of Sexual Violence 1/18/2010 (IHE)
• Digging into a President's Past 1/18/2018 (IHE)
• One Strike is Enough 1/5/2018 (IHE)
2017
• Few Details Emerge in Sexual Miscounduct Investigation of 3 Dartmouth Professors 11/1/2017 (CHE)
• When Professors Cross Lines 11/1/2017 (IHE)
• Hacked from the Inside 11/1/2017 (IHE)
• Pennsylvania Court Rejection Catholic College’s Appeal 10/30/2017 (IHE)
• Sociology’s ‘Mic Drop’ Moment, 10/12/2017 (IHE)
• A Public Domain Primer for Graduate Students, 10/9/2017 (IHE)
• Columbia Sued Over Alleged Harassment, 10/4/2017 (IHE)
• Supreme Court Case is Threat to Public Unions 9/29./2017 (IHE)
• Virginia Tech Professor Arrested, Charged with Fraud, 9/28/2017 (IHE)
• Court Finds Due Process Denied in Sex Assault Case, 9/26/2017 (IHE)
• Threats to Universities Worldwide 9/26/2017 (IHE)
• Online Abroad, and Beyond Title IX’s Reach? 9/20/2017 (IHE)
• DeVos to Replace Obama-Era Sexual Assault Guidelines 9/8/2017 (IHE)
• Newsworthy? 9/30/2017 (IHE)
• Feds Ask Court to Delay Title IX Case, 8/14, 2017 (IHE)
• Mattress Protest and Its Aftermath 7/24/2017 (IHE)
• BYU-Idaho Fires Adjunct for Pro-LGBT Post 7/19/2017 (IHE)
• Correcting the Record 7/19/2017 (IHE)
• Trinity Clears Threatened Professor 7/17/2017 (IHE)
• Devos Hints at Changes in Title IX Enforcement 7/14, 2017 (IHE)
• Texas Professors’ Campus Carry Suit Thrown Out 7/10/2017 (IHE)
• Florida Sued for Failure to Match Donations 7/7/2017 (IHE)
• Flip Flop on Church State 7/3/2017 (IHE)
• Supreme Court Partially Reinstates Travel Ban 7/27, 2017 (IHE)
• Court Sides with...Professor Who Says She Was Fired For Being White 6/8/2017 (IHE)
• $1.43 Million Wake-Up Call 5/8/2017 (IHE)
• Setting a Limit on Academic Freedom 5/5/2017 (IHE)
• Suicide and Title IX 5/2/2017 (IHE)
• Professor Accused of Providing Drugs to Students 5/1/2017 (IHE)
• Free Speech, Safety and the Constitution 4/21/2017 (IHE)
• Is Change Ahead for Title IX 4/20/2107 (IHE)
• "Berkeley Settles Suits With Law Dean…” 4/15/2017 (CHE)
• Loan Forgiveness Uncertainty 4/5/2017 (IHE)
• Pregnant, Single, Fired 3/23/2017 (IHE)
• Reverse Course on Firing Employee Who Supported Trumps Travel Ban 3/162017 (CHE)
• Chicago State Settles 4.3 -Million Whistle-Blower Lawsuit 3/9/2017 (CHE)
• Transgender Protections Withdrawn 2/23/2017 (IHE)
• Court Denies Regent of U of Texas Full Access to Admissions Records 1/272017 (CHE)
• Protecting Student Privacy, or Reputation? 1/25/2017 (IHE)
• Judge Sides with U of Kentucky in Fight Over Openess & Privacy 1/24/2017 (CHE)
• ‘Tentative’ Ruling Backs Coeducation at Deep Springs 1/20/2017 (IHE)
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sues Nation’s Largest Student Loan... 1/18/2017 (CHE)
• Idaho State Settles Sex-Harrassment Suit for $170,000 1/16/2017 (CHE)
• Court Sides With Drug Legalization Group in Speech Dispute 2/14/2017 (IHE)
• Court Rejects Order Forcing Parents to Pay Tuition 2/13/2017 (IHE)
• Sacred Heart U. Apologizes for Saying Wrong Man Was a Rape Suspect 1/11/2017 (CHE)
• Compassion is No Substitute for Competence 1/10/2017 (IHE)
• Chicago State U. Steeles Whistle-Blower’s Lawsuit for $1.3 Million 1/4/2017 (CHE)
• New Jersey University Has State Immunity, U.S. Court Rules 1/3/2017 (IHE)
• Big Legal Win for Climate Scientist 1/3/2917 (IHE)
2016
• US Court Reinstates Ban on College’s Mandatory Drug Tests of Students 12/22/2016 (CHE)
• Baylor Settles Over Gang Rape by Football Players 11/23/2017 (IHE)
• Yale to Pay $3 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Murder of Student in Lab 11/22/2016 (CHE)
• Appeal Court Ruling on Trinity Western U is a Game Changer 11/14/2016 (Vancouver Sun)
• Court Reinstates False Claims Suit Against For-Profit College 10/20/2016 (IHE)
• Owner of Defunct For-Profit Charged with Illegal Closing 10/20/2016 (IHE)
• Former Law Dean Accused of Harrassment Sues Berkeley 9/15/2016 (IHE)
• 3 Universities Sued Over Monitoring of Retirement Plans 8/10/2016 (IHE)
• What the Future Holds for the Federal Crackdown on Campus Sexual Assault 8/1/2016 (CHE)
• Roadblock for Louisille Overhaul 8/1/2016 (IHE)
• Legal Discrimination 8/1/2016 (IHE)
• Title IX Victory for Man Suiing Over Sex Assault Finding 8/1/2016 (IHE)
• Pepperdine Drops Its Title IX Exemption 7/26/2016 (IHE)
• N.C. State Settles Free Speech Lawsuit with Christian Group 7/20/2015 (CHE)
• Public Opposes Affirmative Action 7/8/2016 (IHE)
• 3 Texas Professors Sue to Block Open Carry Law 7/7/2016 (IHE)
• Defamation Suit Against Rolling Stone Tossed 6/29/2016 (CHE)
• Fisher and Democratic Dialogue 6/27/2016 (IHE)
• Something Strange Indeed 6/27/2016 (IHE)
• Professor Will Sue Over Release of Harassment Findings 6/24/2016 (IHE)
• Supreme Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Obama Immigration Plan 6/24/2016 (IHE)
• Supreme Court Frees Colleges 6/24/2016 (CHE)
• Supreme Court Upholds Consideration of Race 6/24/2016 (IHE)
• 5 Lessons to Take From the Fisher Decsion 6/24/2016 (CHE)
• Texas A & M Won’t Fire Professor Who Assualted Wife 6/22/2016 (IHE)
• Arguing for Public Opinion and Not the Justices 6/22/2016 (IHE)
• Stanford U Defends Its Role in Rape Case June 7, 2016 (IHE)
• No Enforcement of Bathroom Law May 31, 2016 (IHE)
• An Issue Beyond Carolina May 24, 2016 (IHE)
• Yale Philosopher Named in Harassment Complaint May 23, 2016 (IHE)
• A Firing With Consequences May 19, 2016 (IHE)
• Professor Clreared and Still Out of a Job May 17, 2016 (IHE)
• Mizzou Expects to Block Future Campout Protests May 17, 2016 (IHE)
• Due Process and Sex Assaults May 17, 2016 (IHE)
• Big Win for Little Sisters May 16, 2016 (WSJ)
• Unanimous Win for the Little Sisters of the Poor at Supreme Court May 16, 2016 (Becket Fund)
• "Berkeley Law Dean, Accussed of Harassment Resigns" March 11, 2016 (IHE)
• Geoff Marcy’s Downfall February 21, 2016 (CHE)
• Why Did UC Fire a Tenured Professor? February 3, 2016 (IHE)
• Chicago Professor Facing Misconduct Charges Quits February 3, 2016 (IHE)
• U. Of Chicago Scientist Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigation February 3, 2016 (CHE)
• “Mizzou Professor Makes Deal to Avoid Prosecution,” February 1, 2016 (IHE)
• Mizzou Professor Makes Deal to Avoid Prosecution 2/1/2016 (IHE)
• "Charges Dropped Against 5 Accused of Rape at William Paterson U" January 30, 2015 (CHE)
• Refereeing Religion? 1/28/2016 (IHE)
• 12 Years in Prison for Professor in Assault Case 1/18/2016 (IHE)
• Loan Guarantor to Ask Supreme Court for Relief 1/4/2015 (IHE)
2015
• Exempt and Secret 12/21/2015 (IHE)
• Fired USC Coach Sues University for Discrimination 12/8/2015 (IHE)
• New Developments in Case of Professor Convicted of Raping Disabled Man 11/10/2015 (IHE)
• Supreme Court Takes Religious Colleges’ Suit on Contraceptives 11/9/2015 (IHE)
• Court Wins for Accused 11/5/2015 (IHE)
• Defending Affirmative Action 11/2/2015 (IHE)
• No Right to Complain 10/30/2015 (IHE)
• U.S. Wins Predatory Lending Lawsuit Against Corinthian 10/20/2015 (IHE)
• Public Colleges and Universities Have No Obligation To Protect Students 10/9/2015 (IHE)
• When Research Becomes Rape (10/5/2015) (IHE)
• No Clear Winner in Court of Appeals Case Involving the NCAA & Athletes 10/1/2016 (IHE)
• 3 Openly Gay Former Coaches Sue the University of Wisconsin at Duluth 9/29/2015 (IHE)
• Anti-Asian Bias Rejected 9/24/2015 (IHE)
• Florida A&M Settles Suit Over Hazing Death 9/21/2015 (IHE)
• Dating the Dean 9/16/2015 (IHE)
• Michigan Settles Suit in Sex Misconduct Case 9/14/2015 (IHE)
• Ban on Banning Words 9/2/2015 (IHE)
• U.S. Find Michigan State’s Sex-Assault Policies Created ‘Hostile Environment 9/1/2015 (CHE)
• Different Conclusions on Sex Assaults 9/1/2015 (IHE) Differing Definitions 9/2/2015 (IHE)
• Sociologist Accused of Serial ‘Self-Plagiarism’ 8/20/2015 (IHE)
• Colleges Under Investigation for Sexual Assault Wonder What Getting it Right... 8/11/2015 (CHE)
• Judge Faults U. for Requiring Student to Prove He Was Innocent of Sexual Mis... 8/10/2015 (CHE)
• Free Speech Trumps Civility 8/7/2015 (IHE)
• Woman Who Alleged Rape by 3 Oregon Athletes Will Get $800,000.00 Settlement 8/4/2015 (CHE)
• Christian College Group Will Consider 2 Institutions’ New Policies on Gay Faculty 7/29/2015 (IHE)
• Wheaton College (Ill.) Ends Student Health Insurance Over Contraceptive Rule 7.29/2015 (CHE)
• Suicide Tally 7/28/2015 (IHE)
• Wheres the Outrage When Colleges Discriminate Against Students With…? 7/23/2015 (CHE)
• How A New Report May Hasten the End of Racial Preferences in Admissions 7/23/2015 (CHE)
• 7 Myths About Campus Diversity 7/21/2015 (CHE)
• A Weaker ‘Yeshiva’ 7/21/2015 (IHE)
• Breakthrough for Gay Christian Professors 7/21/2015 (IHE)
• When Activism is Worth the Risk 7/20/2015 (CHE)
• A Liberal-Arts College Intervenes to Diversity Its Faculty 7/20/2015 (CHE)
• Dating Violence Poses Unique Questions for Colleges 7/20/2015 (CHE)
• Roommate Tiff, Title IX dispute: The General Counsel Sees It All 7/19/2015 (CHE)
• U of Minnesota Delays ‘Affirmative Consent’ 7/9/2015 (IHE)
• After Obergefell 7/7/2015 (IHE)
• Lawsuit: Illinois Women’s Basketball Created Racially Hostile Environment 7/2/2015 (IHE)
• Canceling Clery? 7/2/2015 (IHE)
• (Legal) Threat to Faculty Unions. 7/1/2015 (IHE)
• Jury Rejects Liberal Bias Claim in Hiring at Iowa Law School 6/30/2015 (CHE)
• Full Text of Supreme Court Decision on Gay Marriage 6/29/2015 (Politico)
• Clash of Title IX and Academic Freedom 6/3/2015 (CHE)
• My Title IX Inquisition 6/1/2015 (CHE)
• Profs Face Long Odds in Court Battles Over Free Speech 5/21/2015 (CHE)
• Election “Research” by Stanford & Dartmouth Found Illegal in Montana 5/13/2015 (CHE)
• Libel lawsuit Dismissed Regarding Slavery Comments 5/13/2015 (CHE)
• Religion Laws Quickly Fall Into Retreat in Indiana and Arkansas 4/2/2015 (NYT)
• Weinstein Restrained 3/20/2015 (AFA)
• Oregon Files Counterclaim Against Student Suing Over Sexual Assault Case 2/24/2015 (IHE)
• Student Accused of Sex Assault Cites ‘Fifty Shades’ 2/24/2015 (IHE)
• U. of Oregon Seeks Dismissal 2/23/2015 (CHE)
• U. of Colorado to Pay Suspended Male Student $15,000 to Settle Title IX Suit 2/23/2015 (CHE)
• Northwestern U. Sued by Man Freed from Prison 2/18/2015 (CHE)
• Proposed Law in Kansas Would Strip Professors of Titles in Opinion Articles 2/6/2015 (CHE)
• Former Professor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding 2/6/2015 (CHE)
• Judge Throws Out Philosophy Professor's Lawsuit 2/6/2015 (CHE)
• Why College Presidents Don’t Fear the NLRB 2/5/2015 (CHE)
• Charges Dropped Against 5 Accused of Rape 1/30/2015 (CHE)
• Free Speech Alleged to Be Anti-Gay 1/26/2015 (IHE)
• Alleging Notre Dame Violated Public Records Law 1/23/2015 (IHE)
• Illegal Mandatory Leave? 1/20/2015 (IHE)
• CSU, Pueblo Sued for Alleged First Amendment Violations 1/19/2015 (IHE)
• U of Missouri Wins in Fight to Withhold Teacher-Prep Syllabi 1/15/2015 (CHE)
2014
• Ruling on Unionization at Private Schools (including religious schools) 12/22/2014 (IHE)
• Judge Dismisses Family’s Lawsuit in Death of Fraternity Pledge 12/13/2014 (CHE)
• Texas University Settles with Ousted Employee 12/2/2014 (CHE)
• Settlement on Free-Speech Lawsuit 11/5/2014 (CHE)
• Crusade Against the Constitution 9/19/2014 (WSJ)
• Defending Abortion Rights 8/25/2014 (IHE)
• US Offers Accommodation to Religious Colleges 8/25/2014 (CHE)
• Waging Lonely Battle for a Law School 7/28/2014 (CHE)
• UW Protestor Injunction Needs Refinement 7/17/2014 (Madison.com)
• Appeals Court Grants New Trial to Prof 7/16/2014 (IHE)
• A Win for Affirmative Action 7/16/2014 (IHE)
• Use of Race in Admissions Can Stand 7/15/2014 (CHE)
• Not the First Exemption 7/15/2014 (IHE)
• Ruling on Transgender Suit 7/15/2014 (CHE)
• Freedom of Religion or Free to Discriminate 7/14/2014 (IHE)
• Christian College Use of Town Hall Discontinued 7/11/2014 (CHE)
• S.C. Sides With Christian College... 7/7/2014 (CHE)
• Religious College Exemption 7/7/2014 (IHE)
• Lawsuits Over Restrictions on Speech 6/24/2014 (CHE)
• Suits Over Speech (7/2/2014) (IHE)
• A Win for Free Speech 6/23/2014 (IHE)
• Key Win for Free Speech 6/1/9/2014 (ADF)
• Applicant & God at CC of Baltimore County 4/24/2014 (IHE)
• Status Quo on State Bans of Affirmative Action 4/23/2014 (IHE)
• Supreme Court Upholds Ban Racial Preferences in College Admissions 4/22/2014 (CHE)
• Judge Orders Promotion to Prof Who Won Anti-Bias Lawsuit 4/9/2014 (CHE)
• Prof Prevails on Promotion Denial 3/21/2014 (CHE)
• Retaliation Claim Vindicated 3/21/2014 (IHE)
• Purdue & Donor Reach Agreement over Controversial Plaque 3/10/2014 (CHE)
• Johns Hopkins U. Plans Its First Policy on Academic Freedom 3/10/2014 (CHE)
• No Right to Preach 3/10/2014 (IHE)
• Payne V. University of Southern Mississippi et al
• Garcetti v. Ceballos (04-473) 2006 (Relevant to Payne v. University of Southern Mississippi)
2013
• Utah “Sister Wives” Ruling 12/16/2014 (CNN Justice)
• District Court Ruling Weakens Polygamy Laws in Utah 12/14/2014 (New York Times)
• Court Upholds Dismissal of Professors’ Lawsuit 12/2/2013 (Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Supreme Court Affirmative Action 10/21/2013 (The Huffington Post)
• Justices Ask Sharp Questions 10/15/2013 (Detroit Free Press)
• Justices Take Up Affirmative Action 10/15/2013 (Politico)
• Justices Appear Inclined to Uphold Affirmative Action Ban 10/15/2013 (Chicago Tribune)
• Supreme Court Takes on Affirmative Action in Michigan Ban Case (U.S. News - NBC)
• The Supreme Court Returns to Affirmative Action in Michigan Case 10/15/2013 (NPR)
• Supreme Court Tackles New Affirmative Action Case 10/15/2013 (CNN)
• The Michigan Experiment 10/14/2013 (Slate)
• Fisher v. Texas: Where the Justices Stood 10/28/2013 (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Not Quite An End to Affirmative Action 6/25/2013 (Inside Higher Ed)
• Supreme Court Makes Narrow AA Ruing to Start Blockbuster Week 6/25/2012 (PBS)
• Justices Step up Scrutiny of Race in College Entry 6/24/2013 (The New York Times)
• Supreme Court Sidesteps Big Ruling on Texas Affirmative Action 6/24/2013 (CNN)
• Supreme Court Ruling Encourages Supporters & Opponents of AA (US News - NBC)
• Supreme Court Raises Bar for AA in College Admissions 10/24/2013 (US News - NBC)
• Between the Lines of the Affirmative Action Opinion 1/24/2013 (The New York Times)
• Supreme Court Issues Narrow AA Ruling 10/24/2013 (The Los Angeles Times)
• Reaction to SC Ruling AA in College Admissions 10/24/2013 (The Washington Post)
• Hiring and Firing Bytes: Supreme Court Edition 6/25/2013 (Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Affirmative Action: Did the Court Punt or Not? 6/25/2013 (nInside Higher Education)
• Workplace Retaliation Case Before Supreme Court 4/13/2013 (Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Final Loss for Ward Churchhill 4/2/2013 (Insider Higher Education)
• Why Was FAU Student Suspended? 3/29/2013 (Inside Higher Education)
• Another Affirmative Action Case 3/26/2013 (Insider Higher Education)
2012
• Blackballed Prof Gets Day in Court
2011
• Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Counseling Rules
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Stanford’s Bid to Assert Control of Inventions
• 9th Circuit Court: University Can Force Christian Groups Open to Non-Christian Members
• Michigan Attorney General Weighs In On Student Dismissal
• UC Davis & Definition of “Religious Discrimination
• Religion Financed With Student Fees
• Judge Rejects Professors’ Bid to Stop Prayer Luncheon at Air Force Academy
• Brief for UW, Madison Appeal Case
• Funding at U. of Wisconsin, Madison
• Suing to Block Prayer Speaker at AFA
• Astronomer Sues University of Kentucky
2010
• CLS’ Federal Appeal Tossed Out
• U.S. Appeals Court Throws Out Suit Over Religious Speech
• Decision on Dismissed Biology Adjunct
• Possible Legal (and other) Action on Catholic Adjunct
• Lawsuit Filed Over Counseling Requirement
• CLS Loss a Loss for Everyone?
• Ruling Unlikely to End Litigation
• New Venue for Anti-Bias Debate
• Court Ruling Martinez vs CLS.pdf
• Court Ruling on Creationism Ban: Comer_v_TEA_FifthCircuit.pdf
• Faculty Speech Rights Rejected
• First Amendment in Classroom
• First Amendment and Promotion for Christian prof
Section 3: Sites to Mine:
• Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance
Other Non-Legal, but Useful Informational Studies of Academic Life and Values:
• The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
• Pew Report: The Legal Status of Religious Organizations in Civil Lawsuits
• “How Religious are America’s College & University Professors?”
• “Religious Beliefs & Behaviors of College Faculty”
Court Watch - An Introduction For Christian Professors
“Congress shall make no law...prohibiting the free exercise thereof [religion]…”
Below are links to many diverse legal matters (including some indirectly related), and venues that we think may have general relevance to academics, and some of particular interest to Christian faculty. Included are relatively current events, special reports, sites to mine, and to round things out, studies of university professor’s attitudes.
This is necessarily incomplete and informational only and should not be construed as legal advice. For specific questions, you should consult a qualified attorney.
It’s also useful to keep in mind that while legal cases strongly shape the ambiance of collegial relations, they are not the only thing. There is also the sociology of ideas to consider.
Sections:
1) "ACI Special Reports”
2) ”Selected...in the New’s”
3) “Sites to Mine"
Section 1: ACI Special Reports:
• Special Report on Incidents at University of Colorado, Boulder Philosophy Department
• Special Report on Vanderbilt Non-Discrimination Events