The observed rise in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents has reshaped how some schools are approaching free speech amid pressure from students and faculty.
A passer-by walks through a gate to the Harvard University campus, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. Colleges around the country are facing lawsuits and investigations from federal agencies for alleged failings to protect students from threatening speech and behavior after the war between Israel and Hamas sparked an increase in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents.has reshaped how some schools are approaching free speech amid pressure from students, faculty and donors.
What role the schools play in protecting students and free speech has also come into the spotlight more as more incidents continued to pop up. Legally, free speech receives wide protections with narrow exceptions like violence, intimidation or incitement. Students feeling endangered on campus has brought on lawsuits and investigations from federal agencies as administrators try to get a handle on the problem.at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who filed in federal court last week with charges of the premier institution of failing to take any action to stop the “spreading wildfire of antisemitism” on its campus.
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