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Tag: Institutional Neutrality

0 Education Politics

Encouraging Debate, Not Settling It

Sapir · 3 Apr

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier of Vanderbilt University elaborates on his vision of nurturing a campus atmosphere steeped in free speech and reasonable debate, amid a growing loss of confidence in higher education.

0 Education Politics

Encouraging Debate, Not Settling It

Sapir · 1 Nov 2024

Daniel Diermeier, Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, discusses his commitment to fostering a campus culture rooted in inquiry and reason, amid growing disenchantment with higher education in the U.S. Diermeier emphasizes the importance of free speech, institutional neutrality, and reasoned debate to counteract perceived ideological drift in universities, particularly in light of political tensions and calls for universities to take a stand on controversial issues.

0 Education Politics

The debate over institutional neutrality on college campuses

Haley Cohen in Jewish Insider · 5 Sep 2024

Universities, including Cornell and Johns Hopkins, are adopting policies of institutional neutrality, refraining from official stances on contentious issues unless they directly impact the campus.

0 Israel Politics

Pro-Palestine group at Harvard organizes student referendum on Israel divestment

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 11 Apr 2024

A pro-Palestine group at Harvard is organizing a student referendum proposing the university's divestment from institutions associated with Israel, citing opposition to Israel's actions in Palestine and Gaza.