When should universities speak up – or shut up? A principled default of reticence, paired with clear criteria for instances when speaking out, is essential and offers a credible and sustainable path for universities, says Steven G. Poskanzer

When should a university speak up, or shut up? Steven Poskanzer of @carleton.edu offers his take on this question, advocating for a nuanced approach: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/when-... #highered #neutrality #institutionalneutrality

Why Universities Can’t Be Neutral After the Oct. 7 attacks, campus groups pressured trustees to adopt policies enforcing ‘institutional neutrality’. But it is an elusive and illusory goal.

A very insightful piece on the missions of #universities, and how this necessarily negates #institutionalneutrality. Hundreds more articles on campus environments are available on my website, drmatthewweed.com

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A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.

#InstitutionalNeutrality must be based on more than “if a paper is good it gets an A”
What makes it good if basic claims about humanity upon which it rests are dead wrong.
A #whitenationalist (also anti-semite) won an award for a law school paper #promotingracism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...

Opinion: UBC's Palestine Exception — how re-interpreting the University Act enabled a lawsuit The University Act was never intended to compel “institutional neutrality.” It was the Bacon administration that helped cultivate and disseminate a “perverse interpretation” of the statute, paving the...

Great article about the danger's and creation of the narrative of "university neutrality" #academicfreedom, #PalestineException #institutionalneutrality
ubyssey.ca/opinion/ubc-...

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#HigherEd
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#AcademicFreedom

Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show embodied cheerful "neutrality," soothing America during uncertain times. But this "neutrality" also shaped emotional norms, demanding control over expressions of discomfort. 🎭📺 #InstitutionalNeutrality

Weird. The first post-election communication to UC Berkeley alums, parents, and friends is about an (admittedly v cool) earthquake app. Metaphor?
#institutionalneutrality

#USUniversities #academicfreedom #InstitutionalNeutrality