Gov. Josh Shapiro, declaring that the system is broken, plans to place most schools under the same system and lower tuition for low- and middle-income students.

What hope is there for an institution where nobody can be fired for promoting antisemitism and other stupid and wicked ideas?

The University of California is considering a policy to limit “personal or collective opinions” on department websites. Some say it violates academic freedom. University of California professors and board members are divided over a controversial proposal to ban departments and campus centers from making statements containing their “personal or collective opinions” via “official channels of communication.” Those include “the main landing pages” of individual schools, departments, centers and other campus entities.

The university has encouraged vigorous debate for generations of its students. But the Israel-Hamas war poses new challenges.