The school, citing safety, had said no to an event planned on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by a chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, but a judge’s ruling last week allowed it to go ahead.
The sentences in Timothy Piazza’s hazing death follow a trend of fraternity members facing prison time for such incidents. His parents seek federal oversight next.
A review of 2024 legislation shows more bills attempting to attack classroom learning indirectly and couch censorship in uncontroversial language. The number of proposed bills aiming to censor what college and K-12 instructors can teach has declined since 2023—but more insidious legislation that indirectly impacts what professors can teach, including by weakening tenure and faculty governance, has become more common.