Weird. The first post-election communication to UC Berkeley alums, parents, and friends is about an (admittedly v cool) earthquake app. Metaphor?
#institutionalneutrality
#institutionalneutrality
November 13, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Weird. The first post-election communication to UC Berkeley alums, parents, and friends is about an (admittedly v cool) earthquake app. Metaphor?
#institutionalneutrality
#institutionalneutrality
#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...
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...
A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
#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...
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...
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
January 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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
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
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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.
www.wsj.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Great article about the danger's and creation of the narrative of "university neutrality" #academicfreedom, #PalestineException #institutionalneutrality
ubyssey.ca/opinion/ubc-...
ubyssey.ca/opinion/ubc-...
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...
ubyssey.ca
June 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Great article about the danger's and creation of the narrative of "university neutrality" #academicfreedom, #PalestineException #institutionalneutrality
ubyssey.ca/opinion/ubc-...
ubyssey.ca/opinion/ubc-...
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
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
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 24, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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
With Harvard's announcement on institutional neutrality, I urge you to read Yale Law's Robert Post's piece on the subject where he also warns "advocacy of institutional neutrality is associated with conservative efforts to cabin institutions of higher education." papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Kalven Report, Institutional Neutrality, and Academic Freedom
There have been many recent demands that universities maintain a policy of strict “institutional neutrality,” meaning that universities should refrain from comm
papers.ssrn.com
May 29, 2024 at 11:19 AM