Vassar College senior Ryan Mazurkiewicz reflects on censorship versus discomfort in the classroom.
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A painting of Mary and Jesus, featuring a Jesus that resembles George Floyd, was stolen—twice—from the Catholic University of America. Many students don’t want it back on campus.
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April 20, 2022
Drawing on her experiences as seemingly the only atheist in her undergraduate theology and philosophy classes, Mairead Carr writes about how we need to rethink the issue of censorship in college.
December 16, 2021
A painting of Mary and Jesus, featuring a Jesus that resembles George Floyd, was stolen—twice—from the Catholic University of America. Many students don’t want it back on campus.
March 1, 2019
University removed a student's satire website on race relations -- and restored it only after faced with legal pressure.
January 4, 2019
Students at Notre Dame have launched a campaign that has inspired others around the country to ask their institutions to block explicit content.
December 6, 2018
Students at Columbia University interrupted routine of former Saturday Night Live writer they invited to perform at a cultural event after deeming his jokes too offensive.
December 3, 2018
A Princeton a cappella group won't sing "Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid after complaints that its performance made audience members uncomfortable.
April 20, 2018
A James Madison administrator told a student that talking with reporters about her case could violate university policies, a message that has been heavily criticized among civil liberties advocates.
November 2, 2017
University of Oregon officials offer to pardon students who drowned out the president's speech last month if they meet with administrators.
October 16, 2017
Participants agree that campuses must be places for all views to be expressed. But some academic leaders also see this as time to change the narrative on higher education and to challenge the idea of students as “snowflakes.”