Global, State, and Local News of Interest to Faculty-Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression in the Gaza War and Anti-Science Eras

Florida bill proposes ‘specified oath’ for teachers – Mainstreet Daily News

Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech – New York Times

FAU places a third professor on administrative leave over Charlie Kirk social media posts – Palm Beach Post

Retired UF law professor loses emeritus status after Charlie Kirk Facebook post – Florida Phoenix

Texas A&M fires instructor involved in viral video on gender teachings – Washington Post

‘Academic freedom is essential’: Tulane scientist resigns, claiming university censorship – The Tulance Hullabaloo

Global concerns rising about erosion of academic freedom – Harvard Gazette

The Two-Word Phrase Unleashing Chaos at the NIH – The Atlantic

How the Education Department is using civil rights laws to bring schools to heel – NPR

UC warns Trump funding cuts could impact entire 10-campus system: ‘The risks are very real’ – Los Angeles Times

U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants’ social media for antisemitism–NPR

A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech has reached college classrooms –- AP

U.S. colleges revise rules on free speech in hopes of containing anti-war demonstrations –- NBC News

Trump cuts to basic science, medical studies will hurt everyone, researchers say – USA Today

UF cancels academic symposium on Israeli war in Gaza –- WUFT

Why Did the U. of Florida Back Away From a Symposium on the War in Gaza at the Last Minute? –- Chronicle of Higher Education