FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression): “Institutional Neutrality is the idea that colleges and universities should not, as institutions, take positions on social and political issues unless those issues ‘threaten the very mission of the university and its values of free inquiry.’ Instead, these discussions should be left to students and faculty.” The complete list of twenty schools is here (from FIRE), and commentary about the situation at UPENN here (from Inside Higher Education).
NEWS BRIEFS: University of Pennsylvania Most Recent University to Adopt “Institutional Neutrality”
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