INSTITUTIONAL NEUTRALITY

Barnard implements 'Partisan Political Campaign and Lobbying Policy' following institutional neutrality policy

Barnard College, an official college of Columbia University in New York City, has implemented a new 'Partisan Polit…

By Gabriela Dimova '26
Nov 12, 2024

Yale becomes latest university to adopt institutional neutrality policy

The president accepted the Committee on Institutional Voice’s recommendation that Yale’s leaders ‘should refrain fr…

By Elad Vaida
Nov 1, 2024

Yale profs slam institutional neutrality, warn against 'profound attacks' on CRT and gender studies

Two Yale University professors have come out against what they say is the latest threat on their campus: institutio…

By Campus Reform
Oct 29, 2024

Brown reinforces 'Public Statements Policy' after voting against divestment from Israel

In the wake of a vote against divesting from Israel, the Corporation of Brown University reinforced that the school…

By Campus Reform
Oct 28, 2024

UMich latest university to adopt institutional neutrality

‘We must open the way for our individual faculty’s expertise, intelligence, scholarship and wisdom to inform our st…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Oct 21, 2024

5 universities that adopted 'institutional neutrality' in 2024

Following a year of disruptive campus protests, schools increasingly refrain from taking sides on controversial iss…

By Campus Reform
Sep 30, 2024

Wesleyan president accuses Harvard of 'cowardice' for neutrality policy, says school is afraid of upsetting Trump

Wesleyan President Michael Roth has accused Harvard University of 'cowardice' for adopting institutional neutrality…

By Payton Kleidon '25
Sep 24, 2024

UMich committee urges institutional neutrality, shows that leftist views ‘dominate the conversation’

Official university pronouncements on controversial matters ‘[suggest] that those who disagree are unwelcome,’ the …

By Patrick McDonald '26
Sep 20, 2024

UPenn adopts official institutional neutrality following turbulent period of anti-Israel protests

‘It is not the role of the institution to render opinions—doing so risks suppressing the creativity and academic fr…

By Mary Stevens '25
Sep 18, 2024

Washington State University implements institutional neutrality policy

Washington State University announced it has instituted a policy of institutional neutrality and will not comment o…

By Adam Sabes
Sep 14, 2024

University of Texas adopts policy to prohibit official involvement in controversial hot-button issues

‘Institutions should not, in their official capacity, issue or express positions on issues of the day, however appe…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Aug 29, 2024