Way, Martin Center] Prescribed first-year programs do much to bend the assumptions surrounding what can be safely said [John Tierney, City Journal] Artists’ intent was to challenge Confederate imagery, but some students were offended, so down it went [Inside Higher Ed: Scott Jaschik and Emily Chamlee-Wright and Sarah Skwire] Speech First, recently formed nonprofit group, sues University of Texas over speech policies [Phil Prazan, KXAN, Washington Examiner: Lauren Cooley and Grant… [read post]

Congratulations to them, and to all this week’s contestants.Honorable Mention: Lauren Harden and Jarrad Aguirre (Santa Clara) Carmen Woo and Darren Wan (Stanford, Wachtell) Jennifer Wang and Austin Ozawa (2, Columbia, Cravath, Gibson, Latham) Kathleen Eagan, Matthew Murray (Harvard, Simpson Thacher) Brooke Cashman and Thomas Bollyky (Stanford, GW) Rachel Altfest and Michael Maimin (2, Columbia, Chicago)The Rest: Hannah Sholl, Ralph Wolf (2, Berkeley, Fordham, Paul Weiss) Adelya… [read post]