Upside Down Stanford | The University of Austin
Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American Universities
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🗓️ 13 May 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
For the last decade at least, the question of free speech has been the defining issue of American higher education. One school set out to tackle those problems head on, but appears to have lost its way in the process, struggling to define itself even before opening its doors.
Read Evan's piece: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/01/16/civil-war-university-of-austin-bari-weiss-00729688
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| 0:00.0 | From the trusted team behind 48 hours, welcome to case-by-case. |
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| 0:08.7 | Nick Ryder remains in custody without bail. |
| 0:11.0 | Luigi Mangione accused of stalking and gunning down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. |
| 0:16.0 | From high-profile trials and stunning evidence to major breaks in cold cases. |
| 0:22.2 | We'll follow it all case by case. |
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| 0:31.8 | At Yale University, a faculty member is yelled at by students. |
| 0:37.4 | It is not about creating an intellectual fee. |
| 0:39.3 | It is not. |
| 0:40.3 | Do you understand that? |
| 0:41.3 | It's about creating a home here. |
| 0:43.3 | The reason, his wife, also a Yale instructor, |
| 0:47.3 | had suggested students should be free to wear any Halloween costume they choose, |
| 0:52.3 | even if slightly offensive. A month later, the teacher resigns. |
| 0:59.2 | For at least the last decade, the question of free speech has been the defining issue of American |
| 1:04.6 | higher education. The 2010s are now talked about as a time where the so-called woke left had a kind |
| 1:10.5 | of stranglehold on college campuses. |
| 1:12.6 | Right-wing speakers got disinvited, in some cases even threatened. |
| 1:16.6 | Professors were quote-unquote canceled. |
| 1:18.6 | Students and activists decided what kinds of ideas were welcome or unwelcome on their campuses. |
| 1:24.6 | And now the right is doing their own version of censorship and quote-unquote cancel culture, |
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