To speak or not to speak: Universities face the Kalven question

Dinah Megibow-Taylor | Fire Newsdesk | July 1, 2025

The 1967 Kalven report by the University of Chicago mostly discourages universities from releasing statements on political matters. This ensures institutional neutrality. The only real exception to this rule is when an institution is being directly attacked or threatened. Such is the reason Harvard and Columbia may have grounds to take official political stances as they are in negotiations and legal battles with the White House.