by Anil Kalhan
In November 2023 the Drexel Law Review organized and convened a wide-ranging, two-day symposium, Knowledge at Risk: Democratic Erosion and the Contemporary Assault on Education and Expertise, that addressed a number of key questions. How should we conceptualize the relationship between the recent attacks on education, knowledge, and academic expertise, on the one hand, and growing concerns about the erosion of democracy, on the other?
16 Drexel L. Rev. 685
by Emily M.S. Houh
Since 2021, legislators and school board members in Ohio have continuously introduced, proposed, or adopted a barrage of measures aimed at restricting what can be taught in K-12 and higher education institutions.
16 Drexel L. Rev. 713
by Antonio L. Ingram II
Legislators in Texas mounted an assault on multiracial democracy when they attacked public higher education throughout the Lone Star State in the 87th legislative session with the introduction of Senate Bills 16, 17 and 18. Together, these bills arguably constituted a tripartite at- tack on the foundation of public higher education in Texas, seeking to curtail certain discussions of race, gender, and sexuality in university classrooms, ban diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and policies, and possibly punish professors who taught accurate racial history or engaged in diversity, equity, and inclusion-based policies.
16 Drexel L. Rev. 751
by Morenike Fajana, Katrina Feldkamp, Allison Scharfstein
The right to access information and freely express oneself is among the cornerstones of our democracy and Black political power. The racial justice uprisings of 2020 saw an expansion of Black political participation and power, as millions of Black Americans and allies protested police murders, advocated for equitable healthcare and economic policies, and demanded more inclusive curricula in schools and universities.
16 Drexel L. Rev. 787
by Dheepa Sundaram
This Article outlines the rising threat to academic freedom from Hindutva (Hindu nationalist) organizations in the United States. The Article explores how the Hindu nationalist playbook in the United States works, the legal strategies they use to target scholars with whom they disagree, how they leverage social justice mechanisms for redress of grievances, and the broader endgame of these tactics.
16 Drexel L. Rev. 837