The Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego began a fellowship program Wednesday to offer full scholarships to students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities who are "committed to creating more peaceful and just societies."
The University of San Diego said Tuesday that a professor accused of using offensive language when referring to people from China in a blog post is protected by the university's academic freedom policy.
The University of San Diego (USD) has ended its investigation into a professor who criticized the Chinese government in a blog post. Campus free speech organization FIRE commented: "Although USD's investigation into Smith should never have begun, FIRE applauds USD for ending the investigation and coming to the correct conclusion: Faculty cannot be punished for protected expression just because some may be offended."