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More than a dozen college presidents are taking part in a new campaign called "Campus Call for Free Expression" to bolster free speech on their campuses. The campaign is the most-recent indication of college presidents’ increasingly forceful defense of free-speech principles. 

At the same time, many presidents have become cautious in recent years about tackling hot-button issues for fear of blowback. Others have been notably quiet as state governments take heavier hands in matters typically left up to academics.

After all of the twists and turns of the last three years, federal student loan borrowers are experiencing a bit of fatigue and confusion as their payments are set to resume in October.

The string of extensions—eight since the pause was first introduced in 2020—has left some in disbelief that the moratorium is finally coming to an end, while others are overwhelmed by their options and the prospects of adding another bill to their budget.