Faculty at Boston University protested after administrators removed pride flags from campus windows, prompting criticism from faculty governance leaders and calls for clearer free‑expression policies. The episode escalates tensions on campus over symbolic displays and administrative decisions affecting faculty and student expression. Separately, the University of Arizona president refused to sign a traditional shared‑governance memorandum, underscoring an ongoing political fight in the state over faculty roles in institutional decisions. Both episodes signal rising pressure on campus leadership to clarify governance practices, free‑speech policies and the role of faculty in institutional decision‑making.