Two separate campus controversies this week underscored rising tensions over speech and discipline. Harvard quietly opened an inquiry into students who recorded former president Larry Summers discussing Jeffrey Epstein during a class, with the university signaling possible disciplinary action for those who captured and distributed classroom material. In Utah, the state higher‑education commissioner publicly reprimanded Weber State University after it canceled events and circulated lists of prohibited words under an anti‑DEI law, calling the campus response “overly cautious” and contrary to free‑speech aims. These incidents highlight a fraught operational space for campus leaders balancing open debate, safety, legal compliance and academic norms.