UC Berkeley suspended a lecturer for the spring semester without pay after officials concluded he used class time for pro‑Palestinian advocacy and violated campus policy by directing students to his hunger-strike website. The lecturer denies wrongdoing and plans to appeal, calling the timing politically motivated. Meanwhile, a federal judge restored SEVIS status for Tufts Ph.D. student Rümeysa Öztürk, who had been detained and barred from teaching after being swept up in immigration enforcement actions tied to pro‑Palestinian expression. The injunction allowed her to resume teaching and research as courts examine the legality of the record termination. Campus leaders must navigate conflicting legal rulings, federal immigration enforcement, and free-speech protections — a landscape that will continue to drive litigation and administrative scrutiny across research universities and teaching hospitals.