Faculty and academic integrity issues intersected with AI adoption and campus climate concerns in two separate developments. A San José State University professor, Sang Hea Kil, announced she is suing the California State University system after she was fired over pro-Palestinian activism. Kil alleges retaliation and civil-rights violations including claims tied to the First Amendment, describing a “gross violation” of rights after a reinstatement order from an arbitrator. At Brown University, a professor changed an exam format to reduce stress after a campus mass shooting and then encountered the largest known AI-assisted cheating scandal in the Ivy League. The grading process identified patterns consistent with ChatGPT-generated answers appearing across dozens of student submissions, prompting institutional consequences for academic integrity. The two stories underscore how universities are being tested simultaneously on free-expression rights and on assessment practices in classrooms where AI tools are widely available.