Trinity College: College Investigates Pro-Palestinian Chalkboard Messages

On November 7, 2025, a series of messages on classroom chalkboards at Trinity College were purportedly written by members of the Students and Faculty for Justice in Palestine. The messages, read, “Trinity is suppressing freedom of assembly,” “Disclose Divest Protest,” “Trinity Invests in Genocide,” “You are on stolen land,” and “Free Palestine.” Later that evening, Trinity President Daniel Lugo announced an investigation into the messages on the grounds of disruption, intimidation, and harassment, and claiming Trinity policies “prohibit political activism within academic settings[.]” On December 2, FIRE wrote Trinity, explaining the messages were not disruptive, harassment, or intimidation, and there cannot be a blanket ban on political speech in the classroom.