May 13, 2026•1 min read•from Inside Higher Ed

Rutgers Faculty Split Over Decision to Disinvite Commencement Speaker

Part of a statement from the Rutgers University faculty senate condemning Dean Alberto Cuitiño over a picture of the campus engineering building. "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Rutgers University Senate finds Dean Alberto Cuitiño’s handling of this matter to have been one-sided, opaque, and harmful to students, faculty, alumni, and the reputation of Rutgers University;" is in large text.

Emma Whitford Wed, 05/13/2026 - 03:00 AM

The ongoing fight is complete with all the trappings of a campus divided over free speech—petitions, student rallies, faculty meetings, backchannel discussions and administrators’ attempts to quash it all.

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