The College Fix

Articles by Matthew Xiao

About the Author

Matthew Xiao

College Fix contributor Matthew Xiao recently graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts in economics and mathematics. He is currently working as a news writer at The Daily Caller and will be interning at The American Spectator. His writings have also been published in the Washington Examiner, Cornell Review and other publications.

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  Academic Honesty Free Speech Some Harvard scholars demand return to academic freedom, free speech on campus

  Matthew Xiao - Cornell University •January 8, 2024

  ‘Harvard is a vastly less tolerant place than it was when I arrived in 1998.'

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  Free Speech Renowned scholars sign declaration launching global free speech movement

  Matthew Xiao - Cornell University •November 29, 2023

  'It is only through free speech that we can denounce violations of our rights and fight for new freedoms.'

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  Anti-Semitism GOP legislators send letters to Ivy League campuses denouncing their rising antisemitism

  Matthew Xiao - Cornell University •November 14, 2023

  'Calls into question the leadership and values of your institution.'

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  Healthcare U. Maryland drops COVID policy that booted students from campus

  Matthew Xiao - Cornell University •November 8, 2023

  Under the recently revised policy, students who test positive for COVID are allowed to quarantine in their dorms.

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  Bias Legal Biden administration targets largest Christian university in U.S., fines it $37.7M

  Matthew Xiao - Cornell University •November 2, 2023

  'Coordinating efforts to unjustly target GCU in what appears to be retaliation for the university filing an ongoing lawsuit against ED regarding its nonprofit status.'

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  Legal Cornell will pay $3 million to reimburse students over COVID restrictions

  Matthew Xiao - Cornell University •October 26, 2023

  Each eligible student will likely get no more than $100.