On Wednesday, Barry University School of Law allowed a Turning Point USA chapter after previously denying one in November, prompting complaints from students and even intervention from the Florida Attorney General on their behalf.
Florida Voice reported that the university cited the chapter’s complaint that Barry was acting “inconsistent with the university’s educational philosophy of reflective dialogue, intellectual humility and respect for human dignity, rooted in its Catholic and Adrian Dominican heritage.”
TPUSA was notified in March that the college was barring a chapter from being formed due to its political nature, despite the sanctioned presence of similarly-focused groups on campus.
“Great to see Barry Law School come around and provide its students with an opportunity to engage with and exchange diverse ideas,” Attorney General James Uthmeier said on X after the university’s decision.
In a letter sent in April, Uthmeier argued against the university, using the rules in its handbook to show the contradictions in their handling of the TPUSA chapter.
“Barry University’s Student Handbook clearly states that the ‘relationship between the student and the University is one of contract’ and that the ‘terms of the contract are stated in the institution’s catalog (bulletin), Student Handbook and other publications. It notes that students have ‘the right to get what is paid for and advertised by the institution.’”
