The university updated its posters and banners policy Thursday, allowing students to hang posters and banners from windows.

But some students at Stanford fear speaking up. "Students are afraid to hang a Palestinian flag out the window of their dorm room, to attend protests, to even speak about Palestine in class ...

There are a few ways to handle unwanted political talk, says Matt Abrahams, a Stanford University lecturer ... Use the 'white flag approach.' The term "white flag approach" was initially coined ...