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Harvard law prof says canceling speaker invites is ‘form of expression’
'A disinvitation is, itself, a form of expression. . . . Just suppose the people doing the inviting have operated i…
By Patrick McDonald '26
Oct 21, 2024
PROF. JENKINS: How you can promote free speech on your campus
The first thing you can do is literally speak up. Sure, be strategic about what you say, when, and where.
By Rob Jenkins
Aug 29, 2024
USF student government forbids student leadership candidates from talking to school paper, potentially violating 1st Amendment
Student Government candidates at the University of South Florida were recently forbidden from speaking to The Oracl…
By Alexia Bianchi '22
Mar 14, 2024
Georgia school’s ‘free speech zone’ policy might be breaking the law, legal group finds: EXCLUSIVE
A legal group has called on a Georgia university to reverse its policy of restricting outside speakers to an inconv…
By Elad Vaida
Mar 12, 2024
REPORT: Emails reveal DHS-backed Stanford initiative censored online speech ahead of 2020 election
By Campus Reform
Nov 8, 2023
WATCH: GIORDANO: ‘Disinformation expert’ at Boston U reflects higher ed trend to censor conservatives
'Unfortunately, though, it’s a broader problem in academia as this semester kicks off,' Giordano said.
By Spencer Dalke
Aug 31, 2023
Riley Gaines calls out California public library for silencing pro-woman student athlete
'This is ridiculous, but not shocking,' wrote Riley Gaines in a response the following day. 'A female athlete silen…
By Spencer Dalke
Aug 29, 2023
PROF ELLWANGER: Anthropology prof loses Twitter account after woke pushback
Dr. Weiss is a professor of anthropology at San Jose State University, where she has become a target of the school’…
By Adam Ellwanger
May 8, 2023
Federal judge progresses student lawsuit on viewpoint discrimination
A federal judge in Illinois last week decided to allow a former graduate student to sue officials at the Southern U…
By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Apr 1, 2023
Sweeping edits to childrens' literature follows DEI trend in higher ed
Reprints of Roald Dahl’s work will replace words such as 'fat,' and 'mothers’ and ‘fathers' with 'enormous' and 'p…
By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Feb 23, 2023
Pro-life speaker gets cancelled just days before event
Because the University of New Mexico is a polling place, the administration ‘didn’t want to risk the integrity of E…
By Georgia Lucas '23
Dec 20, 2022
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover will create ‘unsafe environment,’ editorial board argues
The Pitt News editorial board wrote an op-ed in opposition of Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase.
By Logan Dubil '23
Nov 11, 2022
Kansas City Art Institute reins in campus speech following free speech controversy
A new social media policy at Kansas City Art Institute will prohibit "bullying" and "intentionally or unintentional…
By Abigail Streetman '23
Sep 22, 2022
Florida university restricts speech that creates an 'offensive' campus environment
The University of West Florida Student Code of Conduct provides vague definitions of what constitutes 'harm' to stu…
By Campus Reform
Aug 20, 2022
Florida A&M University pushes policies in tension with free expression
According to Florida A&M University policy, 'activities that are considered offensive to others that do not constit…
By Alexia Bianchi '22
Aug 19, 2022
This is why Amy Wax is under fire for her speech at UPenn Law
Wax is accused of engaging in 'intentional and incessant racist, sexist, xenophobic, and homophobic actions and sta…
By Alexia Bianchi '22
Aug 4, 2022
'Civility be d****d': Professor built technology to go after pro-Trump social media content
University of Michigan associate professor Libbey Hemphill recently urged social media platforms to 'extend beyond …
By John Parker '25
Jun 3, 2022
VIDEO: Protester tears down conservative students' anti-censorship sign
At the University of Florida, TPUSA club members were tabling with the sign 'Prove Me Wrong: CENSORSHIP Always Prec…
By Caitlyn McCoy '24
Mar 18, 2022
JACOBSON: People who hate this country are destroying it
Ophelie Jacobson discusses a professor who provided his speech class with an example assignment filled with expleti…
By Ophelie Jacobson
Oct 3, 2021
UW Madison sued over alleged social media censorship
A former student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is suing after the university allegedly barred her from com…
By Jackson Walker '23
Apr 5, 2021
Amazon sells books by Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, & Karl Marx...but not one by this conservative academic
Amazon has stopped selling a book by conservative academic Ryan T. Anderson.
By Angela Morabito
Feb 22, 2021
These are the words colleges don't want you to say
Amid a nationwide movement to remove statue and symbols in the name of social justice, colleges have begun banni…
By Jezzamine Wolk
Feb 3, 2021
University of Colorado prof favors tougher censorship against ‘misinformation’
A University of Colorado-Boulder professor recently spoke out in favor of Big Tech’s recent acts of censorship.
By Addison Smith
Feb 2, 2021
Profs effectively seek to ban books from Trump admin officials
A handful of professors demanded that publishing companies refuse to work with Trump administration alumni.
By Ben Zeisloft
Jan 21, 2021
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Students admit Twitter double standard when it comes to Trump
With the recent banning of President Donald Trump, Twitter was exposed for what many characterize as hypocrisy for…
By Addison Smith
Jan 20, 2021
Stanford prof is 'not sure we need' 'radical' 'conservative influencers,' like OAN, Newsmax
A Stanford University professor said he's "not sure we need" cable providers to offer "conservative influencers" su…
By Jon Street
Jan 18, 2021
Twitter bans Trump over risk of violence, but these leftist profs get a pass
Twitter permanently banned President Donald Trump due to “risk of further incitement of violence.”
By Jezzamine Wolk
Jan 15, 2021
Ithaca College student newspaper removes op-ed about diversity in GOP
Ithaca College’s student newspaper asked the president of the school’s College Republicans chapter to write an op-e…
By Ben Zeisloft
Dec 22, 2020
NYU publicly shames professor who questioned link between poverty & racism
The author stands by his work and says students shouldn’t be “protected” by statements from administrators.
By Leo Thuman
Sep 17, 2020
UW regents green-light creation of policy punishing speech disruption
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents gave the university system the green light to start writing policy whi…
By Adam Sabes
Oct 24, 2019
Prof develops AI to determine who is spreading ‘misinformation’ online
A research team at the University of California, Santa Barbara is using AI to identify whether social media posts c…
By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jul 31, 2019
University of Minnesota motions to dismiss Shapiro lawsuit
The University of Minnesota filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from the Young America's Foundation, which the cons…
By Adam Sabes
Sep 5, 2018
Schreiner's 'Free Speech Policy' is anything but, FIRE warns
Schreiner University's new "Free Speech Policy" is raising concerns among First Amendment advocates, who warn that …
By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jul 31, 2018
FSU prez defies student vote, agrees to relocate Eppes statue
A 2016 student referendum spearheaded by Students for a Democratic Society was roundly defeated, with over 70% of s…
By Genesis Sanchez
Jul 18, 2018
Workshop urges students, faculty to combat 'Dangerous Speech'
Maricopa Community College is hosting a two-day workshop in October that will teach students and faculty members to…
By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jun 26, 2018
Students accused of ‘cultural appropriation’ for braided hair
The "Cal Poly Student Collective" posted the photo on Facebook, initially claiming that one girl was a sorority mem…
By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jun 6, 2018
Georgia becomes 9th state to pass free speech legislation
Gov. Nathan Deal made Georgia the ninth state in the country to pass campus free speech legislation last week, sign…
By Adam Sabes
May 15, 2018
Miami relents on $7k security fee for Charles Murray event
The University of Miami says it will no longer require a conservative student group to pay a $7,646 security fee fo…
By Adam Sabes
Mar 7, 2018
Iowa bill aims to protect belief-based student groups
Recent, a Christian student group successfully sued the University of Iowa after administrators revoked its status …
By Adam Sabes
Feb 22, 2018
'Hate speech is not free speech,' insist college presidents
A group representing 23 institutions of higher learning in San Antonio penned an open letter earlier this month dec…
By Adam Sabes
Dec 28, 2017
Berkeley law prof slams efforts to ban 'hate speech' at Cornell
Following reports of a student chanting "build a wall" and the alleged assault of a black student, Cornell's studen…
By Kyle Perisic
Nov 27, 2017
Archivists lose track of own emails, blame media outlet
The Society of American Archivists appears to need more practice keeping track of its records after it erroneously …
By Neetu Arnold
Aug 16, 2017
Panelists look to 'decenter whiteness' in university archives
The panel called on archivists to “decenter whiteness by valuing materials produced by people of color and communit…
By Neetu Arnold
Aug 1, 2017
College rejects gun club because NRA opposes gun control
Concordia is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, which maintains a policy of supporting "st…
By Amber Athey
Apr 26, 2017
Fundraiser for vets cancelled at AU for 'appropriating culture'
Sigma Alpha Mu chose the name "Bad(minton) and Boujee" as a play on the popular rap song “Bad and Boujee,” and memb…
By Amber Athey
Apr 18, 2017
Constitution-wielding student sues college over speech policies
The free speech zone, which covers just 0.003 percent of campus, is reportedly the size of approximately three park…
By Amber Athey
Apr 3, 2017
All-star panel examines 'organized neurosis' of PC campuses
The attack on free speech on America’s college campuses was dubbed an “organized neurosis” Tuesday at a panel discu…
By Jackson Richman
Apr 3, 2017
Cornell students: security fees used to silence conservatives
Conservative groups are questioning Cornell University’s commitment to free speech, saying they’ve had to pay signi…
By Amber Athey
Mar 8, 2017
Petition demands CSUF fire lecturer who assaulted conservatives
Anthropology lecturer Eric Canin was suspended after an investigation substantiated charges that he had assaulted a…
By Peter Van Voorhis
Mar 6, 2017
Santa Clara overturns student gov rejection of TPUSA chapter
Santa Clara University has overturned a decision by the Student Senate to block a Turning Point USA chapter on camp…
By Amber Athey
Mar 6, 2017