Nicole Neilly of Speech First called out Syracuse University in a recent letter to its chancellor, for its lack of "action" to "match its commitments"…

The University of Michigan IT department’s “Words Matter Task Force” published a list of words that “are, or can be construed to be, racist, sexist, o…

Georgia State Representative Josh Bonner spoke with Campus Reform to discuss prefiling the Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act.

In an interview with MSNBC, the Columbia Journalism School dean said that freedom of speech is being “weaponized.”

The Department of Education unveiled an email "Free Speech Hotline" in an event attended by Campus Reform Correspondent and Syracuse University studen…

A free speech lawsuit against the University of Texas Austin has been brought back after an appeals judge overturned the lawsuit's dismissal.

Stanford professor David Palumbo-Liu, a co-founder of the “Campus Antifascist Network” in 2017, will help lead the university’s “Committee on Campus C…

Speech First started a petition aimed at getting Syracuse University to reverse changes to its Code of Student Conduct.

A free speech organization is calling on private universities to uphold their commitments to students regarding free expression.

The student government is responsible for allocating the student fees that all Georgia Tech students must pay.

The Department of Education also announced protections for religious student organizations.

Shapiro, Young America’s Foundation, and Students for a Conservative Voice filed a free speech lawsuit against UMN, which the school won.

Fellow members of the Student Senate removed him from his leadership position.

Campus Reform sat down with Vice President Mike Pence's Chief of Staff, Marc Short.

Princeton’s administration affirmed its support of free expression in a statement and in an op-ed penned by the university’s president.

The legislation would also force private universities to be more transparent with their free speech policies.

The letter was successful in its goal of prompting the university to change its rules in accordance with the First Amendment.

The lawsuit asks the court to remove the current executives from office and for ASU to absorb all court-related fees

President Zimmer wrote that "Douglas does not deserve to be honored on our campus."

In addition, the letter also demands a committee to monitor and discipline “racist behaviors, incidents, research, and publication," causing freedom o…

Speech First recently launched a petition program to encourage private schools to keep their promises to preserve free speech.

Both foundations have joined forces by co-writing an open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg urging him to enact pro-free-expression policies cons…

A similar policy under scrutiny by the organization prohibits emails that “insult” others.

HB 2238 is designed to hold public universities in Arizona accountable for more discussions on campuses.

Although the university framed it as "guidance" and not as a directive, the experts say it could nonetheless "chill" free speech.

A free speech rights organization has won its battle against Iowa State University.

The group is supporting a bill that will protect freedom of association and end speech zones, and speech codes.

The Ohio state senate passed a bill that would ban free speech zones on the state's college campuses.

The organization is concerned about the vagueness of certain clauses, especially one pertaining to pictures and artwork.

The students voted to table the bill.

The editorial came in response to Speech First's lawsuit against the university.

A lawsuit has been filed against Iowa State University for several policies that are allegedly direct threats to its students' First Amendment rights.

LIU Spokesperson, Gordon Tepper went on-the-record in reference to the flyers, “sexist trash” that “speak[] to a disturbed individual.”

CLC allegedly adopted free speech training for professors and advisors mere days after the incident.

The group alleges the school "stood by" while the student government rejected students' request to form a new conservative student group.

An annual study by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education estimated that millions of students on dozens of campuses are denied free speech.

The announcement of the portal was packaged with an announcement of a "free speech" website, where students can go to learn more about their First Ame…

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education is now calling on the university to lift the ban, claiming that it has a legal obligation to do so.

According to FIRE, Ohio university is attempting to keep members of sororities and fraternities from speaking to one another.

Five organizations have signed an amicus brief in support of an appeal of a ruling not to hear a case over “unconstitutional” policies at the Universi…

The action comes amid a lawsuit against the college challenging the constitutionality of the Bias Response Team.

Free speech watchdog Speech First filed the lawsuit in May 2018.

The lawmaker said that universities should be promoting free speech and civilized debate.

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud recently reaffirmed the school's commitment to free speech, saying students should be allowed to say thing…

A new state law preceded the University of Texas removing its free speech zones.

In 2003, Western Illinois University promised to do away with its “free speech area” policy, noting that free speech ideals should apply to all of cam…

Free Speech organization Speech First has launched a unique social media campaign to encourage students to share instances of free speech both being p…

State public schools will no longer be able to discriminate against “any student or student organization” based on viewpoint or ideology.

Pence also touted President Donald Trump's actions on campus free speech.

Democrat presidential candidate and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock recently vetoed a campus free speech bill.

The governor said he was "assured" that public universities in the state embraced free speech.

Students attending University of Colorado schools will receive a letter extolling the system's commitment to free expression.

Blackburn, who has introduced a campus free speech resolution in the U.S. senate, spoke on a variety of topics, from Confucius Institutes to mandatory…

This, despite multiple documented instances of alleged discrimination against conservative students in recent months.

Rep. Matt Fridy, who sponsored the original bill, was called a "white supremacist" for supporting it.

The governor recorded himself signing the bill, saying that he "shouldn't have to do it."

Professors at the University of Arkansas have filed a lawsuit against the college for changes to its tenure policy.

A campus free speech resolution hit the Senate floor.

But Speech First plans to appeal....

The sponsor of the legislation, Rep. Matt Fridy, spoke with Campus Reform about his bill.

The senator told Campus Reform that while the left used to defend free speech, it now silences free speech.

While the governor said that campus leaders assured him that their schools embrace the First Amendment, Campus Reform coverage paints a slightly diffe…

The statement comes just months after President Donald Trump signed a campus free speech executive order.

Specifically, the report reveals how students feel about "hate speech," and whether it should be protected under the First Amendment.

Campus Reform Correspondent Director Emma Meshell says the recent story of how a Pennsylvania lawmaker berated an elderly outside a Planned Parenthood…

Conservative students at Transylvania University say they were asked by administrators to stop tabling.

George Washington University's student government passed a resolution condemning acts of vandalism against a conservative group.

The governor's comments came around the same time that 11 presidents of Florida's state universities heeded his call.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott questioned whether Texas State University should continue to receive funding after that school's student government attempted t…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece, Alveda King, suggested that her late uncle would have supported Trump's free speech executive order.

Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) introduced a resolution in Congress calling on colleges to protect free speech.

Republican governors in two states have signed campus free speech bills into law in the last two days.

The order comes after conservative Hayden Williams got punched on UC Berkeley's campus.

Campus Reform's Cabot Phillips said on The Story Thursday night that Trump's executive order will bring accountability to colleges and universities.

A number of students said that offensive or hateful speech crosses a line.

After video of a conservative activist getting punched in the face at the University of California-Berkeley went viral, President Donald Trump vowed t…

Phillips' reasoning is that "when you only hear one worldview, your ability to defend that view is greatly diminished."

A bill that would ban free speech zones and prohibit viewpoint discrimination on college campuses is now heading to the governor's desk in Iowa.

"Free speech zones" could soon be OFF LIMITS for public universities in South Dakota.

A bill that would ban "free speech zones" on Kentucky campuses has passed a state House committee.

Leadership Institute Field Representative Hayden Williams joined Fox & Friends Sunday to discuss President Donald Trump's intention to sign a new exec…

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he intends to sign a new executive order.

Two courts have ruled in USC's favor, but Duke University and Arizona State University want the case to go to the Supreme Court.

Despite the ruling, however, the students are still facing punishment by the school.

Shawnee State University professor Nicholas Meriwether declined to refer to a transgender student as a female, instead choosing to call the student “s…

Speech First President Nicole Neily joined Fox News' Tucker Carlson recently to discuss the basis for her case.

The policies come after emails between state senators and the Board during the summer.

Western Carolina University and the University of North Carolina-Pembroke recently received "green light" free speech ratings from free speech nonprof…

One question attempts to gauge the BOR’s thoughts on possible policy additions, such as a chair in Conservative Thought and Policy.

Nonprofit free speech advocacy organizations, however, are urging the university to proceed with caution.

Schreiner University's new "Free Speech Policy" is raising concerns among First Amendment advocates, who warn that the policy's "vague" wording could …

UMich, however, insists that "there is nothing in university policy that inhibits students from expressing their views on any topic."

Gov. Nathan Deal made Georgia the ninth state in the country to pass campus free speech legislation last week, signing a bill that outlaws "free speec…

The dean of the CUNY School of Law is speaking out in defense of student protesters who heckled a conservative speaker on campus recently, saying the …

Students at CUNY School of Law heckled a professor as he tried to give a lecture on "The Importance of Free Speech," calling him a "racist" and a "whi…

Ashlyn Hoggard claims that she was issued a criminal trespass warning for trying to recruit students to join her TPUSA chapter because she was outside…

A representative of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, however, noted that classrooms are not considered "traditional public forums," …

Several state representatives in Michigan are backing a resolution that would amend the state's Constitution to give the State Legislature oversight o…

The bill, which has garnered the support of multiple First Amendment non-profits, also includes a "Cause of Action" mandate, which would allow people …

The bill, introduced by Republican State Senator Amy Sinclair, would eliminate "free speech zones" on public campuses while allowing student groups to…

Provisions eliminating "free speech zones," limiting the heckler's veto, and allowing First Amendment lawsuits against universities have all been inco…

The letter declares that Benson's support for free speech is "explicitly dangerous to...marginalized people," arguing that free speech only benefits t…

Six South Dakota State University student senators are protesting a resolution denouncing a bill in the state legislature intended to protect free spe…

HB 1073, introduced Friday, would not only prevent administrators from restricting lawful expression, but would also require schools to submit an annu…

The sponsor, State Sen. Steve Halloran, has been a vocal critic of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since August, when several professors were filme…

The bill, filed in mid-December by two Republican lawmakers, would require schools to allow anyone to engage in expressive activities on any outdoor a…

A group representing 23 institutions of higher learning in San Antonio penned an open letter earlier this month declaring that "hate speech" and "inap…

The Faculty Assembly, however, complained that the policy goes beyond the bare minimum required under state law with regard to punishing those who dis…

The protesters were heckled by audience members upset at being denied the chance to hear the lecture, with one telling the activists that "no one came…

Public health professor Gregory Thatcher was caught on video urging his students to scrub away the chalkings, insisting at the time that he had a Firs…

The instruction follows the recent shut-down of a state representative's speaking event at Texas Southern University by student protesters, during whi…

An "OFFICIAL STATEMENT" has been issued in defense of the University of California-Santa Cruz students who were recently arrested for disrupting a Col…

The President of the University of California, Santa Cruz College Democrats club is facing backlash for standing up for her College Republican counter…

Faculty members and administrators at the University of Florida are struggling to come to grips with the public school's First Amendment obligations a…

The editorial was written in response to a policy adopted recently by the University of Wisconsin system’s Board of Regents that imposes punishments o…

The provision is among the more controversial elements of model legislation crafted by the Goldwater Institute, and is intended to eliminate the so-ca…

According to the brief, “the college’s speech policies were not content-neutral, established an impermissible heckler’s veto, and were not narrowly ta…

A leader of the UC-Berkeley Black Student Union recently penned an op-ed claiming that black students feel "violated" by the school's support for free…

A University of California, Berkeley professor recently called Ben Shapiro a “racist, sexist, misogynist jerk” who poses a “threat” to the campus comm…

Universities are regulating what students may say, when and where they can say it, and even who will speak for them.

East Carolina University became the latest "green light" campus in recognition of its controversial decision to allow conservative commentator Tomi La…

So far, the Harvard College Open Campus Initiative has already invited two controversial conservatives, Charles Murray and Jordan Peterson, but plans …

The students claim that "a firm commitment to free expression" does not require the school to host Lewandowski, but in fact obliges the community to r…

A school official later explained that even government entities like the Army Reserve have to submit a form two weeks in advance in order to use one o…

The vandals claimed that "freedom of speech" entitled them to tear down the "offensive" posters.

Several dozen students and local community members gathered at Clemson University Friday afternoon to protest against the administration for not allow…

Clemson University administrator Shawn Jones demanded that a local man who was praying with students leave campus last Thursday because he was not in …

A new policy proposal by The City University of New York would limit free speech to designated areas of campus, even as other schools around the count…

According to a Duke University task force, Yik Yak creates an unsafe atmosphere for students on campus due to the “rampant hateful comments” on the an…

“Events this week... should remind us all of the importance of the absolute fidelity to our shared values,” Daniels wrote in the statement.

The Director of Student Involvement encouraged students to use a “State not Hate” stencil which has been made available to the Wolfpack student body.

Zach Traynor claims restricting ‘hate speech’ in America would never progress to the censorship seen in other authoritarian regimes, such as China.

Commissioner Michael Yaki argued that free speech restrictions were necessary because adolescent and young adult brains process information differentl…

Christian Parks, an evangelical student at Thomas Nelson Community College, was stopped by campus police on two separate occasions from preaching in a…