The president of the University of Houston, Shane Smith, removed the 50-day suspension and instead, student body vice president Rohini Sethi agreed to impose self-punishment to avoid being removed from her student government office. The…
Topic: free speech
Why did the RNC and DNC Conventions Suppress Free Speech?
An intriguing read over at the libertarian outlet Reason on the suppression of the First Amendment by the two major parties at their conventions the past two weeks: The freedom of speech issues arose when…
GOP Platform Slams Liberal Indoctrination on College Campuses
Wait, the GOP has a backbone? The Republican Party’s official 2016 platform includes several promising planks related to higher education, including reduced federal subsidies and enhanced speech protections. Within the 66 pages of the GOP…
Beware of the Left’s Insidious War on Free Speech
A great read over at Reason: Americans are so focused on the outrageous presidential candidacy of Donald Trump, we’ve largely missed one of the biggest political stories of 2016: the left’s fearsome tactics to suppress its…
Rhode Island State Legislature Doesn’t Vote on Bill to Protect Student Journalists from Censorship
From the College Fix: The Legislature failed to act on a bill that would protect them from reprisal, whether or not their publications are school-funded, before its session ended, the Student Press Law Center reported.
DePaul says No to Any Future Visit by Controversial Speaker
The university is worried that a future visit and speech by Milo Yiannopoulos would spark protests that could rage out of control, so he is disinvited from their campus.
Rise of So-Called ‘Bias Response Teams’ Leads to Criticism
Reporting biases are quelling free speech, and students are becoming increasingly unhappy. In the past year, American colleges and universities have experienced a proliferation of “bias response teams,” outlets for student complaints about unfair bias…
College Republicans See Suspension Overturned at Cal-Irvine after Outcry
After being suspended for hosting a controversial speaker, University of California-Irvine’s College Republicans had it overturned after public outcry.
CUNY is Looking at Free Speech Zones
Apparently, CUNY wants to restrict free speech by imposing free speech zones. That sounds illegal and unconstitutional.
Gettysburg Claims They Encourage Free Speech, but Create Bias Response Team
In response to pro-life posters that illustrated the number of abortions in the black community, the small liberal arts college condemned the posters (an expression of free speech) and affirmed free speech with some new policies.