As Michael Barone wrote in NRO: “American colleges and universities, long thought to be the glory of the nation, are in more than a little trouble. I’ve written before of their shameful practices — the…
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University of South Carolina Wrongly Suspends Student for Racism
The University of South Carolina has suspended a student, apparently for writing the N-word on a white board in a study room on campus, revealed in a photo that was posted online: This controversy has…
Scott Walker’s Mainstream Higher Ed Reform
When Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker unveiled his higher education reforms for the state university system, the reaction from that quarter was predictably negative. Yet and still, Governor Walker’s proposals are remarkably similar to several that…
On Constitution Day, FIRE Mails First Amendment Warning to More Than 300 Colleges
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17, 2014—In a national certified mailing sent today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) warns the leaders of more than 300 of our nation’s largest and most prestigious public colleges and…
211 College Campuses Rally for Constitution Week
211 College Campuses Rally for “Constitution Week”Thousands of YAL students prepare for a BIG week ahead WASHINGTON, DC — All this week, September 15-19, 211 Young Americans for Liberty campus chapters will rally thousands of students across…
FIRE Files Four Lawsuits
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) announced today that it is coordinating the filing of lawsuits against four universities as part of its new Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project. The project goal…
Diversity Training Dog Whistle
George Washington University is mandating diversity training for campus groups.
Under FIRE
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education’s “Guide to Free Speech on Campus” is a welcome tool for any student or faculty member who is living in the ever-so tense and sensitive world of a college or university campus.
Academic Bureaucracy in Motion
If colleges and universities look hopelessly bureaucratic from the outside, the view from inside is even worse.
Academic Freedom For Who?
Left-wing radicals throughout history have at least one thing in common: They like to claim that their own freedom of speech is endangered while endangering the first amendment rights of others.