A law professor used the “n-word” in class as a part of teaching about constitutional law and the freedom of speech, and was criticized for it by students. The university stood behind him because it is free speech.
Topic: First Amendment
College Abandons ‘Free Speech Zone’ Policy after Settling Lawsuit
A community college in Los Angeles, California, agreed to disband its ‘free speech zones’ after a two-year lawsuit was settled.
Thanksgiving & The First Amendment
Here’s a fascinating bit of history: Thanksgiving and the first amendment are practically twins, passed within 24 hours of each other.
Texas Christian University Unhappy with Conservative Commentator over ‘Rape Culture’ Q&A
A conservative commentator on YouTube, Steven Crowder, upset Texas Christian University administrators over his most recent “Change My Mind” tour on whether “rape culture” exists. Crowder filmed it on a public sidewalk in front of the university.
Progressive Free Speech?
Free speech absolutists are getting nearly impossible to find on campuses, at least among the Left that dominates universities.
First Amendment Failures At Columbia
Few at Columbia University would object if you called them the best and the brightest, yet they are no more incandescent than the rest of the public when it comes to enumerating their first amendment freedoms.
Judge Rules Oregon High School Violated First Amendment Rights of Student over Trump Wall T-Shirt
A judge ruled in favor of a high school student and against an Oregon high school for censoring his pro-Trump t-shirt.
University of Mary Washington Administrators Axe Printing Budget for Student Newspaper, Get Reasons Mixed Up
The Blue and Gray Press, the student newspaper for the University of Mary Washington, saw its printing budget axed by the school administration over alleged environmental concerns, which starkly contrasted with previous statements by administrators on their reporting standards.
Law School Prof: Conservatives Exploit Free Speech
But he never entertains the possibility that the education that not only colleges but high schools and universities offer has deteriorated to such an extent that only conservatives know what the First Amendment does.
Time for Conservatives to Deconstruct Academia
In fact, the academy is no longer a haven for First Amendment absolutists, if it ever was.
Faculty Lounge
University of Washington-Tacoma Professors Developing a Social Media Tool to Detect Anti-Immigrant Tweets
University of Michigan Course on the Far Right includes Trump
University of New Mexico Campus Safety Proposals Includes Building a Fence
Young Democratic Socialist Student Chapter at Texas State Celebrated Its Non-Straight Board Members
UNC Board of Governor Criticized by Professors due to Commencement Speech Remark on Diamond Rings
Black Lives Matter Exposed
Book Review
Why Angela Davis Should Remember the Jonestown Massacre
Not that anyone should forget but the revolutionary radical turned credentialed academic has a special reason to remember the mass suicide/homicide that occurred 40 years ago in the country of Guyana on November 18, 1978.
Coming to a university near you
Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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