Adjunct professor Lisa Durden was fired from Essex County College, but not for the reasons that the college claimed.
Topic: First Amendment
Colleges Struggle to Reconcile First Amendment and Public Safety
After the Charlottesville, Virginia protests that resulted in the death of a counter-protester, college administrators are afraid of how to handle controversial speakers on their campuses in 2018.
“Hate Speech” Not Covered By First Amendment
Some of us become First Amendment absolutists after decades of watching attempts by both the political right and left to find exceptions to it.
Student Government Pressured to Reverse Decision on Conservative Student Group Application
The University of Virginia administration pressured the student government to withdraw their objections to a conservative group mission statement in order to approve their application.
States Reaffirm First Amendment on Campus
And intellectuals in and out of academia don’t like it.
Judith Butler Questions Absolute Free Speech
It doesn’t seem to occur to her that there’s a reason it is the First Amendment.
University of Maryland Students Unhappy about Administration’s Rejection of Hate Symbol Ban
University of Maryland students were unhappy after the administration rejected ban on hate symbols, when the administration cited First Amendment protections for their decision.
Knight Institute Silent on First Amendment after Protests Shut Down Speaker
The Knight Institute, an alleged pro-First Amendment group, is not speaking out during efforts to apparently silence Columbia University’s College Republicans. Knight Institute is located at Columbia University.
Louisiana Governor Vetoed Campus Free Speech Bill, Called It ‘Overly Burdensome’
Louisiana’s governor, John Bel Edwards, said that signing a free speech bill for college campuses would be “overly burdensome.”
Report: 38% of American Colleges have Bias Response Teams that Focus on Speech
Per the Foundation of Individual Rights in Education (known as FIRE), bias response teams are oppressing free speech across college campuses in America. From their report description: Throughout 2016, FIRE surveyed bias reporting systems at…