It seems very one-sided, where some accused a Louisiana State professor of using language that constituted sexual harassment (she was fired last year) while a Kent State professor still has his job while being investigated…
Topic: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Nearly Half of Colleges Restrict Free Speech, Report Finds
That’s disturbing, but not surprising, considering all the news that has hit the headlines over the past couple years on college professors and administrators restricting free speech.
Free Speech Under Siege in America
A dangerous trend in America…will we be left with any free speech if the left-wing speech code fanatics have their way? Good take by our friend George Leef.
University of Oregon Discriminates against Pro-Gun Rights Poker Tournament
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) released a press release detailing this action by the student government in Eugene, Oregon.
American Academia’s War on Due Process
We are still, for the most part, a nation of laws, except on college campuses. At the Heritage Foundation recently, Samantha Harris, director of policy research at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE),…
Maryland College Student Can’t Start a Conservative Club since There isn’t a Non-Conservative Club
The College Fix has the latest on this: Moriah DeMartino’s uphill climb was covered by Campus Reform last month and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education this week. The Maryland school’s justification goes…
Victory for Free Speech at Dixie State University
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) just won another case for free speech on college campuses, this time against Dixie State University’s censorship of flyers.
University of Toledo Adopts Free Speech Policy after Censoring Protesters
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) reported this victory for free speech at the University of Toledo.
Colleges Still Have Strict Free Speech Codes
The College Fix reported on a recent Foundation for Individual Rights in Education report: According to the foundation’s report, “Spotlight on Speech Codes 2015: The State of Free Speech on Our Nation’s Campuses,” nearly 55…
Colleges Micromanaging Free Speech
Back in the day, when bosses and CEOs got a little too attentive to detail, we would wryly note that they were “micromanaging.” Today, students actually want university administrators to micromanage free speech, putting the…