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: free speech
Dorm Censorship Policy Nixed at University of Michigan
Censoring dorm hall content is no longer an issue at the University of Michigan, which had planned to implement the censorship policy until recently.
‘Mean’ Speech Policy Backfires at Montana Western
‘Mean’ speech at Montana Western could’ve led to discipline, but after public outcry, the university reversed the ‘mean’ speech policy.
South Dakota Board of Regents to Implement Free Speech Policies
South Dakota’s Board of Regents encouraged universities to have more intellectual diversity, which is an encouraging sign in higher education.
University of North Alabama has Unwritten Rule for Professors: Don’t Talk to the Media Without Permission
The University of North Alabama has an unwritten media interview policy for professors: Don’t do an interview without prior approval by the administration.
Will America Ban Hate Speech?
Do the people who want to ban hate speech actually hate speech?
Free Speech Zone Still Exists at Texas Woman’s University
Texas Woman’s University, a public university located in Denton, Texas, will not back down from its policy to have “free speech zones” on its campus.
Arizona State University Adopts Free Speech Principles Outlined at University of Chicago
Arizona State University has adopted the free speech principles outlined by the University of Chicago, which caused uproar among students and academics because it aims to respect all perspectives and opinions.
Ball State University Agreement Boosts Pro-Life Student Group’s Efforts to Help Pregnant Students
Ball State University agreed to fund a pro-life student group and paid $12,000 in legal fees after the pro-life student group pointed out that it was being excluded from official club status due to religious discrimination.
‘Jesus Loves You’ Notes Barred from Wisconsin School
A Wisconsin technical school was unhappy one of its students passed out valentines notes saying things such as “Jesus loves you,” and stopped the student from passing them out. Now, the student is suing the school to change its restrictions on free speech.
Faculty Lounge
Ex-New Yorker Reporter, who Resigned after Fact Check Controversy, Slated to Teach at NYU’s Journalism School
University of California Fellow Took Issue with Free Speech Center Censorship
Anonymous Criticism in Media could lead to Discipline at Private Catholic University in Ohio
University of Maryland Students Vote to Create Full-Time Illegal Immigrant Academic Advisor
CUNY Department Believes ‘Whiteness’ is a Problem in their English Program
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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