This sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen at Kutztown University: The Students for Life chapter had written the messages in celebration of National Pro-Life Chalk Day, but officials cleaned them up and claimed they were “just…
Topic: free speech
‘Bracket of Shame’ Tracks Colleges with Poor Free Speech Policies
Apparently, there are enough colleges and universities to sort through who has the worst policy regarding the freedom of speech via a basketball bracket concept that is popular during March college basketball: Most probably don’t…
The Real Lessons of Middlebury College
The American Spectator had a special report on the Middlebury College debate disruption by students and non-students, pointing out that the war on free speech and ideas has been ongoing for years within academia and on college…
Is a Conservative Professor at UCLA being Targeted by His Department?
The ongoing saga at UCLA continues, where conservative professor Keith Fink saw his free speech course have its enrollment capped at a lower number than before (down to 180 from 200 students) and limits on how…
University Presidents Refuse to Sign ‘Intellectual Freedom Commitment’
Several university presidents have said that they won’t sign an “intellectual freedom commitment” proposed by the president of the National Association of Scholars, Peter Wood: In November 2015, as racial protests engulfed the University of…
Why Shouting Down Speakers is Absolutely Wrong
At the Academe Blog, John K. Wilson writes about why shouting down speakers is absolutely wrong because it continues to polarize the country and it plays into the Right’s hands: Shouting down speakers, such as…
Wimpy Professors are the Culprits
From The Unz Review: No matter how you slice or dice it, today’s universities, particularly in the humanities and social sciences, are intellectual wastelands often more committed to propagating the Leftist faith than knowledge. The…
Berkeley Students to Hold Event on Milo and the Freedom of Speech
After the riots and damages at Cal-Berkeley and the discussions about free speech at Berkeley, the Students for Liberty and Cal Libertarians will hold an event to discuss free speech and its importance this coming…
Middlebury’s Muddled Mission
Academia today abounds in ironies, although, more often than not, the irony is lost on the denizens of academe itself. By now, the mobbing of conservative scholar Charles Murray at Middlebury College in Vermont has…
Alumna: Violent Protests at Middlebury College should not Repress Free Speech
An alumna of Middlebury College, Jean Card, recently wrote an op-ed blasting the protesters for oppressing free speech during their violent protest of guest speaker Charles Murray: First, discipline for the thugs – who flagrantly…