Melissa Click, an assistant mass media communications professor at the University of Missouri, is currently suspended for assaulting a student journalist during a protest and calling for “muscle” to push the journalist out of the…
Topic: free speech
Free Speech Zones Strike Again: Auburn Requires Permit for Free Speech
Some students from the Young Americans for Liberty chapter at Auburn University were told by an administrator that they would need a permit to express their views in public, which was actually the focus of…
Williams College President Disinvites Speaker due to Views
John Derbyshire is a controversial figure, apparently, and so the Williams College president felt he had to shut it down. Photo by SERSeanCrane
Melissa Click Issues a Statement after Body Camera Footage Released
Academic freedom is at stake, suspended Professor Melissa Click said in a statement.
Campus Police at Texas Scraps Citation for Preacher who Offended Students
It is a country of free speech, anyways. Their excuse? The officer who wrote the citation was being trained, so it was a rookie mistake. Photo by 50%ChanceofRain
Melissa Click will try to Keep Her Job after Suspension
Melissa Click spoke in public for the first time this week: Melissa Click, who was suspended for her involvement in a student protest at the University of Missouri (Mizzou), spoke to the public for the…
Scholars Address Academic Freedom in Wake of Protests
The National Association of Scholars (NAS) on the issue to clarify what is going on at college campuses. Photo by Me2 (Me Too)
Georgetown Stops Students from Passing Out Bernie Sanders Materials
Georgetown University administrators claimed that their non-profit status could be in jeopardy if campaign material were allowed to be passed out on their campus. Sounds somewhat reasonable, but several rights groups criticize this typical maneuver by the Ivory…
Duke Grad Student: Defending Free Speech = White Supremacy
Uh, sorry, but that is not true. Free speech is a constitutional right.
Melissa Click Suspended after Assault Charge
The confrontational communications professor, who works at the University of Missouri, was charged with assault after trying to get ‘muscle’ to kick out a student journalist.