As the College Fix reported: More than 100 colleges and universities are flouting a deadline given to them by the chairman of a powerful congressional committee, regarding their commitment to freedom of expression. At least…
Topic: free speech
University of Illinois Backtracks from Blocking 9/11 Flag Display by College Republicans
The College Fix reported: In the end, honoring the dead of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks beat the lawn-care needs of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school backed down from its insistence that…
Teacher who Blogged about Her Class Loses Free Speech Case in Court
As the College Fix reported, the teacher did not have good things to say about her students: A teacher at Central Bucks High School East in Pennsylvania cannot sue on free speech grounds after being fired…
Are College Professors Becoming their Own Worst Enemy?
The Academe Blog takes a look at how some college professors have created an unsafe environment for themselves on college campuses.
High School Allows Student to Start Pro-Life Club after Lawsuit Filed
The College Fix reported: A Las Vegas teenager will finally be able to start a pro-life club at her high school, following a short legal battle instigated by the Thomas More Society, a religious-liberty law firm….
Washington State University says Professors Cannot Ban Words Anymore
The College Fix reported the following: After a national uproar over a Washington State professor who threatened to mark down or even fail students who used words such as “illegal aliens,” “tranny,” or referring to…
Federal Education Rules now lead to Free Speech Violations
Federal education regulations paved the way for infringing on our free speech on college campuses.
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…