…Leadership, College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, and Stanford’s Ad Hoc Committee on University Speech. Unfortunately, the obstacles remain extremely formidable and go beyond just creating organizations. Consider the inherent biases…
…speech of campus tour guides. I speak from experience when I state that a conspicuous difference exists between Christ-centered and Christian-founded universities. When I was in high school making the…
…role. We might also worry about the threat of being sent overseas to face trial, as UK officials seek to prosecute hate speech across borders. Similarly, many Americans may wonder…
…Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) Free Speech Rankings. It warned about the lack of absolute free speech at Hillsdale College, a stellar example of academic rigor. Larry Arnn, the President…
…Institute for Liberty, a faculty free speech coalition. When the group posted a chart breaking down KCCD’s spending on segregated classes and programs in the 2021-22 academic year, the school…
…the free speech side,” added Kissel, “is that it gets the balance exactly right between full free speech and conduct that goes beyond the bounds of free expression.” Yet, despite…
…students differently,’ ‘denied them access to professional opportunities,’ or ‘singled them out for special ridicule.’” Thus, her punishment is based solely on her speech. As Wax said, “This is a…
…First Amendment, 77 percent named freedom of speech, but just 40 percent knew that freedom of religion is included, 33 percent named the right to assembly, 28 percent knew freedom…
…everyone. Neither are Christian universities, which necessarily lack some of the free-speech and viewpoint-diversity policies that are valuable on public campuses. If, furthermore, consumers could rely on any single marker…
…Finally, to round out the trifecta of shame, there is the Ivies’ abominable record on free speech. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), recently ranked Harvard dead last…
…speech of any kind on our campus.” Sarah Lawrence also failed to respond to the fact that boycotts are completely antithetical to the school’s mission of a broad liberal education…
…the courts with friendly judges who view free speech as racist—remember critical race theory arose in law schools—it could mark the end of free speech in the U.S. Given that…
…time when campuses are increasingly dominated by restrictive speech codes and “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) mandates, this bill offers a much-needed course correction. If passed in full, this legislation…
University faculty and staff face one of the oldest problems on campus: what free speech means. Our students are entering an extraordinarily polarized world that encourages them to think only…
…a return to merit-based systems. And all authors emphasize free speech and empirical evidence as the keys to real progress in the race conversation. Social Justice versus Social Science isn’t…
…DEI staff, even in states where legislators have explicitly banned DEI from public institutions. A relevant example comes from Speech First’s report, “No Graduation Without Indoctrination: The DEI Course Mandate,”…
…Chicago Principles, prohibiting compelled speech and establishing the UNC School of Civic Life and Leadership,” a Nov. 2023 announcement states. The president of the North Carolina-based James G. Martin Center…
…appeals court ruled against Porter last summer, defending the university’s decision to remove him from a top education department role and alarming free speech watchdogs. The Supreme Court declined to…
…that “there is not, nor can there be, any place for antisemitism or hate speech of any kind on our campus.” Students attacked me for being “a Zionist who advocates…
…of Penn’s founder, Benjamin Franklin, who wrote, “Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech.” It is time for some adult supervision…
…democratic’ notions—’such as free speech, the marketplace of ideas, shareholder control, and managerial accountability as well as collusive behavior with government.’” The paper continues: “Under the Biden FTC, he writes,…
…freedom of speech, academic freedom, and the removal of social justice ideology. I have been denied multiple times. In closing, I am by no means implying that economics professors were…
…aware of “discriminatory hiring being widespread across the university.” Fine’s speech argued that the psychology department’s reranking was explicitly encouraged by one high-level administrator, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement…
…who are treated poorly on campus. This silence is quite loud despite our president’s declaration that “there is not, nor can there be, any place for antisemitism or hate speech…
…democracy,” crack down on politically incorrect views via proliferating speech codes, and frames electoral competition in “us-versus-them,” zero-sum hyperboles. A Constitutional Republic vs. Impulsive Democracy In America, the law…
…2000, there have been 110 attempts to professionally sanction law professors for speech that is, or in public settings, would be protected by the First Amendment. Over half of the…
…are required in job interviews, promotions, or research grants, they can amount to unconstitutional compelled speech. Additionally, when campuses treat members of certain racial and ethnic groups differently in admissions,…
…connection can view. While that’s bad enough, this tactic of directly messaging students is a chilling evolution of cancel culture that threatens speech, expression, learning, and open inquiry. The culture…
…two books associated with prominent AAUP members: Free Speech and Koch Money: Manufacturing a Campus Culture War and It’s Not Free Speech: Race, Democracy, and the Future of Academic Freedom….
…Dean Tirien Steinbach shut down Federal Judge Kyle Duncan’s speech because his ideas hurt people’s feelings. More recently, officials in the United Kingdom have indicated they’re prepared to ask officials…