Whittington on Offensive Speech in the Classroom
Princeton University's Keith Whittington explains why it is sometimes wise -- even necessary -- to expose students to potentially offensive material
Academia
Simple Principles for Tweeting Well
Twitter doesn't need to be a "planetary-scale hate machine" for everybody.
Utah Elementary School Fires Art Teacher for Showing Students Classical Nudes
Parents complained about postcards that were part of an educational set kept in the school library.
Exchanging Dirty Jokes Is Now a 'Sexual Relationship' at George Washington University
Fired chemistry professor is suing the school.
The Massive Higher-Ed Scam You've Never Heard About: Podcast
Renegade University's Thaddeus Russell on the federal-accreditation racket, why the Ivys are terrified of competition, and how postmodernism is libertarianism's ally.
How Open-Access Journals Are Transforming Science
Academic publishers are "still acting as if the internet doesn't exist," says Michael Eisen, co-founder of the Public Library of Science.
American Professor Charged With Crime for Giving Speech to Danish Parliament
The speech amounted to an illegal side job, according to Danish officials.
Graduate Instructor Who Showed Gendered-Pronoun Debate to Class Is Basically Hitler, Says School
"It's dangerous to say that a topic is off the table just because it might be a little bit controversial," says the Wilfrid Laurier University student.
The Spurious Move to Stifle Speech on Campus Because it is 'Dehumanizing'
It's another of a panoply of ways to silence opinions academics and students disagree with.
To Commemorate Constitution Day, Princeton Professor Says 'F%*# Free Speech'
The academy, the director of the African Studies program contends, has never considered speech a central value.
Brazilian Waxing Hypothetical on Law Exam Leads to Harassment Charge
Academic freedom stripped bare at Howard University.
Are American Colleges Racist? Come To a Debate at the Soho Forum
Kmele Foster and Lawrence C. Ross, Jr. debate in New York on May 16.
Academic Freedom Is On the Decline, and Here's the Data to Prove It
An analysis of 50 years of U.S. court cases shows professors seldom win in speech battles with school administrators, and it's only getting worse.
Canadian Prof Yanked From Teaching Intro Psych Class For Insisting on Foul Language
Forcing students to sign agreement accepting slurs and curses was "a tremendous recruitment tool."
Three Pro-Free Speech Statements About College Campuses
Purdue's Mitch Daniels, Brookings' Jonathan Rauch, and students at Claremont-McKenna speak up loudly for the free and open exchange of ideas.
How Sexual Harassment Codes Threaten Academic Freedom
'Gender justice' warriors in the Department of Education are pushing campus officials too far.
Malaysia Bans International Sex Robot Symposium
"Intercourse with robots-don't try to be ridiculous," say Malaysian police.
American University Joins Thin Ranks of Colleges Defending Free Speech
Faculty senate says "that shielding students from controversial material will deter them from becoming critical thinkers and responsible citizens."
"Obama is absolutely right. College isn't supposed to be about having our prejudices reinforced"
Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit explains why college is Camelot in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Fixing Liberal Bias Will Improve Academic Research
Trying to turn back the herd of independent minds.
Is It Unethical for Caucasians to Cook Chinese Food?
The pernicious silliness of cultural appropriation censorship.
Laura Kipnis On How Campus Feminism Infantilizes Women
The Northwestern professor discusses her Title IX "inquisition" and the sexual paranoia that has overtaken universities.
Educator and Porn Star Conner Habib Gets Campus Thoughtcrime Treatment
Habib has been disinvited from college talks and had student supporters bullied by "liberal" professors and administrators.
The Illiberal Persecution of Tim Hunt
An old guys tells a bad joke and academia descends into a frenzy
Is Free Speech Under Attack in America?
Controversial "hate speech" prosecution in Montana begs the question.
Academic Mob Chases 'Climate Change Contrarian' Bjorn Lomborg Off Campus
Want an independent thinker out of your university? Instigate a "passionate emotional reaction" against him.
Is Free Speech Under Attack in America?
Matt Welch on the obstacles facing the First Amendment
Steven Salaita and the Tyranny of 'Hate Speech'
"Hate" is in the eye of the beholder.
