Campus Free Speech
"Yes, This Is a Witch-Hunt: A University's Office for Access and Equity Launches a Full-Scale Persecution Campaign"
From leading liberal constitutional law professor Andrew Koppelman (Northwestern), in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Administration Trying to Bully a Professor at Indiana?
Officials would prefer to keep the university's presidential transition under wraps
Academic Freedom Not Yet Safe at the University of Michigan
Some professors at UM think Bright Sheng got what he deserved and would like to do it to others as well
From Akhil Amar, David Lat, and Simon Lazarus on TrapHouseGate and the Broader Climate at Yale Law School
Amar: The Yale Law School administration has been "dilatory, duplicitous, disingenuous, downright deplorable."
Emerson College Conduct Board Finds "China Kinda Sus" Stickers to Be Forbidden "Discriminatory Conduct"
Appalling that an American university, which had publicly committed itself to free expression, would thus censor criticism of a foreign government (whether China, Israel, or any other).
Nicholas Christakis: How To End the Covid Pandemic
Misinformation and bad policy can only be defeated by robust, open debate in the public square.
University of Florida Bans Professors From Testifying Against State Voting Law
"Outside activities that may pose a conflict of interest to the executive branch of the State of Florida create a conflict for the University of Florida," said the university in a statement.
The Academic Freedom Podcast #7 with Hank Reichman
A conversation with a long-time leader of the American Association of University Professors about academic freedom
MIT Canceled a Professor's Guest Lecture Because He Opposes Race-Based Admissions
"This idea of intellectual debate and rigor as the pinnacle of intellectualism comes from a world in which white men dominated," says one of the cancellation's defenders.
You Can't Fight Campus Illiberalism With More Illiberalism
Free speech on campus is in jeopardy. But many people on the left and the right are rising to fight for our liberal democratic values.
Coastal Carolina University Is Trying To Fire a Professor for Saying Hurt Feelings Were Not 'a Big Deal'
Steven Earnest thought the most trivial of incidents did not merit the university's concern.
Lawyers, Law Students, Law School Administrators, and Language
Yale Law School's diversity miseducation.
Academic Freedom Trouble at the University of Michigan
The Academic Freedom Alliance rebukes Michigan for its handling of Bright Sheng case
"People Are Less Interested in Discussion Than Domination"
Wise words from the target of TrapPartyGate.
More on the MIT Disinvitation of Dorian Abbot
The Academic Freedom Alliance responds to the provost's public email
Don't Use the Term 'Trap House' in Your Party Invite at Yale Law School
Administrators attempted to force an apology out of a second-year law student whose Federalist Society affiliations and use of the term "trap house" were "triggering" to his peers.
MIT "Could Not Tolerate That a Scientist Be Permitted to Speak About His Uncontroversial Research"
"after daring to express unrelated views that, although controversial, happen to be held by a majority of the American public."
Former Oklahoma U Volleyball Player's First Amendment Claim Can Go Forward
Kylee McLaughlin is claiming coaches engaged in "pressure and retaliation ... due to her political beliefs and her reactions to claims of racism," because of the coaches' "political or social justice beliefs, including support for critical race theory, opposition to President Trump, and a belief that white persons like plaintiff are privileged and racist."
Michigan Students Accuse Celebrated Music Professor of Racism for Screening Othello
Bright Sheng survived the Cultural Revolution. Or so he thought.
Emerson College Suspends Student Group for Distributing "China Kinda Sus" Stickers
Criticism of a foreign country (or at least this foreign country) is now apparently forbidden by Emerson.
A Disinvitation at MIT
The Academic Freedom Alliance rebukes MIT for capitulating to the cancel mob.
A First Aid Kit for Professors under Threat
What should you do if the mob tries to cancel you?
A Radio Interview on Academic Freedom
WBUR's On Point dedicated an hour to a discussion of the threat to academic freedom on college campuses
"What If Trigger Warnings Don't Work?"
"New psychological research suggests that trigger warnings do not reduce negative reactions to disturbing material—and may even increase them."
The Academic Freedom Podcast #5 with FIRE
A conversation with researchers at FIRE about the free speech climate on college campuses
Virginia Tech Computer Policy Banning "Intimidation, Harassment, and Unwarranted Annoyance" Is Unconstitutionally Vague and Overbroad
So holds a federal district court.
College Campuses Have the Craziest COVID-19 Restrictions of All
Here's why that should terrify the rest of us, too.
University Presidents and Campus Speech Controversies
University presidents have a responsibility to stand up for academic freedom
The Academic Freedom Podcast #4 with David French
A conversation about fighting for free speech on campus and the trouble with legislative restrictions on it.
Heckler's Veto at SUNY Binghamton May Have Violated First Amendment
The university shut down a speech by noted economist Arthur Laffer because of organized heckling by “progressives.”
UConn Students Fighting for Broader Free Speech Protections Face Backlash on Campus
Despite the outraged response from his peers, student Isadore Johnson is still optimistic about the future of free speech at UConn.
