Vandals at the Gates
Profs and pols behaving badly in Nebraska
Campus Free Speech
A Harvard Law Professor Is Representing Harvey Weinstein. Students Say This Makes Them Unsafe, Demand His Resignation.
Ronald Sullivan's choice of clients is "not only upsetting, but deeply trauma-inducing," according to activist students.
A Conservative Got Punched in the Face for Protesting Hate Crime Hoaxes
"Encouraging violence"
Community College Bans Pro-Second-Amendment Banner with Picture of Rifles
A clear violation of the First Amendment -- and not even justified under the College's own stated reasons.
Professor at Augsburg University (Minnesota) Suspended for Classroom Discussion About Quoting the Word "Nigger"
The discussion stemmed from a student's reading a sentence in class from James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time.
An Award-Winning Professor Quotes James Baldwin, Who Used the N-Word. Now He's on Leave.
Augsburg University suspended Phillip Adamo after students complained.
Portland Community College Cancels Leftist Event Due to Safety Concerns
"PCC Public Safety was made aware of a possible planned disruption to tonight's event."
Judge Rules Against Syracuse University Students' Free Speech Rights
A shortsighted decision that makes little sense.
The Gillette Ad Tells Men Not to Hurt People. Why Is This Offensive?
"Toxic masculinity" is sometimes a scapegoat for the left, but this particular commercial makes no grand anti-male claims.
Women's March Co-Founders Won't Condemn Farrakhan, Revealing the Hollowness of Intersectionality
If the left is going to insist that only the most consistent enemies of bigotry are welcome in their ranks, one might expect some consistency.
Steven Pinker, Richard Dawkins, Jordan Peterson, Others Urge Portland State Not to Punish Peter Boghossian for 'Grievance Studies' Hoax
"It's hard to avoid the conclusion that if the rules forbid it, it's the rules, not the researchers, that have gone wrong."
Professors Win First Amendment Lawsuit, Chicago State University Settles for $650,000
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education collects a 13th victory.
Portland State University Says Hoax 'Grievance Studies' Experiment Violated Research Ethics
Firing Peter Boghossian for failing to get permission from the institutional review board would threaten academic freedom.
Some Male College Students Want Campuses to Censor Porn
Notre Dame student bravely responds, "Give Me Pornhub or Give Me Death."
College Administrator Asks Student To Remove 'Fuck Nazis' Sign Because It Isn't Inclusive
"I am asking that you or your roommate take the sign down so that all students can be a part of an inclusive residential experience."
Mount Holyoke, a Women's College, Can't Find a Logo Gender Neutral Enough to Please Its Trans Students
The Venus symbol "has a long history of exclusion... represents the erasure of others."
Mary Washington Ruling Threatens Free Speech on Campus
Dissenting judge warns of "Catch-22 Title IX liability."
Universities May Have Duty to Block Students' Access to Sites That Carry Supposedly "Harassing" Statements About Students
A bad decision from the Fourth Circuit, aptly criticized by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.
Freeing Your Kids (and Yourself) in the 21st Century with Lenore Skenazy
Reason's livestream conversation with Lenore Skenazy.
First Amendment Lawsuit Challenges U.T.-Austin's Prohibition of Speech That Is 'Offensive,' 'Biased,' 'Uncivil,' or 'Rude'
The university's definition of "harassment" is breathtakingly broad.
7 Things You Should Know About Free Speech in Schools
Episode 1 of Free Speech Rules, a new video series by UCLA Law Professor Eugene Volokh
University of London Makes Comedians Sign a 'Safe Space' Agreement
"This comedy night...aims to provide a safe space for everyone to share and listen."
Activists Force Santa Barbara City College VP to Take Leave For Using the N-Word While Explaining Why It's Bad
"I was complicit. I recognize that I need to reflect on what took place and do thoughtful, informed work to educate myself."
Columbia University Students Kick Former SNL Comedian Nimesh Patel Off Stage For Making Unsafe Jokes
Event organizers apologize for "the hurt his words caused members of the community."
Some Temple University Administrators Want Marc Lamont Hill Fired For 'Hate Speech'
"Free speech is one thing. Hate speech is entirely different."
Gonzaga University Won't Let Ben Shapiro Speak on Campus
"Events policy requires us to consider whether an event would pose substantial risk to the safety of any member of our campus community."
Rutgers University Reverses Course, Affirms Free Speech Rights for Professor Accused of Anti-White Racism
"Any other result would have undermined the free speech and academic freedom rights of all Rutgers faculty members."
U. Pittsburgh Wants YAF to Pay $5,500 Security Fee to Host Ben Shapiro
"It opens the door ... to charge conservatives for more security, whereas leftist speakers are not charged extra fees."
USC Education Student Filed a Title IX Complaint Because Another Student's Answer Offended Her
Rossier School of Education student also created a petition to require racial sensitivity training.
'Long Time, No See' Is Considered Offensive, Non-Inclusive Language at Colorado State University
"Viewed as derogatory towards those of Asian descent."
Sarah Lawrence Professor's Office Door Vandalized After He Criticized Leftist Bias
Samuel Abrams says the college's president accused him of "attacking" the community and suggested he might be looking for a new job.
Criticizing a Drag Show Earned This Catholic College Student a Visit From the Title IX Coordinator
"My identity is not up for debate."
Harvard's Recruitment Efforts Prioritized White Students Over High-Achieving Asians
What worked to limit Jewish enrollment 100 years ago has also worked to limit Asian enrollment.
Did Trump's Election Traumatize 25% of College Students? Study's Author Says No
"The students were not asked if they were traumatized and they were not asked if they experienced a traumatic event."
An Ohio University Student Said She Received Death Threats. The Police Think She Sent Them Herself.
The Student Senate has no regrets, will continue to believe survivors.
U. Penn Faculty Must Undergo Implicit Bias Training Before Serving on Hiring Committees
Raises concerns about academic freedom, pseudoscience.
University of Michigan Punished a Professor for Refusing to Write a Recommendation Letter for a Student Studying in Israel
Trying to compel this sort of speech violates the rights of professors.
Study: 80% of Americans Believe Political Correctness Is a Problem
"Most members of the 'exhausted majority,' and then some, dislike political correctness."
Woman Alleges Police Demanded She Remove Anti-Kavanaugh Sign
The Hamilton, Texas City Manager, claims the police didn't threaten her or forcibly remove the sign, but that "a police member visited the owner's home, and the owner asked the officer to take the sign."
Harvard Students Filed Multiple Title IX Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh To Get Him Fired
"This is such an absurd contortion of Title IX that I suspect even those filing the complaint know it's unlikely to succeed as a matter of law."
Yale Law Professors Cancel Classes So Students Can Protest Brett Kavanaugh
"For civil disobedience to be praiseworthy and serious, protestors must be willing to bear the costs of the then-extant sanctions."
Professor Defends a Woman Accused of a Sex Crime, University Forces Him to Undergo Sexual Harassment Training
"Can a faculty member now never speak on the character of an ex-student when they are in trouble with the law?"
In Constitution Day Speech, Betsy DeVos Says 'Government Muscle' Is Not the Answer to the Campus Free Speech Problem
"Solutions won't come from new laws from Washington, D.C., or from a speech police at the U.S. Department of Education."
Department of Education Decision May Pressure Universities to Restrict Some Anti-Israel Speech
The Office for Civil Rights decision is in some ways opaque and equivocal, but the message to universities seems pretty powerful -- such decisions about enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights of Act may turn on whether the university tolerates certain criticisms of Israel that OCR has now labeled "anti-Semitic."
Speech Codes and "Twisting Title IX"
The weird interrelationship between harassment law and campus free speech
