College Presidents Say: "Hate Speech Is Not Free Speech"
But there's no "hate speech" exception to the First Amendment.
But there's no "hate speech" exception to the First Amendment.
Free speech is increasingly triggering.
Obvious propaganda should be labeled propaganda, obviously.
Will colleges sanction every educator with a provocative opinion?
In 2017, the left eats its own and the right shows its true colors.
Former student alleges the school screwed up its investigation.
School fails to make Obama-era Title IX rules stick to the former boyfriend of a student.
He did make the mistake of having his picture taken with Milo Yiannopoulos.
"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.
General counsel for the university system tries to slip in long-condemned policy.
It's another of a panoply of ways to silence opinions academics and students disagree with.
The Black Students' Organization thinks the College Republicans are peddling violent speech.
Students are split on whether the government should restrict hate speech.
"It is an overtly racist play and will be harmful to the student population if staged."
"We have not designed our program to tolerate these behaviors."
Contrite university president offers a tepid defense of the First Amendment.
Earn $8.15 an hour converting your classmates into leftist activists.
Both perpetrators were black males.
How can you re-program the thinking of boorish college students when their free speech guarantees get in the way?
Angry protesters shut down Tommy Robinson event.
"I will always call on my Black women students first. Other POC get second tier priority. WW come next. And, if I have to, white men."
Fascists do not deserve the right of assembly or free speech, protesters claim.
"Liberals have very short memories."
Who would have guessed the author of the Gettysburg Address was a white supremacist?
"Depriving any student of higher education opportunities should not be done lightly," says the California governor.
What I saw at the latest campus free speech controversy.
Most either think hate speech isn't protected by the First Amendment or aren't sure.
A partially negative review of Blurred Lines reveals much.
Is rape culture out of control, or have we entered a new era of "sexual McCarthyism?"
"Professor Goldberg proudly refers to her experience as an LGBTQ rights lawyer while continuing to create a dangerous environment for students."
How common are bona fide "bias incidents"? We don't know.
"The revolution will not uphold the Constitution."
Libertarian History/Philosophy
What? Libertarianism is an intellectual and political tradition with roots in radical equality movements.
More school choice, and fewer Title IX kangaroo courts, would actually help black students.
Or how writing about survey methodology can go wrong fast
The American Association of University Women at AU celebrated when a talk about feminism, Title IX, and sex on campus got canceled.
A confusing report from BuzzFeed suggests perpetrators are seldom caught and true motivations are often unknown.
Assault on freedom of association
Many Americans are said to be turning against higher education. They may just be sick of an expensive and dysfunctional model that's outlived its usefulness.
The academy, the director of the African Studies program contends, has never considered speech a central value.
"So she was investigated for writing about being investigated for writing about being investigated?"
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