"Hamline subjected López Prater to the foregoing adverse actions because . . . she did not conform her conduct to the specific beliefs of a Muslim sect," the lawsuit states.
A broader perspective on the Hamline controversy.
The proposed fellow would have been Kenneth Roth, former head of Human Rights Watch, and apparently a highly prominent expert on the subject.
Legislative restrictions on ideas and viewpoints that can be advocated in the classroom undermine free inquiry
"If Hamline won't listen to free speech advocates or faculty across the country, they'll have to listen to their accreditor," said FIRE attorney Alex Morey, who filed the complaint.
In email to campus Hamline University president reemphasizes that academic freedom does not exist there
Art history professor fired for showing class a famous Persian art work depicting the Prophet Muhammad
"On Hamline University's shocking imposition of narrow religious orthodoxy in the classroom."
"[T]rauma and lived experiences," the newspaper says, "are not open for debate."
As free speech becomes an increasingly important part of the culture war, people won't stop misinterpreting—and outright violating—the First Amendment.
Their suggested replacement for 'Karen' is far more offensive than the term itself.
District court's opinion in Gruber v. Bruce shows problem with how Pickering balancing is done
"Consider that—as reported in the local paper—several students were so distraught over this event and afraid for their 'physical and emotional safety' that they claimed they could not even be inside Green Hall at the same time as the speaker. Perhaps this should alert us to an institutional failure to cultivate the norms, habits, and skills necessary to the task of lawyering."
"We also need to improve university culture."
The CCP’s tyranny extends even to U.S. college campuses, where Chinese and Taiwanese students fear censorship.
Collin College fired Suzanne Jones in 2021, after she voiced support for union activity and the removal of Confederate monuments.
"While the procedural protections currently in place are grossly inadequate, we may soon be calling these the 'good old days.'"
My new paper on the First Amendment, Pickering balancing, and extramural speech
On Tuesday, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito repeated the common myth that "shouting 'fire' in a crowded theater" is unprotected speech.
Prof. Elizabeth Weiss claims SJSU retaliated against her for her speech.
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