“Is Campus Censorship the New Normal?” in Free Inquiry Magazine By Greg Lukianoff Check out the latest issue of Free Inquiry magazine which features an article by my colleague Will Creeley and me that explores how censorship of campus speech ends up hurting all of us in the long run. The article, entitled “Is Campus [...]

Victory for Free Speech on Campus: Mississippi College Reverses Punishment of Student for Swearing Outside of Class July 28, 2010 JACKSON, Miss., July 28, 2010—Isaac Rosenbloom is again able to pursue advanced training as a paramedic at Hinds Community College (HCC) now that the school has reversed its punishment against him for swearing a single [...]

SAN JOSÉ, Calif., July 26, 2010—Nearly three years after terminating her over her protected classroom speech, the San José/Evergreen Community College District (SJCCD) has agreed to pay adjunct professor June Sheldon $100,000 in lost earnings in exchange for dismissal of her First Amendment lawsuit. In 2007, Sheldon had led a brief discussion about the nature/nurture [...]

Mississippi College Bars Student from Course for Swearing Outside of Class May 18, 2010 JJACKSON, Miss., May 18, 2010—Mississippi’s largest community college unconstitutionally bans “cursing and vulgarity” and has barred a student from a course for swearing outside of class. After Hinds Community College (HCC) student Isaac Rosenbloom was forbidden to return to class and [...]

FIRE and ACLU of San Diego: California College’s ‘Free Speech Patio’ Chills Expression

After the group invited a speaker from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education to Main Campus, Student Affairs reprimanded it. New student organizations face a slew of challenges during their first year. Distinguishing themselves from similar organizations, building a solid membership base and getting their names out around Main Campus are among some of [...]

Duke rape policy: If you’re perceived as “powerful,” it wasn’t consensual By: J.P. Freire Associate Commentary Editor 04/07/10 1:05 PM EDT Duke University’s new sexual misconduct policy can render a student guilty of non-consensual sex simply because he or she is considered “powerful” on campus, according to the non-profit Foundation for Individual Rights in Education [...]

Victory for Free Speech at Duke: Pro-Life Group’s Rights Restored March 30, 2010 DURHAM, N.C., March 30, 2010—Duke University has reversed a decision by its Women’s Center that prohibited the Duke Students for Life (DSFL) student group from holding a discussion on student motherhood at a Women’s Center venue during the group’s “Week for Life” [...]

Duke Keeps Pro-Life Group Out of Women’s Center During ‘Week for Life’ March 29, 2010 DURHAM, N.C., March 29, 2010—Duke University’s Women’s Center has canceled an event about motherhood because the sponsor was engaging in pro-life expression elsewhere on campus. A Women’s Center representative told Duke Students for Life (DSFL) that “we have a problem” [...]

University of Chicago Repeatedly Censors Student Facebook Posts March 24, 2010 Joke about ‘Israel Lobby’ Author’s Assassination Leads to Police Investigation CHICAGO, March 24, 2010—For the second time in two years, the University of Chicago has censored a student’s post on a private Facebook page. Undergraduate Joseph “Tex” Dozier posted a joke that he had [...]