Faculty Lounge Huh? Mizzou Student VP ‘Tired of Hearing’ about the 1st Amendment Spencer Irvine November 13, 2015 Wait, a student is tired of hearing about how the First Amendment protects free speech? “Last night on MSNBC, Missouri…
Faculty Lounge UCLA Administration Can’t Deny their Denial of Due Process in Punishing ‘Kanye Western’ Party Spencer Irvine October 17, 2015 As the College Fix reported, this could get ugly: Students whose impudence exceeds their careful thought about the Bill of…
Faculty Lounge Purdue University Eliminates All Free Speech Codes, Earn FIRE’s Highest Rating Spencer Irvine October 1, 2015 As FIRE reported, Purdue is now the leader in promoting free speech on their campus: The Foundation for Individual Rights…
Faculty Lounge Colleges Scrambling to Scrap Free Speech Codes in Accordance with Congress Spencer Irvine September 12, 2015 As the College Fix reported: More than 100 colleges and universities are flouting a deadline given to them by the…
Faculty Lounge Federal Education Rules now lead to Free Speech Violations Spencer Irvine September 3, 2015 Federal education regulations paved the way for infringing on our free speech on college campuses.
Perspectives Colleges Micromanaging Free Speech Malcolm A. Kline August 21, 2015 Back in the day, when bosses and CEOs got a little too attentive to detail, we would wryly note that…
Perspectives High School Girls Save First Amendment Malcolm A. Kline July 27, 2015 A pair of high school girls has done something Republican members of Congress only talk about: They saved the First…
Perspectives New York District Court violates Reason Magazine’s Freedom of Speech Judy Russell July 18, 2015 It’s unquestionable that the United States prides itself on the freedoms which establish its foundations, but it is also undeniable…
Faculty Lounge Oregon State University President doesn’t get the First Amendment Spencer Irvine June 5, 2015 It seems like a lot of university professors and administrators don’t know what the First Amendment is.
Faculty Lounge George Mason University Dumps Free Speech Zones, Finally Spencer Irvine April 26, 2015 Yes, another win for free speech. As The College Fix reported: “OK, perhaps not many schools are coveting the responsibility…
Faculty Lounge Obama Praises Oklahoma President David Boren for Expelling Students, although Possibly Illegal Spencer Irvine March 29, 2015 Although racist chants are insensitive and should not be uttered, University of Oklahoma president David Boren expelled two students caught on…
Faculty Lounge Boston College Law Professor Puts Limits on First Amendment Speech Spencer Irvine March 21, 2015 The professor, Kent Greenfield, condemned the racist chant of a University of Oklahoma fraternity, but had praised the existence of polygamous marriages…