A win for free speech (and controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos) at the campus of the University of New Mexico: Not only did the University of Washington refuse to cancel his campus speech after someone got shot outside…and the…
Topic: free speech
Violent Protesters Shut Down Milo Yiannopoulos’ Cal-Berkeley Event
Sounds like the Left only likes free speech that it agrees with. Violent protests shut down Milo Yiannopoulos’s event at University of California-Berkeley: The university said fires were set, including one caused by a firebomb…
College Republican Leader Threatened for Hosting Milo Yiannopoulos
From The College Fix: UWCR President Jessica Gamble found herself targeted by an anonymous flyer proclaiming her “the racist in your class” for hosting the “alt-right” gay Breitbart technology editor as part of his “Dangerous…
Ban Milo Yiannopoulos from Campus, ‘Anti-Fascism ‘Advocates Tell Cal-Berkeley
Apparently, being “anti-fascist” means that you want to ban free speech by a controversial public figure like Milo Yiannopoulos. Oh the irony: One UC Berkeley group, named Berkeley Antifa, created a Facebook event dedicated to disrupting and…
No Action Taken against Drexel Professor who Tweeted about ‘White Genocide’ Wish
From Campus Reform: Drexel initially denounced the tweet, calling it “utterly reprehensible” and “deeply disturbing,” yet on Thursday released a statement calling Ciccariello-Maher’s language “protected speech” that should not be “taken at face value.” “Very often electronic…
University of Oregon Punished Professor for Halloween Costume, but Law Professors Disagree
From The College Fix: Law professors around the country are frowning upon the university’s finding that one of their peers, School of Law Prof. Nancy Shurtz, committed “discriminatory harassment” by dressing as a black male…
Liberals Tried to Disinvite Speakers SEVEN Times More than Conservatives
From The College Fix: FIRE has been chronicling attempts by students and faculty to stop perceived controversial speakers from lecturing on campus since its first disinvitation report came out in 2014. Individual Rights Defense Program…
College Student Threatened with Expulsion after Recording Professor’s Anti-Trump Rant
From CBS LA: A college professor went off on president-elect Donald Trump in her Orange Coast College class. There are now threats of expulsion and threats of legal action. CBS2’s Stacey Butler listened to the…
A Win for Free Speech: West Georgia Nixes Restrictions on Free Speech
From Young Americans for Liberty’s press release: Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) is pleased to announce a victory in the national Fight for Free Speech campaign at the University of West Georgia. As part of…
Academic Freedom has Veered Off Course
Jay Schalin, Director of Policy Analysis at the John William Pope Center for Higher Education, wrote an insightful report on academic freedom in public versus private colleges, the roots and evolution of academic freedom, and…