The DePaul Black Leadership Coalition, formed in 1996, blasted Milo Yiannopoulos’s invitation to speak at the university, which was disrupted by a local church minister who is active in Black Lives Matter. Have they heard…
Topic: free speech
Conservative Professor Worries If He Settles Free Speech Case, It Encourages More Repression
John McAdams, who has been fighting Marquette University over them repressing his freedom of speech, is concerned that by settling, it sets a dangerous precedent. He could be right.
Students for Justice in Palestine Warned after Calling Faculty Member a “Zionist Pig”
That’s classless, to call someone a “pig”: “Two students involved in a February 16 anti-Zionist protest at Brooklyn College received a verbal warning after interrupting a faculty meeting and allegedly calling one faculty member a “Zionist pig”.”
Court Sides with Christian Student Group and Against NC State
Wow: Judge James Dever approved a permanent injunction against the school, saying that Grace Christian Life was “likely to succeed on the merits” of its lawsuit against the school’s policy that requires a permit before speaking…
Cal-State Administrators May Restrict Conservative Speakers from Campus
Editor’s Note: This discussion occurred at CSU-LA, not UCLA as was previously published. We apologize for the error. At a “healing space” discussion, Cal-State Los Angeles President William Covino said, “I would never” invite a…
Arizona’s New Law Prevents Colleges from Restricting Free Speech to Designated Zone
Way to go, Governor Doug Ducey. A win for free speech.
Harvard Students Drown Out African-American Pro-Life Speaker
Imagine if the speaker were a minority and a political liberal. Would conservatives or libertarians drown out the speaker?
Kansas Professor Not Offered Tenure after Outcry by Sensitive Students
From the College Fix: “A professor at the University of Kansas just coincidentally got blocked from continuing on the tenure track after students complained about a class discussion that they themselves provoked, Inside Higher Ed reports.”
Minnesota Students Worry that Free Speech Protections will Create Protections for Hate Speech
Maybe they should review Supreme Court cases and get a better understanding of what free speech is.
Melissa Click, in Documentary, says She Should’ve Been More Polite
The ESPN documentary, directed by Spike Lee, interviewed the fired Mizzou professor Melissa Click, whose comments and actions against a student reporter went viral.