In a recent opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal, Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn took issue with the “Warning” rating FIRE awards Hillsdale’s speech codes.
Bad speech codes contribute to a school’s score in the rankings, and this policy is the sole reason the university earns FIRE’s worst, “red light” rating.
The university's flyer posting policy impermissibly restricts students’ free speech rights by requiring sponsorship from registered student organizations.
Students at Westfield State University in Massachusetts are subject to disciplinary action if their use of university email is deemed to include “derogatory or inflammatory statements and/or idle gossip.”
In a victory for academic freedom, UNC Chapel Hill announced its decision to not implement recommendations that would condition tenure and promotion on faculty commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
If Trinity University thinks a speaker has any “history of or potential for protests or disturbance,” its Event Review Guidelines allow it to place extra requirements on groups, like taking out insurance.
The Scholars Under Fire report documents attempts from 2000 to 2022 to sanction scholars for speech that is — or in public settings would be — protected by the First Amendment.