The troubling decision says faculty speech about institutional governance doesn’t get First Amendment protection, giving public universities broad power to oust faculty whistleblowers, dissenters.
An internal memo from Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science demonstrates that college leadership believe free speech allows censorship of faculty for criticizing the government.
New College of Florida trustee Christopher Rufo admitted the college chose not to renew a professor’s contract due to his teaching, views, and criticism of university leadership.
FIRE wrote the UNC School of Medicine about recommendations from a DEI task force report that, if implemented, would violate faculty members’ First Amendment rights.
After a successful 2022 conference in Los Angeles, we’re pleased to announce that the 2023 FIRE Faculty Network Conference will head to Alexandria, Virginia, this fall.