Tag: free speech
Universities Form Alliance to Protect Free Speech
Thirteen university presidents are uniting on a new nonprofit initiative to address threats to U.S. democracy by fostering free speech, critical inquiry, and civil...
University of Washington Professor Sues School Over Land Acknowledgement Statement
Stuart Reges, a computer science professor at the University of Washington (UW), filed a lawsuit against the school this week over an alleged violation...
Yale Law Dean Criticizes Students for Protesting Controversial Campus Speaker
Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken released a statement Monday saying the students who protested against a controversial speaker earlier this month engaged in...
University of Michigan’s Ford School Addresses Social Inequities through Increased Dialogue...
Education and community engagement are perhaps the most crucial keys to addressing the issues of systemic racism and social injustice within the world of...
University of Oregon Student Government Proposes Critical Race Theory Undergraduate Requirement
The University of Oregon’s (UO) student government is hoping to work with university administrators in implementing a critical race theory (CRT) curriculum requirement for...
New Texas University Aims to Combat “Culture of Censorship” on College...
A group of academics and activists, many of whom are critics of higher education, are laying the foundation for a new private university in...
UC Merced Website, Workshops Advance the Conversation About Free Speech on...
In 2021, the University of California, Merced (UC Merced), a Hispanic-Serving Institution, launched a website promoting the idea of free speech in tandem with...
Chapman University Will Not Fire Professor Who Attended Pro-Trump Rally
The president of Chapman University says he will not terminate John Eastman, an endowed professor and constitutional law scholar who spoke at a Trump...
Education Department Launches Free Speech Hotline for Higher Ed Community
During a December 8 meeting, the U.S. Department of Education announced a new national free speech hotline email where individuals can report First Amendment...
Free Speech Center Launches Publication About First Amendment Issues in Higher...
In December 2019, the University of California (UC) National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement published its first edition of Speech Spotlight, a...
Free Speech Executive Order Challenges Academic Freedom at Research Institutions
A recent federal mandate threatens to pull money for research from colleges and universities that don’t enforce free speech, but uncertainty around what constitutes a...
Trump Follows Through on Executive Order Regarding Free Speech on College...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that ties federal research funding to colleges and universities’ compliance with free speech laws.
Trump first mentioned...
Trump Promises to Withhold Higher Education Research Funding in Partisan Dispute
President Donald Trump says he would issue an executive order that will prohibit U.S. colleges and universities from receiving federal research funds if they...
