FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

REPORT: Percentage of universities restricting free speech rose this year

Each year, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression examines the speech codes of 486 colleges and assigns th…

By Brandi Cunha '24
Jan 19, 2023

UPDATE: MIT faculty vote to adopt free expression statement

Faculty members at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology voted to adopt the Chicago Principles, which are consi…

By Alice Seeley '23
Jan 13, 2023

MIT moves to protect freedom of speech on campus, arguing it's essential for 'search for truth and justice'

MIT's Ad Hoc Working Group on Freedom of Expression has released a new statement concerning free speech to the MIT …

By Kayley Chartier '25
Sep 29, 2022

Kansas City Art Institute reins in campus speech following free speech controversy

A new social media policy at Kansas City Art Institute will prohibit "bullying" and "intentionally or unintentional…

By Abigail Streetman '23
Sep 22, 2022

Florida university restricts speech that creates an 'offensive' campus environment

The University of West Florida Student Code of Conduct provides vague definitions of what constitutes 'harm' to stu…

By Campus Reform
Aug 20, 2022

Florida A&M University pushes policies in tension with free expression

According to Florida A&M University policy, 'activities that are considered offensive to others that do not constit…

By Alexia Bianchi '22
Aug 19, 2022

University retaliated for anti-woke syllabus language, lawsuit claims

Stuart Reges, a computer science professor at the University of Washington, is suing his institution for allegedly …

By Emily Fowler '24 and Jared Gould
Jul 21, 2022

Faculty union tells members to ignore Florida 'viewpoint diversity' surveys

In a statement sent to its members on Apr. 4, the United Faculty of Florida deemed the surveys 'unconstitutional' a…

By Leana Dippie '23
Apr 18, 2022

SURVEY: 80% of students are 'self-censoring their viewpoints', many feel uncomfortable speaking up in class

A new nation-wide survey found that 80% of students self-censor on their university campuses, with a significant po…

By Ben Zeisloft
Sep 23, 2021

Grinnell introduces 'hate crime and bias-motivated incidents' reporting system

"Community-wide responses," the policy says, "includes rallies, mediation, facilitated dialogues, discussions in an…

By Joshua Eisen
Apr 13, 2016