Trending Topic: Free Speech

Oklahoma university faces lawsuit for denying students freedom of speech

A lawsuit against Oklahoma State University has recently been filed by Speech First for punishing students for expr…

By William Biagini
Feb 3, 2023

SGA discusses resolution to restrict professors' free speech

If passed, a resolution at DePaul University could place professors under investigation or terminate them for using…

By Logan Dubil
Feb 2, 2023

New York University professor calls for censoring 'harmful' speech

New York University professor Gabrielle Gambrell recently joined Dr. Phil, arguing that ‘there should be censorship…

By Logan Dubil
Jan 24, 2023

New nationwide network promotes viewpoint diversity on college campuses

23 colleges and universities launched the inaugural programs for Heterodox Academy Campus Communities, which conven…

By Shelby Kearns
Jan 20, 2023

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
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
Jan 13, 2023

Universities continue to violate free speech despite losing legal battles

The Christian legal nonprofit, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), recently won more than $1.5 million in free speech…

By Jared Gould
Jan 11, 2023

Congressional campus free speech roundtable brings together representatives, free speech advocates

Members of Congress and representatives from several organizations met to discuss the importance of free speech on …

By Elaine Gunthorpe
Jan 3, 2023

2023 Outlook: Bias reporting systems continue to infringe 1A rights

Southeastern Legal Foundation sent 12 demand letters to universities across the country, urging them to change pol…

By Jared Gould
Jan 3, 2023

WATCH: College students combat woke intolerance on campus

Campus Reform correspondents appeared on Fox News to discuss the difficulty experienced by conservatives when they …

By Shelby Kearns
Dec 31, 2022

Academic departments at Yale have dedicated DEI websites, statements

Academic departments including anesthesiology, history, and mathematics have diversity statements or dedicated page…

By Shelby Kearns
Dec 31, 2022

College instructor claims his 1A rights were violated

A former professor from the Governor’s School of North Carolina is suing North Carolina’s Department of Public Inst…

By Alexia Bianchi
Dec 27, 2022

Student government wants to eliminate 'president,' 'vice president' positions

The SGA is adopting a 'system that mirrors the Parliamentary systems of countries like the United Kingdom.'

By Thomas Stevenson
Dec 27, 2022

University clarifies tabling policies ‘to protect students’ freedom of speech’

After receiving a demand letter, Iowa State University clarified a tabling policy that risks ‘censor[ing] student o…

By Shelby Kearns
Dec 23, 2022

University eliminates bias reporting system after receiving legal demand letter

Southern Utah University removed bias incidents from its reporting system after a demand letter warned of bias repo…

By Shelby Kearns
Dec 21, 2022

Students, faculty fight for free speech at Harvard

A petition has been signed by many Harvard students, staff, and alumni to urge the Presidential Search Committee to…

By Georgia Lucas
Dec 20, 2022

OP-ED: Faculty have a right to say 'no' when confronted with mandatory preferred pronoun policies

The First Amendment protects faculty at public institutions against compelled speech.

By Ken Tashjy
Dec 14, 2022

Legal group scores win in fight against bias reporting systems

The University of Maine recently revised its bias reporting system following a demand letter from Southeastern Lega…

By Shelby Kearns
Dec 14, 2022

UNC Law students protest free speech project examining preferred pronoun requirements

Students at UNC School of Law recently protested a pro bono legal project examining university policies that requir…

By Cullen Dittmar
Dec 12, 2022

Professor promotes ideas to restore free speech on college campuses

Princeton University professor Robert P. George recently wrote an article calling for the restoration of free speec…

By Haika Mrema
Dec 9, 2022