University of Georgia: Restriction on Fraternities’ Free Speech Rights

Case Materials

• "University of Georgia Restores Free Speech to Fraternities; FIRE Challenges a National Trend of Repression," FIRE Press Release, November 11, 2002: Although colleges and universities usually promise students the rights of free association, free expression, and legal equality, many institutions routinely qualify, disregard, or deny these rights in cases involving fraternities and their members.
• "University of Tennessee Provost Loren W. Crabtree's Public Statement," November 1, 2002
• "Letter from University of Georgia Vice President for Student Affairs Richard H. Mullendore to FIRE, October 4, 2002," October 4, 2002
• "FIRE Letter to University of Georgia President Michael F. Adams, September 19, 2002," September 19, 2002
• "Statement From Syracuse University Chancellor Kenneth A. Shaw on Racial Insensitivity and the May 7 "Blackface" Incident," May 11, 2002

Media Coverage

• "Tolerance at Dartmouth," Steven Menashi, The Dartmouth Review, November 11, 2002
• "TongueTied: The Latest Offenses of the Politically Correct," Fox News, November 1, 2002
• "UT Frat Suspended Over Incident," J. J. Stambaugh, Knoxville News-Sentinel, October 31, 2002
• "Kappa Sigma slapped with suspension," Cherish Matthews and John Test, The University of Tennessee Daily Beacon, October 31, 2002
• "Fraternity Suspends University of Tennessee Chapter over Blackface Appearance," The Associated Press, October 30, 2002
• "UT lacks codes to deter hate speech," Christine Tucker and Cherish Matthews, The University of Tennessee Daily Beacon, October 29, 2002
• "Frat Guys in Trouble for Painting Skin Black," The Associated Press, October 27, 2002
• "Mixer incident proves offensive with 'black faces'," Christine Lipscombe, The University of Tennessee Daily Beacon, October 25, 2002
• "Fraternity faces suspension after racial incident," Ryan Donohue and Ashleigh Graf, The Daily Orange, May 9, 2002
• "TKE privileges suspended," Josh Abner and Jon Gray, Louisville Cardinal, December 5, 2001
• "Photo leads to frat suspension," The Clarion-Ledger, November 13, 2001
• "ATO suspended until Nov. 2002," Elizabeth Yoste, The Daily Mississippian, November 13, 2001
• "Redman rejects Psi U clemency appeal," Ithan Pelton, The Dartmouth, April 17, 2001
• "Psi U faces social probation," Ithan Pelton, The Dartmouth, March 29, 2001
• "Psi U faces social probation," Ithan Pelton, The Dartmouth, March 29, 2001

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