University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Review of Speech Codes

Case Materials

• "UNC Greensboro Shows Respect for First Amendment, But Problems Remain," FIRE Press Release, February 1, 2006: In response to student protests, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) has agreed to respect its political student groups’ rights to freedom of association. After FIRE intervened, UNCG also dropped charges against students who demonstrated for freedom of speech. Now, FIRE is calling upon UNCG to abolish its highly restrictive “free speech zone.”
• "FIRE Letter to UNC Greensboro Counsel Lucien Capone, February 1, 2006," February 1, 2006
• "Memo from UNC Greensboro Counsel Lucien Capone to UNCG College Libertarians and College Republicans, January 20, 2006," January 20, 2006
• "Letter from UNC Greensboro College Libertarians and College Republicans to UNCG Chancellor Patricia Sullivan, January 19, 2006," January 19, 2006
• "Letter from UNC Greensboro Counsel Lucien Capone to FIRE, January 17, 2006," January 17, 2006
• "UNC Greensboro Policy on Student Organizations/Affiliations," September 27, 2005
• "UNC Greensboro Policy on Discriminatory Conduct," November 30, 2001

Media Coverage

• "College groups unite for free speech at UNCG," Amy Kingsley, Yes! Weekly (Greensboro, N.C.), February 1, 2006: College Republicans and Democrats joined the College Libertarians Jan. 26 for a protest in front of Jackson Library, which is not one of the designated areas for political activity. More than a dozen students braved the cold, windy weather to raise awareness and circulate a petition to have the policy changed.