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Tara Sweeney

Articles

• "Stop squelching speech,"
  by Chris Perez and Tara Sweeney, The Columbia Spectator, October 6, 2006

Torch Posts

• "IUSB – Still Much at Stake,"
  by Tara Sweeney, September 28, 2007
• "IUSB Vindicates Student in ‘Vagina Monologues’ Case; Concerns Remain,"
  by Tara Sweeney, September 20, 2007
• "Libel Threat Throws CUNY Prof’s Press Freedom into Jeopardy,"
  by Tara Sweeney, September 17, 2007
• "FIRE Remembers September 11,"
  by Tara Sweeney, September 11, 2007
• "Professor Jack Gorby on ‘Academic Freedom or Poor Judgment’,"
  by Tara Sweeney, September 6, 2007
• "Texas Seminaries Escape State Authority,"
  by Tara Sweeney, September 5, 2007
• "Progress for Freedom of Speech at Tufts,"
  by Tara Sweeney, August 29, 2007
• "Associated Press Story on Gettysburg’s Revamped Policy,"
  by Tara Sweeney, August 23, 2007
• "Sociologists Examine Academic Freedom,"
  by Tara Sweeney, August 16, 2007
• "Volokh on FIRE’s Speech Code of the Month: University of Iowa,"
  by Tara Sweeney, August 10, 2007
• "Academic Freedom or Poor Judgment?,"
  by Tara Sweeney, August 7, 2007
• "This Month in FIRE History: Victory for Professor’s Rights at SUNY Fredonia,"
  by Tara Sweeney, August 6, 2007
• "FIRE Writes to Tufts Again About Erroneous ‘Harassment’ Finding,"
  by Tara Sweeney, July 31, 2007
• "NY Times Mag Asks Students to Answer the Question, ‘What’s the Matter with College?’,"
  by Tara Sweeney, July 20, 2007
• "Ashland University: No Objectivists Need Apply,"
  by Tara Sweeney, July 12, 2007
• "‘Chronicle’ Article Discusses Disputed Implications of ‘Rosenberger’ Decision,"
  by Tara Sweeney, July 6, 2007
• "Central Connecticut State Responds to Offensive Newspaper Article,"
  by Tara Sweeney, June 29, 2007
• "Dust Settling on Kehowski Case,"
  by Tara Sweeney, June 26, 2007
• "Student Suing Penn State for Art Censorship,"
  by Tara Sweeney, June 21, 2007
• "Many Schools Drop Out of ‘U.S. News and World Report’ Ranking System,"
  by Tara Sweeney, June 20, 2007
• "Newspaper Adviser Vindicated at Ocean County College,"
  by Tara Sweeney, June 19, 2007
• "ACLU Writes Letter to Tufts in Defense of ‘The Primary Source’,"
  by Tara Sweeney, June 12, 2007
• "Glendale Prof Still Standing By,"
  by Tara Sweeney, June 7, 2007
• "Student Press Law Center and Howard Ziff on Tufts,"
  by Tara Sweeney, June 6, 2007
• "Silverglate Defends Parody on Campus in ‘The Phoenix’,"
  by Tara Sweeney, May 17, 2007
• "FIRE Case at Glendale Community College on ‘Hannity and Colmes’ Tonight,"
  by Tara Sweeney, May 8, 2007
• "Arizona Professor Faces Termination for E-Mailing George Washington's Thanksgiving Address,"
  by Tara Sweeney, May 7, 2007
• "Students Await Tufts’ Ruling on Satirical Articles,"
  by Tara Sweeney, May 1, 2007
• "Tufts University Puts Newspaper on Trial for Satire,"
  by Tara Sweeney, April 30, 2007
• "Victory for Free Expression at the University of Rhode Island,"
  by Tara Sweeney, April 26, 2007
• "Despite Widespread Opposition, the URI Student Senate Defends its Position,"
  by Tara Sweeney, April 24, 2007
• "URI Student Senate Committee Votes to Derecognize College Republicans,"
  by Tara Sweeney, April 18, 2007
• "University of Rhode Island President Forbids Student Senate from Imposing Unconstitutional Sanctions,"
  by Tara Sweeney, April 12, 2007
• "Cathy Young on SFSU and Censorship Masquerading as ‘Tolerance’,"
  by Tara Sweeney, April 10, 2007
• "Pace Not a Bastion of Free Expression for Christian Group,"
  by Tara Sweeney, April 6, 2007
• "Central Michigan University Grants Students Full Freedom of Association,"
  by Tara Sweeney, April 3, 2007
• "Victory for Open Expression at UCLA, but Questions about New Policy Remain,"
  by Tara Sweeney, March 29, 2007
• "‘Obsession’ Screening at Michigan State to Proceed,"
  by Tara Sweeney, March 22, 2007
• "Victory at SFSU,"
  by Tara Sweeney, March 20, 2007
• "‘Bong Hits 4 Jesus’ in ‘The New York Times’,"
  by Tara Sweeney, March 19, 2007
• "SFSU Stands By Its Actions,"
  by Tara Sweeney, March 15, 2007
• "Christian Group Still Waiting for Word from Pace,"
  by Tara Sweeney, March 12, 2007
• "SFSU in ‘National Review Online’,"
  by Tara Sweeney, March 8, 2007
• "FIRE’s Shibley Speaks at Clemson,"
  by Tara Sweeney, March 2, 2007
• "Victory for Free Speech at Bellevue Community College: College Drops Punishment of Professor for Politically Incorrect Math Question,"
  by Tara Sweeney, February 27, 2007
• "‘The New York Times’ Looks at Middle East Controversies on Campus,"
  by Tara Sweeney, February 26, 2007
• "Hampton University Says 'No' to Gay and Lesbian Student Group,"
  by Tara Sweeney, February 22, 2007
• "FIRE President to Address Free Speech at Columbia on Tuesday Night,"
  by Tara Sweeney, February 19, 2007
• "Illinois Retires Chief Illiniwek,"
  by Tara Sweeney, February 16, 2007
• "UCLA Fears Protest, Shuts Down Immigration Debate,"
  by Tara Sweeney, February 13, 2007
• "Pace Student Group Still in Jeopardy: Administration Finds CLSA’s Constitution Contentious,"
  by Tara Sweeney, February 12, 2007
• "SFSU Investigates Flag-Stomping Protestors,"
  by Tara Sweeney, February 8, 2007
• "FIRE Editorial on MSU in ‘The Detroit News’,"
  by Tara Sweeney, February 7, 2007
• "Finding Insight in Unlikely Places,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 31, 2007
• "Pace Law School Dean Intervenes in Christian Organization Case,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 30, 2007
• "DEVELOPING STORY AT PACE LAW SCHOOL: Christian Student Organization Denied Recognition, Dean Weighs In,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 29, 2007
• "ACLU Urges UCF to Abandon ‘Free Speech Zones’,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 29, 2007
• "‘Bullets and Bubbly’ Party Draws Controversy at UConn,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 25, 2007
• "Tufts Reacts to Christmas Carol Controversy,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 22, 2007
• "Klocek Returns to DePaul,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 17, 2007
• "Looking for a Straight Answer from Marquette University,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 15, 2007
• "Johns Hopkins Resolves Facebook Case; Becomes FIRE’s First-Ever ‘Censor of the Year’,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 8, 2007
• "Columbia to Punish Violent Protestors,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 4, 2007
• "Happy Holidays from FIRE,"
  by Tara Sweeney, December 22, 2006
• "Bellevue Community College Professor Still Waiting for Justice,"
  by Tara Sweeney, December 21, 2006
• "Hopkins President Brody: Civility Trumps Free Speech,"
  by Tara Sweeney, December 12, 2006
• "Johns Hopkins’ Unique Interpretation of ‘Free Speech’,"
  by Tara Sweeney, December 11, 2006
• "RUF Initiates Re-affiliation Process at Brown,"
  by Tara Sweeney, December 4, 2006
• "Expression, Not Harassment, at Hopkins,"
  by Tara Sweeney, December 1, 2006
• "Victory at Clemson University,"
  by Tara Sweeney, November 29, 2006
• "Brown University Takes Step Toward Lifting Suspension, But Problems Remain,"
  by Tara Sweeney, November 21, 2006
• "Mystery Shrouds Brown’s Suspension of Religious Student Organization,"
  by Tara Sweeney, November 16, 2006
• "Newspaper Theft at Several Schools,"
  by Tara Sweeney, November 9, 2006
• "A Student's Perspective on the Ground at Johns Hopkins,"
  by Tara Sweeney, November 8, 2006
• "Election Day on Campus,"
  by Tara Sweeney, November 7, 2006
• "Count Gutmann Among the Offended,"
  by Tara Sweeney, November 3, 2006
• "Un-PC Halloween Costumes Cut Both Ways,"
  by Tara Sweeney, November 3, 2006
• "Lafayette President Apologizes for Canceling Visit by Lynn Swann,"
  by Tara Sweeney, November 1, 2006
• "Hopkins Busts ‘Halloween in the Hood’,"
  by Tara Sweeney, October 31, 2006
• "A Belated Response from Marquette,"
  by Tara Sweeney, October 24, 2006
• "Dave Barry Quote Sparks Dispute at Marquette University,"
  by Tara Sweeney, October 18, 2006
• "Columbia, Social Justice, and the Importance of Dissent,"
  by Tara Sweeney, October 17, 2006
• "New York Civil Rights Coalition Joins FIRE’s Opposition to Thought Reform at Teachers College,"
  by Tara Sweeney, October 12, 2006
• "Columbia Students Interrupt Conservative Speech with Chaotic Protest,"
  by Tara Sweeney, October 5, 2006
• "Bellevue Community College Named Leader in Diversity,"
  by Tara Sweeney, September 27, 2006
• "The Retreat of the Public Intellectual,"
  by Tara Sweeney, September 22, 2006
• "No Benefit of the Doubt for Ratener,"
  by Tara Sweeney, September 15, 2006
• "Ratener’s Situation Not So Novel,"
  by Tara Sweeney, September 14, 2006
• "Professor Suspended for Condoleezza Math Problem,"
  by Tara Sweeney, September 13, 2006
• "NYU Denies Any Wrongdoing,"
  by Tara Sweeney, August 25, 2006
• "This Just In: SUNY Fredonia President Hearts Free Speech,"
  by Tara Sweeney, August 17, 2006
• "End to Racial Restrictions for Orientation Courses at Marshall University,"
  by Tara Sweeney, August 9, 2006
• "UW-Madison Seeks to Limit Professor’s Expression of Controversial Opinions,"
  by Tara Sweeney, August 9, 2006
• "Media Frenzy Over SUNY Fredonia,"
  by Tara Sweeney, August 1, 2006
• "FIRE Reminds NYU That Suppression of Speech Won’t Fly,"
  by Tara Sweeney, July 31, 2006
• "FIRE Continues to Protest Injustice at CIIS,"
  by Tara Sweeney, July 21, 2006
• "Mallard Fillmore’s onto Something,"
  by Tara Sweeney, June 21, 2006
• "Johns Hopkins University Denies Students Freedom of the Press,"
  by Tara Sweeney, June 13, 2006
• "MySpace Has Administrators in a Frenzy,"
  by Tara Sweeney, June 12, 2006
• "Professor Under ‘Investigation’ at California Institute of Integral Studies,"
  by Tara Sweeney, June 1, 2006
• "Internet Expression in Jeopardy: MySpace Users Beware,"
  by Tara Sweeney, May 24, 2006
• "Le Moyne’s Spin,"
  by Tara Sweeney, May 16, 2006
• "Brooklyn Parks Department Censors Student Art Exhibit,"
  by Tara Sweeney, May 9, 2006
• "Brandeis Takes a Stab at Art Censorship,"
  by Tara Sweeney, May 3, 2006
• "Minnesota Sees Resurgence of Outrage Over Mohammed Cartoons,"
  by Tara Sweeney, April 14, 2006
• "NYU’s Deceitful Spin,"
  by Tara Sweeney, April 3, 2006
• "UNCG Reforms Free Speech Policies,"
  by Tara Sweeney, March 21, 2006
• "Avoiding Controversy at Century College,"
  by Tara Sweeney, March 16, 2006
• "Proposed Calif. Bills Address Student Press Freedom,"
  by Tara Sweeney, March 16, 2006
• "Bible Studies: Not So Bad After All,"
  by Tara Sweeney, March 14, 2006
• "Victory for Censorship at Century College,"
  by Tara Sweeney, March 9, 2006
• "Victory for Internet Expression at UCF,"
  by Tara Sweeney, March 6, 2006
• "Student Press in Jeopardy with ‘Hosty’,"
  by Tara Sweeney, March 3, 2006
• "Mohammed Cartoon Controversy Part II: Free Speech and the ‘Direct Assault’,"
  by Tara Sweeney, February 27, 2006
• "FIRE Weighs In on Mohammed Cartoon Controversy,"
  by Tara Sweeney, February 23, 2006
• "DePaul Students Acquitted of Harassment Charges,"
  by Tara Sweeney, February 20, 2006
• "Free Speech Suffers a Near-Miss at LSU,"
  by Tara Sweeney, February 9, 2006
• "Clarification on PBK’s Double Standard,"
  by Tara Sweeney, February 3, 2006
• "DePaul’s Sordid Legacy Continues,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 30, 2006
• "Phi Beta Kappa Should Prove Its Commitment to Free Speech: Part 2,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 30, 2006
• "New President Spells Hope for Cornell,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 23, 2006
• "Phi Beta Kappa Should Prove Its Commitment to Free Speech: Part 1,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 23, 2006
• "Court Strikes Down Unjust Expulsion,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 20, 2006
• "Cuius Regio, Eius Religio,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 16, 2006
• "Hampton’s at It Again,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 10, 2006
• "FIRE Advises UW System to Heed the Constitution,"
  by Tara Sweeney, January 9, 2006
• "Administrative Abuses Live On,"
  by Tara Sweeney, December 30, 2005
• "Wendy McElroy Lauds FIRE,"
  by Tara Sweeney, December 21, 2005
• "California State System Sticks It To Religious Groups,"
  by Tara Sweeney, December 19, 2005
• "Hampton Doesn’t Go Far Enough,"
  by Tara Sweeney, December 6, 2005
• "The Moment of Truth at Hampton University,"
  by Tara Sweeney, December 1, 2005
• "Policies Actually Matter; Don’t Be Deceived,"
  by Tara Sweeney, November 17, 2005
• "Dropping the F-Bomb,"
  by Tara Sweeney, November 15, 2005