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Adam Kissel

Adam Kissel graduated from Harvard University and from the University of Chicago, where he served as Student Liaison to the Board of Trustees and earned a master's degree from the Committee on Social Thought. His academic interests include the history and theory of liberal education, the history and theory of rhetoric, and rhetoric's relationship with philosophy. He also has served as a professional editor for Nobel laureate James Heckman and for faculty in a variety of disciplines. Before joining FIRE, Adam was a director of the Lehrman American Studies Center and the Jack Miller Center for the Teaching of America's Founding Principles. With Sharon Browne he wrote a Faculty Rights Handbook in 2007. Since joining FIRE, he has spoken about individual rights on college campuses in Colorado, Indiana, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Wisconsin, New York, and North Carolina. In 2009, he won a First Prize in education reporting from the National Education Writers Association.

Articles

• "A political test for teachers,"
  by Adam Kissel, New York Post, December 28, 2009
• "The Not-Quite-Free University,"
  by Adam Kissel, Minding the Campus, November 3, 2009
• "University should not pressure faculty to alter their research,"
  by Adam Kissel, CollegiateTimes.com, October 14, 2009
• "FIRE's Exclusive Interview with Flemming Rose, Editor Behind Censored Mohammed Cartoons,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 24, 2009
• "Stanford University punishes dissent when training teachers,"
  by Adam Kissel, The Examiner, July 29, 2009
• "OP-ED: University should solve censorship issue,"
  by Adam Kissel, The Justice, February 10, 2009
• "Binghamton University Continues War on Social Work Student by Other Means,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 22, 2008
• "Please Report to Your Resident Assistant to Discuss Your Sexual Identity—It’s Mandatory! Thought Reform at the University of Delaware,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 31, 2008
• "Please Report to Your Resident Assistant to Discuss Your Sexual Identity--It's Mandatory!,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 30, 2008
• "Sustainability and Indoctrination in the New University of Delaware Plan,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 1, 2008
• "Brandeis Faculty, Students Revolt Over ‘Wetbacks’ Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 26, 2008
• "ResLife must reconsider its purpose,"
  by Adam Kissel, The Review, March 18, 2008

Torch Posts

• "Five University of California Campuses Missed the Memo on New Discriminatory Harassment Policy,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 19, 2010
• "40 Percent of Minnesota College Students Say Certain Topics or Viewpoints Are 'Off Limits',"
  by Adam Kissel, March 18, 2010
• "Student Artwork Too 'Controversial' for Southwestern College,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 8, 2010
• "Sac State's Speech Codes,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 2, 2010
• "San Diego's American Civil Liberties Union Writes Three Letters Defending Free Speech at UCSD,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 26, 2010
• "Noose Reported at UCSD Library; Not Protected Speech,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 26, 2010
• "UCSD Missed the Memo on New UC Harassment Policy,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 25, 2010
• "UCSD Upholds Media Funding Ban on 33 Organizations,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 25, 2010
• "UC San Diego Freezes Funds to 33 Media Groups, Dissolves Student TV, Threatens to Punish Students for Protected Speech,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 23, 2010
• "Virginia Tech Threatens Student Newspaper's Future Because it Allows Anonymous Online Comments,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 11, 2010
• "Victory for Free Speech at Temple University As Unconstitutional Security Fee is Withdrawn; Policy Still Troubling,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 11, 2010
• "Disruptive Protesters Face Disciplinary Consequences at UC Irvine,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 10, 2010
• " Southwestern College Accreditation in Jeopardy; ‘Culture of Fear and Intimidation’ on Campus ,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 5, 2010
• "University of Oregon Divided over Free Speech Controversy,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 2, 2010
• "U. Minnesota Teacher Ed Scandal Keeps Rippling Through Minnesota—And Beyond,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 1, 2010
• "University of Delaware Residence Life Case Featured in New AAUP E-Journal,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 28, 2010
• "Michigan State University Demands That Personal Opinions Stay Off Campus E-mail,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 26, 2010
• "University of Louisville Responds Admirably to FIRE Concerns about New Policies,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 25, 2010
• "Temple University Case on CPNLive,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 22, 2010
• "Clemson University Clarifies Ban on Freely Contacting Public Officials after FIRE Intervenes,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 21, 2010
• "Temple University Charges Unconstitutional Security Fee for Geert Wilders Event; Dutch Trial Today over Controversial Expression,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 20, 2010
• "NBC on Yale 'Sissies' Censorship Controversy,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 19, 2010
• "‘Yale Daily News’ Stays on Yale Censorship Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 19, 2010
• "FIRE and Student Press Law Center Address Threats to Freedom of the Press at Los Angeles City College,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 18, 2010
• "Latest on University of Minnesota Teacher Education Scandal,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 15, 2010
• "Yale President Defends Censorship of Mohammed Cartoons, But Acknowledges Free Speech Commitment in T-shirt Controversy,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 15, 2010
• "Happy Birthday, Benjamin Franklin,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 15, 2010
• "A Possible Precedent for Yale University in the Case of the Censored ‘Sissies’ T-shirts,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 13, 2010
• "Will Aziz Ansari Be Allowed to Say ‘Sissies’ at Yale?,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 12, 2010
• "Hearing Today in 'Free Speech Zone' Lawsuit in Texas,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 12, 2010
• "Yale Dean Defends Censorship of ‘Sissies’ T-Shirt, Claims Control over Freshman Student Government,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 11, 2010
• "University of Minnesota Still in the Hot Seat,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 5, 2010
• "Thought Reform and Ideological Screening on Campus in 2009,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 31, 2009
• "‘Boston Globe’ Covers FIRE’s ‘Sissies’ T-Shirt Case at Yale,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 28, 2009
• "Victory for Freedom of Conscience as University of Minnesota Backs Away from Ideological Screening for Ed Students,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 23, 2009
• "Will the University of Minnesota Board of Regents Need to Intervene to Protect Freedom of Conscience?,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 18, 2009
• "University of Minnesota Defends Ideological Screening for Ed Students; Academic Freedom Committee Meets Friday,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 17, 2009
• "Media Outrage Grows over Teacher Education Scandal at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 16, 2009
• "More Unsavory Disinvitations: This Time, Nonie Darwish at Princeton and Columbia,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 10, 2009
• "Illinois College Cancels (Postpones?) Law Professor's Speech about Guantanamo Bay Detainees,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 10, 2009
• "FIRE's New Speech Code Report: Campus Speech Codes Trend Lower, but More Than 70 Percent of Colleges Restrict Free Speech ,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 8, 2009
• "Is Southwestern College's Board Going to Take Free Speech Seriously? ,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 8, 2009
• "Is Southwestern College's Board Going to Take Free Speech Seriously? ,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 7, 2009
• "Teacher Re-Education Scandal at University of Minnesota Gains Steam,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 30, 2009
• "Political Litmus Test for Future Teachers at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 24, 2009
• "Southwestern College President Defends Unconstitutional 'Free Speech Patio' and Contradicts Himself,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 20, 2009
• "Students and Professors, Please Keep Offending Each Other! Your Education Depends on It ,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 19, 2009
• "Purdue Offers Admirable Lessons in Liberty, Despite Having a Speech Code ,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 13, 2009
• "FIRE in 'San Diego Union-Tribune' on First Amendment Challenges at SWC ,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 12, 2009
• "ACLU of San Diego Intervenes in Southwestern College 'Free Speech Patio' Case, Seconding FIRE's Concerns ,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 11, 2009
• "FIRE Requests that Student Body at Michigan State Stand Up for Students' Rights ,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 10, 2009
• "Duke Professor Finishes Yale's Job, Prints Mohammed Images in New Book; FIRE Co-signs Statement of Principle ,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 9, 2009
• "Southwestern College Professors No Longer Banned, But 'Free Speech Patio' Still Violates Constitutional Rights,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 6, 2009
• "San Diego's Channel 10 Covers FIRE's 'Free Speech Patio' Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 5, 2009
• "Fear of More Retribution at Southwestern College,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 4, 2009
• "National Publications Report on East Georgia College's Violations of a Professor's Rights ,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 4, 2009
• "East Georgia College Abandons Mysterious ‘Sexual Harassment’ Charge for Lack of Evidence; Case Far from Over Due to New Rights Violations ,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 3, 2009
• "FIRE Intervenes in Case of Professors Suspended at California's Southwestern College for Assembly Outside of the 'Free Speech Patio',"
  by Adam Kissel, November 3, 2009
• "'The Diversity Religion at Virginia Tech',"
  by Adam Kissel, October 28, 2009
• "Bucknell Alumnus Prefers Rival Lehigh on Free Speech,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 20, 2009
• "Dorm Room Door Decorations Allowed... As Long as You Don't Criticize the Food ,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 14, 2009
• "Victory for Freedom of Expression at University of Arizona; Showing of ‘Not Evil, Just Wrong’ Back on Schedule ,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 13, 2009
• "Two Months After Vague Allegation of 'Sexual Harassment,' No Evidence or Accuser in Sight at East Georgia College,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 7, 2009
• "University of Delaware: Residence Life Curriculum Vote Today,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 5, 2009
• "FIRE's Exclusive Interview with Flemming Rose, Editor Behind Censored Mohammed Cartoons,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 30, 2009
• "President Who Made Brandeis University a FIRE 'Red Alert' School Resigns,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 25, 2009
• "'Ask God What Your Grade Is' District Vows to Keep Fighting for Its Unconstitutional Speech Code,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 24, 2009
• "Rejected FIRE Ad at Bucknell Reported by Student Press Law Center,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 23, 2009
• "Breitbart.tv Covers Mysterious 'Sexual Harassment' Case at East Georgia College,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 23, 2009
• "Bucknell Revises ‘Solicitation’ Policy after Administrators Use It Repeatedly to Shut Down Student Speech,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 18, 2009
• "East Georgia College Makes Mockery of Due Process in Firing Professor,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 16, 2009
• "Mandatory ‘Diversity Accomplishments’ at Virginia Tech Violate Faculty Rights; FIRE Details Violations in 15-page Letter to Board of Visitors,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 16, 2009
• "University of Delaware ResLife Program to Remain Optional, Despite 'Mistake',"
  by Adam Kissel, September 16, 2009
• "Georgia Professor Fired, Escorted from Campus by Police over Mysterious ‘Sexual Harassment’ Charge Despite Zero Evidence Presented,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 15, 2009
• "'Stupid Drunks,' Beware of the Speech Police,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 11, 2009
• "Bucknell's Oppression of Free Speech in Today's Issue of 'Human Events',"
  by Adam Kissel, September 9, 2009
• "Harvard Medical School to Drop Policy Restricting Students from Speaking to Media,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 2, 2009
• "How Can Michigan State University Get Off FIRE’s Red Alert List?,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 1, 2009
• "How Can Colorado College Get Off FIRE’s Red Alert List?,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 31, 2009
• "How Can Tufts University Get Off FIRE’s Red Alert List?,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 25, 2009
• "‘West Georgian’ Reports on FIRE Victory for Freedom of the Press,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 20, 2009
• "Victory for Free Speech and Religious Liberty at Boise State University,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 11, 2009
• "Boston College Fails to Live Up to Its Free Speech Promises, Earns Dishonorable 'Red Light' Rating,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 7, 2009
• "FIRE Keeps Pressure on Santa Rosa Junior College Regarding Overbroad Ban on 'Unofficial' Name Usage,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 6, 2009
• "Dave Barry, Award-Winning Humorist, Speaks Out on College Censorship in New FIRE Video,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 30, 2009
• "Silverglate on Gates Arrest and the First Amendment Right to be Rude,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 30, 2009
• "Victory for Freedom of Speech at Stanford: Student Graduates Despite Ed School Efforts to Revoke Admission, Investigate Private Blog, and Declare Student Unfit for Teaching,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 24, 2009
• "Morgan State University Facing Big Trouble over Press Censorship,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 23, 2009
• "Santa Rosa Junior College Still Doesn’t Understand What ‘Overbroad’ Means,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 21, 2009
• "University of West Georgia Blames Students, Tries to Snatch Defeat from Jaws of Victory,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 17, 2009
• "Bit by Bit, Virginia Tech Softens Ideological ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Faculty; Much More To Be Done for Freedom of Conscience,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 8, 2009
• "Santa Rosa Junior College Unconstitutionally Bans Use of "SRJC" in E-Mail Addresses,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 1, 2009
• "Victory for Academic Freedom at University of California–Santa Barbara,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 26, 2009
• "Bucknell University Lies Again,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 25, 2009
• "Bucknell President Resigns Effective June 2010,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 24, 2009
• "AP and ‘Wall Street Journal’ Pick Up on Bucknell's Violation of Conservative Students' Rights,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 23, 2009
• "Victory for Religious Liberty at Wright State University: Christian Group Regains Recognition,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 22, 2009
• "Bucknell University Slams Door on Bibles, Student Satires of Obama Stimulus Plan, Affirmative Action,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 11, 2009
• "FIRE Defends a Professor—And One of His Fiercest Critics—On the Same Day,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 11, 2009
• "Virginia ACLU Agrees with FIRE about Liberty University’s Rights,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 9, 2009
• "Wisconsin Students’ Right to Legal Representation Diminished in Ambiguous New Draft of Conduct Code,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 4, 2009
• "Pittsburgh-Area College Fails to Remedy Violations of Concealed Carry Advocate’s Free Speech ,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 2, 2009
• "Cal Poly Suspends Reporting on ‘Politically Incorrect’ Faculty and Students,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 2, 2009
• "First Amendment Rights Trampled in Pittsburgh after Student Advocates for Concealed Carry of Firearms on Campus,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 27, 2009
• "University of Delaware ResLife Plan for 2009-10: Still Optional, or Not?,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 21, 2009
• "FIRE Critic on ‘Chronicle of Higher Education’ Blog Acknowledges Error,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 8, 2009
• "Victory for Student Rights in Wisconsin: Regents to Restore Basic Due Process Rights Including a Hearing by Peers and Attorney Representation,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 6, 2009
• "University of Chicago Censors Student’s Facebook Photo Album,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 5, 2009
• "Video: Bucknell Shuts Down Affirmative Action Bake Sale,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 27, 2009
• "Like Virginia Tech, North Shore Community College Backtracks on Ideological Litmus Test,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 27, 2009
• "Victory for First Amendment Rights at UMass Amherst: Administration Rejects Censorship of Newspaper,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 23, 2009
• "Bowdoin Censures Professor Who Dared to Report Negatively on College,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 23, 2009
• "Victory for Freedom of Speech at University of Colorado at Boulder: University Lifts Financial Burden on Students Hosting Controversial Speakers Ward Churchill and William Ayers,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 20, 2009
• "100th Anniversary of Society of Professional Journalists,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 17, 2009
• "First Amendment Chaos at UMass Amherst,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 16, 2009
• "FIRE Attacked on ‘Chronicle of Higher Education’ Blog over Virginia Tech,"
  by Adam Kissel and William Creeley, April 16, 2009
• "UMass Amherst SGA Ejects Senator Standing Up for the First Amendment,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 16, 2009
• "UMass Amherst Student Government Has a Chance to Restore First Amendment Rights,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 15, 2009
• "Victory for Freedom of Conscience at Virginia Tech: New ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure and Promotion No Longer Under Consideration, But Problematic Policies Remain,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 14, 2009
• "Bowdoin College Throws the Book at Professor over Embarrassing Research Results,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 10, 2009
• "New Virginia Tech ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure Violate Academic Freedom, Will Be Comprehensively Reviewed by Board of Visitors,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 6, 2009
• "Maryland Senators and University of Maryland Violate First Amendment over X-Rated Film Showings,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 3, 2009
• "Video: Newspaper Theft at UMass Amherst While Police Officer Watches,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 2, 2009
• "Four FIRE Cases on Security Fees Top Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 31, 2009
• "Virginia Tech to Demand ‘Diversity’ Conformity by Vote,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 30, 2009
• "Mark Bauerlein on Virginia Tech Diversity Requirement for Faculty Assessment,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 27, 2009
• "Virginia Tech Mandates 'Diversity' for Faculty Promotion, Despite Denial,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 26, 2009
• "FIRE Calls on Virginia Tech to Abandon New Political Litmus Test for Faculty,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 25, 2009
• "College of DuPage Threatens Freedom of Expression and Association,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 19, 2009
• "Political Litmus Test for Faculty at Virginia Tech,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 18, 2009
• "Controversial Speakers Face Huge Security Fees at Berkeley and Colorado,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 17, 2009
• "Spokane Falls Community College ‘Stops the Hate’ by Threatening Pro-Life Students with Expulsion,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 16, 2009
• "FIRE Writes Wisconsin Regents about Reconsidering Due Process Changes for Students,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 13, 2009
• "A Fresh Look at Claremont McKenna’s Speech Code,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 12, 2009
• "Victory for Individual Rights at Pomona College: No-Trespassing Order Reversed for Two Students Who Asked “Disruptive” Questions,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 11, 2009
• "Wisconsin Faculty and Students Rise in Defense of Due Process,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 4, 2009
• "Due Process Matters, or, Why I’m On Tour in Wisconsin,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 4, 2009
• "A Student’s Compelling Account of Delaware’s Mandatory Diversity Training,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 26, 2009
• "‘Boston Globe’ Columnist on Harvey’s Harvard Candidacy,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 25, 2009
• "University of Delaware Releases Results of Residence Life Survey,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 24, 2009
• "‘Harvard Law Record’ Discusses Individual Rights with Harvard Board of Overseers Candidates,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 19, 2009
• "Millersville University Standing Strong for Free Speech for Bill Ayers,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 18, 2009
• "Reply to Comment on Brandeis Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 12, 2009
• "FIRE Highlighted on ‘University World News’,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 5, 2009
• "Victory for Religious Liberty at University of Florida, But Freedom of Association Still in Jeopardy,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 4, 2009
• "Brandeis University in Hard Times: No Better Time to Heal Free Speech Wounds,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 2, 2009
• "Brandeis Backs Down on New Free Speech Issue,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 2, 2009
• "Michigan State University Drops ‘Spam’ Charges Against Student Critic of Administration,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 28, 2009
• "FIRE in College of William and Mary’s ‘Flat Hat’,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 27, 2009
• "Obama: Silencers of Dissent Are on the Wrong Side of History,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 20, 2009
• "FIRE Pens Open Letter to President Obama,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 20, 2009
• "NEIU Student Government to Review Endorsement of Unconstitutional Free Speech Zone Policy,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 19, 2009
• "Deceit at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale as Chancellor Tries to Cover Up Free Speech Crisis,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 13, 2009
• "MSU Incorrectly Defends Itself in Response to Civil Liberties Coalition in ‘Spam’ Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 8, 2009
• "In Texas, First Amendment Imperiled in 2008,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 1, 2009
• "Binghamton University Student Alleges Retaliation, More Problems in Department of Social Work,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 22, 2008
• "‘Binghamton Review’ Blasts Binghamton Social Work Department in Activism Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 22, 2008
• "Michigan State Again Misrepresents ‘Spam’ Policy in Response to FIRE,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 19, 2008
• "Thirteen Civil Liberties Organizations Send Open Letter to MSU President about ‘Spammer’ Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 17, 2008
• "Student Government Leader at Michigan State University Found Guilty of ‘Spamming’ after Criticizing Administrative Decision,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 10, 2008
• "‘Content Neutral’ Does Not Mean ‘Constitutional’ (Except at MSU) ,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 9, 2008
• "CNET Covers MSU ‘Spam’ Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 5, 2008
• "Michigan State University Student Faces Suspension for ‘Spam’ after E-Mailing Professors,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 4, 2008
• "DePauw University’s Speech Code: No ‘Mimicking’ Allowed!,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 25, 2008
• "More ‘Hate Speech’ in NCSU’s ‘Free Expression Tunnel’,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 25, 2008
• "Freedom of Association Questions for the ‘Gentlemen’ of Wabash College,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 25, 2008
• "Stop Invoking Virginia Tech to Punish Protected Speech,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 24, 2008
• "Victory for Freedom of Speech at Binghamton University Department of Social Work ,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 17, 2008
• "Binghamton Social Work Case Gets National Attention, Student Government Support,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 14, 2008
• "Binghamton University Department of Social Work Declares War on Student for Posters Criticizing Department and Government Agency,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 13, 2008
• "A Head Rolls at Temple College after Censorship of Nietzsche Quotation,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 12, 2008
• "Does Lone Star College–Tomball Really Fear the Word ‘Gun’?,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 12, 2008
• "FIRE Joins Press Organizations Expressing Concern about Overbroad ‘Cyber-Bullying’ Memo,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 10, 2008
• "Victory at Temple College: School Reverses Censorship of Cartoon, Nietzsche Quote,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 6, 2008
• "FIRE Launches New Journal, ‘The Lantern,’ on Anniversary of University of Delaware Thought Reform Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 31, 2008
• "Quinnipiac University Threatens Student Group with Expulsion for Associating with Off-Campus Newspaper,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 29, 2008
• "Cornell Engineering Dean Digs Deeper Hole over Confiscation of Pro-Life Display,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 24, 2008
• "Cornell University Engineering Staff Remove Students’ Pro-Life Display until Police Force Return of Display,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 22, 2008
• "‘Top Ten Gun Safety Tips’ Censored at Lone Star College in Texas,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 20, 2008
• "Southern Illinois University–Carbondale Faculty Senate Assails Proposed Sexual Harassment Policy over Abridgement of Rights,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 17, 2008
• "University of Chicago Debates Milton Friedman Institute Today, No Pre-Distribution of Materials Allowed,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 15, 2008
• "With Horowitz Speech Scheduled, Central Michigan Struggles with Free Speech Issues,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 14, 2008
• "Stanley Fish Misunderstands FIRE on Illinois ‘Buttons’ Controversy,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 14, 2008
• "As Tufts Faculty Discuss Free Expression, Remember Yale’s Woodward Report,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 8, 2008
• "University of Illinois Responds to Widespread Complaints Against Ban on Political Activity,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 6, 2008
• "More Individual Rights Issues at Southern Illinois University–Carbondale,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 2, 2008
• "Academic-Freedom Journalism Position Opening at ‘Chronicle of Higher Education’,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 1, 2008
• "Wesleyan Columnist Decries School’s Speech Code,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 30, 2008
• "FIRE in ‘Chronicle of Higher Education’: Adjuncts Need Academic Freedom, Too, and Outside Organizations Do What Faculty Colleagues Often Won’t,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 30, 2008
• "Harvey Silverglate in ‘The Wall Street Journal’,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 29, 2008
• "‘Wetbacks’ Case Still Roiling Brandeis,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 26, 2008
• "University of Illinois Bans Wide Variety of Political Activity by Faculty,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 25, 2008
• "After ‘DeJohn,’ Time to Revisit Sexual Harassment Policies Nationwide,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 23, 2008
• "Brandeis Hires University Defender to Teach about ‘Racially Harassing Speech’,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 22, 2008
• "Another Victory for Free Speech at University of Delaware,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 16, 2008
• "SIUC Sexual Harassment Policy Debate Rages On,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 12, 2008
• "Another Lawsuit at SIUC over Sexual Harassment Allegations,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 10, 2008
• "Victory for Free Speech in University of Delaware Lawsuit,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 5, 2008
• "How Can Johns Hopkins University Get Off FIRE’s Red Alert List?,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 29, 2008
• "University of Delaware Strains Promise of ResLife Oversight,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 28, 2008
• "American Political Scientists Fear Presenting Their Work in Canada,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 27, 2008
• "How Can Brandeis University Get Off FIRE's Red Alert List?,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 26, 2008
• "How Can Colorado College Get Off FIRE’s Red Alert List?,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 26, 2008
• "University of Chicago Faculty Members Threaten Academic Freedom of Milton Friedman Institute on Grounds of Academic Freedom,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 19, 2008
• "On ‘Inside Higher Ed’, FIRE Lawyers Explain Why ‘DeJohn’ Was Correctly Decided,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 18, 2008
• "Stanley Fish Book Treats Speech Codes, ‘Indoctrinate U,’ and Free Speech,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 14, 2008
• "FIRE to Speak at Big Ten Student Government Conference,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 11, 2008
• "Professor Sues Southern Illinois University at Carbondale over Rights Violations,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 7, 2008
• "DeJohn v. Temple: The Facts of the Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, August 5, 2008
• "Victory at Southwestern Community College in ‘Adam and Eve’ Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 22, 2008
• "Lawsuit Filed by Professor Fired by San José City College in Nature/Nurture Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 21, 2008
• "IUPUI’s Schneider Finally Admits No Harassing Actions in anti-KKK Book Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 21, 2008
• "Victory at Southwestern Community College after Professor Fired for Discussing ‘Adam and Eve’ as Myth,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 18, 2008
• "Lawsuit Filed by Professor Fired by San José City College in Nature/Nurture Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 18, 2008
• "Colorado College President Blogs on ‘Monthly Bag’ Case, Makes Errors, Spins Untruths,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 17, 2008
• "When University Lawyers Restrict Free Expression to Avoid Lawsuits,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 16, 2008
• "FIRE Calls on Brandeis to Resolve Faculty Revolt,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 10, 2008
• "Harvard Persists in Supporting Censorship of ‘Barely Legal’ Party,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 7, 2008
• "Louisiana State University Student Lawsuit Proceeds,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 3, 2008
• "Brandeis’ Inexplicable War Against Its Faculty,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 3, 2008
• "Student Newspaper Editors Sue Armstrong Atlantic State University,"
  by Adam Kissel, July 1, 2008
• "Red Alert in Action: Don't Go to Colorado College,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 27, 2008
• "Whence is Colorado College’s Board of Trustees Getting Its False Information?,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 26, 2008
• "Speech Code Copy Cats?,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 24, 2008
• "Divesting from Milton Friedman,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 19, 2008
• "Some Freedom Awards of Note,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 12, 2008
• "What Does It Mean To Be an American?,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 10, 2008
• "FIRE Co-Founder to Receive Bradley Prize Tonight,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 4, 2008
• "College of New Jersey Indoctrination: ‘Class, Power, and Privilege’,"
  by Adam Kissel, June 2, 2008
• "Wisconsin-Oshkosh Set to Indoctrinate,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 30, 2008
• "Freedom is a Light for Which Many Men Have Died in Darkness,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 23, 2008
• "University of Delaware Passes ResLife Admin Costs to Students,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 22, 2008
• "Faculty Rights vs. Provostal Abuses at Brandeis,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 22, 2008
• "ACTA Warns on Freedom of Conscience at Delaware,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 21, 2008
• "New Victory for Freedom of Conscience at University of Delaware,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 20, 2008
• "When Schools Punish Creative Work,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 20, 2008
• "Brandeis Faculty Continues to Revolt in ‘Wetbacks’ Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 19, 2008
• "Another Free Speech Case at Hamilton College,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 16, 2008
• "University of Delaware Misrepresents ResLife Education Program to Trustees,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 16, 2008
• "Partial Victory for Freedom of Conscience,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 13, 2008
• "University of Delaware ResLife on YouTube,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 9, 2008
• "More Delaware ResLife Materials Removed from Website,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 9, 2008
• "‘Progressive Democrat and Environmentalist’ Speaks Out Against Delaware Indoctrination,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 9, 2008
• "Delaware ResLife Fighting for Every Inch: Proposal Re-re-re-revised,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 9, 2008
• "Prediction by University of Delaware RA Comes to Pass,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 8, 2008
• "Federal Lawsuit Filed against Shippensburg University for Violation of Settlement Repealing Unconstitutional Speech Codes,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 7, 2008
• "The 'Sustainability' Political Agenda in Higher Education,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 7, 2008
• "Victory for Freedom of Conscience at University of Delaware; More Debate Ahead,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 6, 2008
• "Open Letter to University of Delaware Faculty on ResLife Proposal,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 5, 2008
• "Delaware ResLife Hides Another Document,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 2, 2008
• "University of Delaware ResLife Misappropriates UD Environmental Sustainability Initiative for Social Activism,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 2, 2008
• "Delaware Association of Scholars Urges Rejection of UD ResLife Proposal,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 1, 2008
• "Sustainability All the Time: An Analysis of University of Delaware’s ResLife Proposal,"
  by Adam Kissel, May 1, 2008
• "University of Delaware Set to Restore Indoctrination Program,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 30, 2008
• "Students and Professor May Spar in Court over Free Speech,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 29, 2008
• "Colorado College Travelogue, Part II: Media Tour,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 28, 2008
• "Colorado College Travelogue, Part I: Lecture at CC,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 24, 2008
• "Colorado State U. Newspaper May Finally Gain Independence,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 17, 2008
• "Colorado College Feminists Do Not Seek Dialogue,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 16, 2008
• "Individual Rights Languishing in Indiana,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 16, 2008
• "The Coalition of Some Other Dudes and the Range of an M1-A1 Tank,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 16, 2008
• "Can State Officials Condemn Without Censoring?,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 15, 2008
• "Delaware ResLife--Fourth Time the Charm?,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 15, 2008
• "University of Delaware Retreats on Oppressive Speech Code,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 14, 2008
• "Another Emily Brooker?,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 11, 2008
• "Demonstration at Brandeis Today—Red Alert in Action,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 10, 2008
• "Political Double Standard at Lake Superior State University,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 9, 2008
• "Colorado Springs Abuzz over Punishment for Parody,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 2, 2008
• "Colorado College President Defends "Violence" Finding against Satirical Flyer,"
  by Adam Kissel, April 1, 2008
• "Colorado College Punishes Students for “Violent” Satirical Flyer,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 31, 2008
• "National Organizations Keep Hitting U. Delaware Indoctrination Program,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 28, 2008
• "Brandeis Faculty Senate Excoriates Administration, Revolts,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 26, 2008
• "Editorial Warns of Brandeis’s Waning Reputation Over Speech Controversies,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 26, 2008
• "University of Minnesota Comes Through for Dissenting Student,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 25, 2008
• "University of Delaware ResLife Controversy Continues,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 21, 2008
• "University of Delaware Faculty Condemns Old ResLife Program,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 19, 2008
• "‘Augusta Chronicle’ Highlights FIRE’s Work,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 17, 2008
• "Brandeis Faculty Continues to Revolt in Hindley Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 11, 2008
• "ResLife Indoctrinators Attack FIRE at Closed Conference,"
  by Adam Kissel, March 4, 2008
• "ACTA Writes Brandeis Trustees Decrying ‘Wetbacks’ Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 25, 2008
• "Community College Fires Professor for Discussing ‘Nature versus Nurture’ in Classroom,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 22, 2008
• "University of Delaware Rejects New Residence Life Proposal,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 19, 2008
• "University of Delaware Sets Politicized Agenda for Resident Assistants,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 19, 2008
• "Should a Public University Speak Out Against Its Own Professor?,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 15, 2008
• "Yale Editorial Defends Free Speech after ‘Sluts’ Photo,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 15, 2008
• "William & Mary President Resigns over Free Expression Issues,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 12, 2008
• "Brandeis Faculty Step Up to Defend Academic Freedom, Attack Administration,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 7, 2008
• "FIRE Alerts Brandeis Trustees to Hindley Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, February 6, 2008
• "More Reflections on University of Delaware Indoctrination Program,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 31, 2008
• "Brandeis Provost Misrepresents Its Prosecution of Professor's Classroom Speech,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 29, 2008
• "Emory Gives Up on Freedom of Association,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 29, 2008
• "Colorado State Plots Corporate Takeover of Controversial Student Newspaper,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 24, 2008
• "Brandeis University Tramples on Academic Freedom,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 23, 2008
• "Protecting Students from the Speech Police,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 22, 2008
• "New York Times Ethicist Weighs in on U. Georgia Case,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 21, 2008
• "No Right to Regulate the Student Press,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 18, 2008
• "Valdosta State Case Gets More Attention,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 14, 2008
• "Civility Code Reconsidered at Bergen Community College,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 11, 2008
• "New Outrages at St. Louis Community College,"
  by Adam Kissel, January 8, 2008
• "Free the Press in 2008,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 31, 2007
• "Free Speech at Pomona College? Let’s Talk about It,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 19, 2007
• "Don’t Tell Others You’re Leaving the Class, Or We’ll Find You Guilty of Hazing,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 17, 2007
• "Psychotherapy in the Delaware Dorms,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 13, 2007
• "Victory for Free Speech at the University of Florida,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 10, 2007
• "Thinking about a Student Bill of Rights?,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 10, 2007
• "Florida Attorney General Challenges University of Florida on Free Speech,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 5, 2007
• "University of Georgia Violates Anonymity of Course Evaluations to Punish Offensive Speech, Then Violates FERPA,"
  by Adam Kissel, December 4, 2007
• "Victories for Free Speech at Colorado State University,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 30, 2007
• "Cal Poly Censors Posters Again,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 28, 2007
• "Penn State’s Student Newspaper Advocates Policy Revision for Free Speech,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 28, 2007
• "Mandatory Cell Phones Can Track Students at Montclair State,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 27, 2007
• "FIRE President Greg Lukianoff to Speak at University of Delaware Monday,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 16, 2007
• "More Thought Reform Documents from the University of Delaware,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 16, 2007
• "Free Speech Yet at Penn State?,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 14, 2007
• "How Offensive Speech Gets Punished,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 13, 2007
• "Responding to “Offensive” Speech with Constructive Speech at the University of Mary Washington,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 12, 2007
• "Insensitivity Is Not a Crime,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 7, 2007
• "University of Delaware Student Editorial Supports FIRE,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 6, 2007
• "Delaware: Residence Life Fighting Back?,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 3, 2007
• "Delaware Starts Removing Materials from Web Site,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 1, 2007
• "FIRE Responds to Delaware’s Reply,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 1, 2007
• "More Delaware Students and RAs Speak Out,"
  by Adam Kissel, November 1, 2007
• "University of Delaware: Students Speak Out,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 30, 2007
• "Yes, Blue Hens, Your Reeducation Is Mandatory,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 30, 2007
• "“Social Justice” Removed from NCATE Standards, But Freedom of Conscience Issues Remain,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 26, 2007
• "Free Speech under Attack during Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 25, 2007
• "A False View of Academic Freedom at UC Davis,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 15, 2007
• "George Washington University Badgers Innocent YAF Students,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 12, 2007
• "Nat Hentoff on Columbia and the First Amendment,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 10, 2007
• "Double Standard at Seton Hall,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 9, 2007
• "“Free Expression Tunnel” No Longer Free at NC State,"
  by Adam Kissel, October 8, 2007
• "Colorado State Update,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 27, 2007
• "Larry Summers and ‘Academia at Its Worst’,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 19, 2007
• "Taking Back the Classroom?,"
  by Adam Kissel, September 14, 2007