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External Media CoverageThe media coverage posted here comprises mentions of FIRE's positions and activities, citations or interviews of FIRE's staff and board members, stories pertinent to FIRE's cases, and articles written by FIRE's staff and board members. 2008 News Items
December
- 12/23/2008, SUNY-Binghamton Student Accuses Social-Work Department of Retaliation,
by Robin Wilson, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 12/22/2008, Speech Codes 101 ,
by Sara Dogan, FrontPage Magazine - 12/19/2008, Thirteen civil liberties organizations unite to fight Michigan State U on 'spam' conviction,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 12/15/2008, 3 of 4 universities censor speech,
WorldNetDaily - 12/12/2008, ASMSU association director found guilty of misusing resources,
by Chris Vannini, The State News - 12/11/2008, Michigan State Student Receives Warning for Sending a Bulk E-Mail Message,
by David DeBolt, The Chronicle of Higher Education Blogs - 12/10/2008, E-mail lands student in hearing at MSU,
by Matthew Miller, Lansing State Journal - 12/08/2008, It's raining spam at Michigan State U,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 12/05/2008, Michigan State to student leader: political e-mail is spam,
by Declan McCullagh, CNET.com - 12/05/2008, Michigan State University student faces suspension for e-mailing letter to professors,
by Jennifer Lawinski, FOXNews.com - 12/03/2008, Speech codes limit campus freedom,
by Ray Nothstine, Acton Institute Commentary
November
- 11/29/2008, Nothing Better to Do? Juicy Campus Mostly Trash Speaking Dud,
by Tony Rutherford, Huntington News - 11/24/2008, Order issued in lawsuit,
by Malynda Fulton, The Valdosta Daily Times - 11/19/2008, Univ. Housing employs ‘curious policies’,
by Chris Chiego, The Red and Black - 11/14/2008, Social-work student lands in hot water over posters at Binghamton,
by Robin Wilson, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 11/10/2008, Big gun on campus,
by Garry Reed, Examiner.com - 11/07/2008, The Hindley case: Not over yet,
by Daniel Ortner, The Brandeis Hoot - 11/07/2008, College ends ban on Nietzsche quote,
by Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed - 11/06/2008, TC prof strikes a blow for free speech,
by Dan Fearson, Temple Daily Telegram - 11/05/2008, Students fight for free speech,
by Cristina Gonzalez, College News - 11/05/2008, Don’t trust the Administration to protect your rights,
by Kristin Coyner, The Virginia Informer - 11/01/2008, ‘All whites racist’ plan won’t die,
by Bob Unruh, WorldNetDaily
October
- 10/31/2008, A Tale of Two Universities,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 10/30/2008, Delaware Indoctrination: You haven't heard it all,
by Anthony Paletta, Minding the Campus - 10/28/2008, Boren changes political expression e-mail policy,
by James Lovett, The Oklahoma Daily - 10/28/2008, Finally official, conservative student group hosts first speaker,
by John Robinson, Charlotteville News & Arts - 10/27/2008, Backing expression over suppression,
by Andy Guess, Inside Higher Ed - 10/26/2008, College threatens students for even discussing guns,
WorldNetDaily - 10/25/2008, Editorial: Brandeis shames itself,
The Providence Journal - 10/23/2008, Top one reason to censor unfunny lists,
by Richard Connelly, Houston Press - 10/22/2008, FIRE warns multiple universities that political speech bans could be unconstitutional,
Student Press Law Center - 10/17/2008, As election nears, censorship fever hits college campuses,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 10/14/2008, Can we change the campus culture?,
by Harvey Silverglate, Minding the Campus - 10/11/2008, Sustainability can be a warm, fuzzy word that invites tyranny,
by Katherine Kersten, Star-Tribune - 10/10/2008, New York teachers sue over ban on campaign buttons,
by Larry Neumeister, Associated Press - 10/08/2008, After battle, UD students allowed to distribute conservative paper,
by Joe Backer, Community Pub - 10/03/2008, At U. of I., a question of supporting candidates on campus,
by Megan Twohey, Chicago Tribune - 10/03/2008, Adjuncts fight back over academic freedom,
by Robin Wilson, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 10/03/2008, U of I faces backlash after decision on campus political activity,
by Megan Twohey, Chicago Tribune - 10/03/2008, U of I rally supports right to campus politicking,
Associated Press - 10/02/2008, The Cave,
by Peter Wood, National Association of Scholars
September
- 09/29/2008, HENTOFF: Fear and intimidation at Brandeis U.,
by Nat Hentoff, The Washington Times - 09/29/2008, ‘The Cornell Review’ contretemps,
by Robert Shibley, Dartblog - 09/26/2008, The Coddling Campus,
by Harvey Silverglate, Forbes Magazine - 09/24/2008, What you can’t say at Harvard Law School,
by Barry Gewen, The New York Times - Paper Cuts Blog - 09/24/2008, President of campus free-speech group is honored by Playboy Foundation,
by Caitlin Moran, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 09/24/2008, FIRE criticizes QPac letter to SPJ chapter,
by Victor Zapana, Yale Daily News - 09/24/2008, Brandeis University dishonors its name,
by Nat Hentoff, WorldNetDaily - 09/18/2008, Free Speech Policy,
by Kim Carapucci, WCTV Valdosta - 09/17/2008, Policy Changed: VSU reveals new free expression rule; FIRE backs off,
by Karah-Leigh Hancock, The Spectator - 09/17/2008, NYU professor stifles blogging, twittering by journalism student,
by Mark Glaser, PBS MediaShift - 09/11/2008, The hidden scandal of Princeton's speech code,
by Michael Davidson, The Daily Princetonian - 09/01/2008, Off the Cuff in Philadelphia Magazine,
by D. Herbert Lipson, Philadelphia Magazine
August
- 08/18/2008, The Court Got It Right,
by William Creeley, Samantha Harris, and Greg Lukianoff, Inside Higher Ed - 08/17/2008, UPUA planning legal services clinic,
by Ben Skalina, The Daily Collegian Online - 08/16/2008, National security and free speech,
by Harvey Silverglate, The Boston Globe - 08/13/2008, EDITORIAL: Free speech on campus,
The Washington Times - 08/07/2008, Appellate court rules Temple University's former speech code unconstitutional,
by Liz White, Student Press Law Center - 08/07/2008, What not to wear… drink, eat or say,
by Alan Miller, Spiked - 08/05/2008, Third Circuit delivers a victory for free speech on campus with DeJohn ruling,
by William Creeley, Jurist - 08/05/2008, Court strikes down ‘overbroad’ harassment policy,
by Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed
July
- 07/30/2008, Parody flunks out,
by Harvey Silverglate, The Phoenix - 07/30/2008, The case isn't closed,
by Staff Editorial, Indiana Daily Student - 07/23/2008, IUPUI chancellor: Race-based incident is ‘closed’,
by Kaitlin Shawgo, Indiana Daily Student - 07/18/2008, Editorial: Make sure rules are clear at FGCU,
Naples Daily News - 07/14/2008, If I Ran the Zoo XI,
by Harvey Silverglate, National Association of Scholars - 07/14/2008, IUPUI says sorry to janitor scolded over KKK book,
by Associated Press, The New York Times - 07/13/2008, FGCU makes code of conduct changes to protect free speech,
by Candace Braun, Naples Daily News - 07/10/2008, Free Speech on Campus,
by Luke Jones and Kate Zane, Youth Radio - 07/09/2008, University attacks student for reading this book,
WorldNetDaily - 07/07/2008, American politics aren't 'post-racial',
by Dorothy Rabinowitz, The Wall Street Journal
June
- 06/28/2008, Group scolds CC for free-speech violations,
by Brian Newsome, The Gazette - 06/25/2008, The Muzzle Awards: Collegiate Division,
by Harvey Silverglate, The Phoenix - 06/25/2008, U. Of Chicago faculty members oppose Milton Friedman Institute,
by William Mulgrew, The Bulletin - 06/24/2008, Maybe Harvard Thought It Was The ‘Manifestly Illegal’ Party?,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 06/19/2008, If I Ran the Zoo IV,
by Todd Zywicki, National Association of Scholars - 06/12/2008, Free-speech award goes to Penn professor,
by Susan Snyder, Philadelphia Inquirer - 06/11/2008, California Über Alles?,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 06/11/2008, Legally Speaking: If You Can't Teach 'Em, Sue 'Em,
by John Browning, Southeast Texas Record - 06/09/2008, The unpatriotic act,
Augusta Chronicle
May
- 05/28/2008, 'All whites racist' indoctrination revived!,
by Bob Unruh, WorldNetDaily - 05/27/2008, On the sadness of higher education,
by Alan Charles Kors, The Wall Street Journal - 05/27/2008, Controversy continues to surround guns on campus,
by Joe Murray, The Bulletin - 05/23/2008, Campus Speech Codes: Absurd, Tenacious, and Everywhere,
by Greg Lukianoff, National Association of Scholars - 05/23/2008, Heaven sustain us: Environmentalists have taken over the dorms,
by Naomi Schaefer Riley, The Wall Street Journal - 05/23/2008, Student criticizes TCC for banning empty gun holster,
by John Austin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 05/23/2008, Student says college violated rights by banning protest,
by Angela K. Brown, Houston Chronicle - 05/20/2008, Schools struggle with dark writings,
by Elizabeth Bernstein, The Wall Street Journal - 05/16/2008, Honorary Degrees, Free Speech and Respect,
by Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed - 05/13/2008, U. of Delaware approves new diversity discussions for students,
by Eric Hoover, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 05/12/2008, New UD residence life program passes Faculty Senate,
by Rachel Kipp, The News Journal - 05/10/2008, The rising cost of intuition,
The Augusta Chronicle - 05/09/2008, My ‘racial harassment’ nightmare,
by Keith John Sampson, New York Post - 05/08/2008, Complaint claims Shippensburg U. 'speech codes' discriminated against religious group,
by Don Aines, Herald-Mail - 05/08/2008, Shippensburg sued for reinstating speech codes,
by Joe Murray, The Bulletin - 05/02/2008, Judging a book by its cover - literally,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 05/02/2008, What we're buying at college,
by Mona Charen, Townhall.com - 05/01/2008, It's safe to read again at Indiana University,
by Jacob Sullum, Reason Online - 05/01/2008, EDITORIAL: Punished for the crime of satire,
Las Vegas Review-Journal
April
- 04/29/2008, The worst campus codeword,
by John Leo, Minding the Campus - 04/25/2008, Chainsaw Etiquette at Colorado College,
The Independence Institute - 04/23/2008, Face The State's Interview with Adam Kissel of FIRE,
Face the State - 04/20/2008, Facebook: Technical Foul,
by Natasha Saiyed, Current - 04/18/2008, Fireproofing the Ivory Tower,
by Michael Shermer and Greg Lukianoff, Los Angeles Times - 04/17/2008, What should K-12 kids learn?,
by Greg Lukianoff and Michael Shermer, Los Angeles Times - 04/16/2008, Dust-Up Round 3! Ben Stein's 'Expelled',
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 04/16/2008, Star Chamber at CC,
by Vincent Carroll, Rocky Mountain News - 04/16/2008, Teach the controversy?,
by Greg Lukianoff and Michael Shermer, Los Angeles Times - 04/15/2008, 'LA Times'' Dust-Up Round Two! Me vs. Michael Shermer on the freedom from being offended,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 04/15/2008, A right to not be offended?,
by Greg Lukianoff and Michael Shermer, Los Angeles Times - 04/14/2008, Dust-Up! Me vs. Michael Shermer in 'LA Times',
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 04/14/2008, Marxist professors or sensitive students?,
by Michael Shermer and Greg Lukianoff, Los Angeles Times - 04/12/2008, Joking students called on the carpet,
by Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier, Denver Post - 04/11/2008, Temple's civil rights violations are a disgrace,
by Chris Freind, The Bulletin - 04/11/2008, Muzzle Tov to Brandeis and Valdosta State!,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 04/11/2008, Freedom of speech group takes aim at Lake Superior State,
by Michael Purvis, The Sault Star - 04/11/2008, 'Blasting Bush OK, but don't criticize terrorists',
WorldNetDaily - 04/10/2008, Temple denies degree to decorated vet,
by Jenny DeHuff, The Bulletin - 04/10/2008, Mother Superior State College jumped the gun images,
by Nick Gillespie, Reason Online - 04/10/2008, Pardon me, but your door is terribly offensive,
by Andy Guess, Inside Higher Ed - 04/10/2008, LSSU. Bastion of academic freedom. Killer of comics,
SooToday, Ontario Canada - 04/10/2008, Group faults colleges over speech issues,
by Will Bigham, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 04/08/2008, Justice Brandeis would be proud … or would he?,
by Harvey Silverglate, The Phoneix - 04/08/2008, CC's free-speech fears,
by Vincent Carroll, Rocky Mountain News - 04/07/2008, 'What Can The Virginia Tech Tragedy Do For Me?',
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 04/04/2008, FIRE says College restricts freedom of speech,
by Rachel Rudebusch, The Flat Hat - 04/03/2008, Flyers prompt free speech debate at Colorado College,
by Heather Skold, KRDO News Channel 13 - 04/03/2008, Satirical Flier Raises Ire,
by Peter Marcus, Denver Daily News - 04/02/2008, Flyers spark free speech debate at CC,
by David Tauchen, KOAA NBC - 04/01/2008, Free speech an issue at CC after satirical flier is prohibited,
by Brian Newsome, The Gazette - 04/01/2008, Quick Takes from Inside Higher Ed: Double Standard Alleged,
by Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed
March
- 03/31/2008, College-orientated website under investigation for online bullying,
TV3 Auckland, New Zealand - 03/31/2008, Colorado College satire causes a stir,
by Joe Murray, The Bulletin - 03/31/2008, Breaking news: Offensive and untrue material discovered on Internet!,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 03/28/2008, Advocacy group ‘red flags’ Tulane’s free speech policy,
by David Minsky, Hullabaloo - 03/25/2008, EDITORIAL: We didn't start the FIRE: Future of free speech at stake,
The Justice - 03/25/2008, Book-reading IUPUI worker deserved better,
by Azhar Majeed, The Indianapolis Star - 03/21/2008, UD panel to decide on residence life program,
by Beth Miller, The News Journal - 03/18/2008, ResLife must reconsider its purpose,
by Adam Kissel, The Review - 03/18/2008, Free speech 'dead' on campuses,
by Anya Bergman, The Justice - 03/15/2008, Held to the FIRE,
Augusta Chronicle - 03/14/2008, FIRE founder discusses speech,
by David Pepose, The Brandeis Hoot - 03/08/2008, Free speech or disorderly conduct?,
by Adam Jones, Tuscaloosa News - 03/07/2008, The digital limits of 'in loco parentis',
by Sara Lipka, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 03/05/2008, Respect civil discourse on OSU campus,
The Daily O'Collegian
February
- 02/29/2008, Censor's playground,
by Vincent Carroll, Rocky Mountain News - 02/28/2008, Set speech free at Hopkins,
by Christine McCurdy, The Johns Hopkins News-Letter - 02/27/2008, Professor fired over sexual orientation debate,
by Joe Murray, The Bulletin - 02/26/2008, Campus conduct reviewed,
by Brian Mink, The Red and Black - 02/25/2008, Adjunct dismissal questioned,
by Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed - 02/25/2008, Watchdog organization gives SVSU an "E" in free speech,
by Michael Westendorf, The Valley Vanguard - 02/22/2008, Teacher fired over sexual orientation talk,
by Lyanne Melendez, ABC7 KGO San Francisco - 02/20/2008, Litter, legal ambiguity and your First Amendment rights,
by Andy Kroll, The Michigan Daily - 02/07/2008, Price Center at heart of speech debate,
by Serena Renner, UCSD Guardian Online - 02/06/2008, Prof investigated for offensive class remark,
by Kimberly Wexler, The Daily Free Press - 02/05/2008, SGA seeks campus-wide free speech,
by Anne Baker, The Appalachian Online - 02/04/2008, Policy raises free speech questions,
by Andy Kroll, The Michigan Daily - 02/01/2008, ACLU statement criticizes Provost,
by David Pepose, The Brandeis Hoot
January
- 01/31/2008, Community college drops charges against student,
by Kavita Kumar, St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 01/29/2008, FIRE publishes report on Hindley,
by Noah Bein, The Justice - 01/29/2008, Free speech pressed,
by Michael O'Brien and Adam Paul, The Michigan Review - 01/29/2008, College in Missouri lifts disciplinary charges against defecting student,
by Sara Lipka, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 01/28/2008, The strange case of ‘Obsession’ at the University of Florida,
by Luke Sheahan, Family Security Matters - 01/28/2008, Ethnic sensitivities threaten academic freedom,
by Joe Murray, The Bulletin - 01/27/2008, Shhh! Free speech crackdown on campus,
by Margery Eagan, Boston Herald - 01/25/2008, Brandeis professor says his right to free speech violated,
by Stephanie Siek, The Boston Globe - 01/25/2008, Civil liberties group defends Hindley,
by David Pepose, The Brandeis Hoot - 01/25/2008, Prof fights reprimand for ‘wetback’ reference,
by Marie Szaniszlo, Boston Herald - 01/25/2008, Slang term use lands professor in hot seat,
by Eric Athas, The Daily News Tribune - 01/24/2008, Prof in trouble for blasting ‘wetbacks’ slur,
WorldNetDaily - 01/24/2008, Professor takes heat over wetbacks stance,
Newsmax.com - 01/24/2008, Censorship at Brandeis, again,
by Harvey Silverglate, The Phoenix - 01/24/2008, Brandeis professor under fire for description of racial epithet,
by Mark Pratt, The Boston Globe - 01/24/2008, Harassment vs. academic freedom, round two,
by Andy Guess, Inside Higher Ed - 01/24/2008, Prof in trouble for blasting ‘wetbacks’ slur,
WorldNetDaily - 01/24/2008, Brandeis professor under fire for description of racial epithet,
by Associated Press (AP), Eyewitness News WPRI - 01/24/2008, When diversity training goes awry,
by Jamal Watson, Diverse Issues in Higher Education - 01/18/2008, Georgia Regents reverse student’s expulsion from Valdosta State U.,
by Sara Lipka, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 01/18/2008, Back to school for outspoken student,
by Andy Guess, Inside Higher Ed - 01/18/2008, Robert L. Shibley: Fighting for free speech on 2 R.I. campuses,
by Robert Shibley, The Providence Journal - 01/18/2008, Georgia Regents reverse student’s expulsion from Valdosta State U.,
by Sara Lipka, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 01/17/2008, Expulsion for protest unfair,
by Chris Chiego, The Red and Black - 01/17/2008, Expulsion reversed,
by Malynda Fulton, The Valdosta Daily Times - 01/17/2008, Board of Regents reverses VSU expulsion,
by Alicia Eakin, WALB News - 01/16/2008, Plain talk about free speech,
by Jay Schalin, The John Williams Pope Center for Higher Education - 01/16/2008, The life of a free speech task force,
by Nicholas Hahn, FrontPage Magazine - 01/15/2008, DBCC trustees put time limit on public comments,
by Mark Harper, Daytona Beach News-Journal - 01/14/2008, New software to monitor athletes’ web sites troubles legal experts,
by Libby Sander, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 01/14/2008, Civil Anti-Libertarians,
by Wendy Kaminer, The Phoneix - 01/12/2008, Valdosta State student sues after he's expelled,
by Brandon Larrabee, Athens Banner-Herald - 01/11/2008, College faculty in Bergen oppose proposed code of conduct,
by Associated Press (AP), Newsday - 01/11/2008, Former VSU student sues University,
by Alicia Eakin, WALB News - 01/11/2008, BCC faculty pledges to ethics code,
by Patricia Alex, The Record - 01/11/2008, Maybe he shouldn’t have spoken his mind,
by Andy Guess, Inside Higher Ed - 01/10/2008, Student now faces fewer charges,
by Kavita Kumar, St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 01/10/2008, Repress U,
by Michael Gould-Wartofsky, The Nation - 01/10/2008, Ga. college student expelled after criticizing president’s plan files suit,
by Michael Beder, Student Press Law Center - 01/06/2008, WSSU will alter policy on protests and demonstrations,
by Laura Giovanelli, Winston-Salem Journal Archives |
