Press Releases

2008 Press Releases

November

• 11/17/2008, Victory for Freedom of Speech at Binghamton University Department of Social Work ,
  FIRE Press Release
• 11/13/2008, Binghamton University Department of Social Work Declares War on Student for Posters Criticizing Department and Government Agency,
  FIRE Press Release
• 11/06/2008, Victory for Freedom of Speech: Temple College Reverses Censorship of Cartoon, Nietzsche Quote,
  FIRE Press Release

October

• 10/29/2008, Quinnipiac University Threatens Student Group for Associating with Off-Campus Newspaper,
  FIRE Press Release
• 10/20/2008, “Top Ten Gun Safety Tips” Censored at Lone Star College in Texas: Young Conservatives of Texas Threatened with Probation and Derecognition,
  FIRE Press Release
• 10/15/2008, With Election Weeks Away, Political Speech Under Attack on America’s Campuses,
  FIRE Press Release

September

• 09/30/2008, After Free Speech Victory in Federal Court, FIRE Sends Warning to Public Universities Violating the First Amendment,
  FIRE Press Release
• 09/17/2008, Victory for Free Speech at Valdosta State University: New President’s Changes Remove School from FIRE’s Red Alert List,
  FIRE Press Release
• 09/16/2008, Victory for Free Speech at University of Delaware: Distribution Policy Reformed, But Concerns Remain,
  FIRE Press Release
• 09/08/2008, FIRE Goes Back to School with New Scholarships, Resources, and Facebook Tools for Students,
  FIRE Press Release

August

• 08/25/2008, FIRE Exposes Unrepentant Abusers of Liberty in ‘U.S. News’ College Rankings Issue,
  FIRE Press Release
• 08/04/2008, Victory for Free Speech as Third Circuit Issues Ruling against Temple University,
  FIRE Press Release

July

• 07/08/2008, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Attacks Student Cleared of Racial Harassment,
  FIRE Press Release

June

• 06/26/2008, Colorado College Board of Trustees Backs School in Punishing Students for ‘Violent’ Parody,
  FIRE Press Release
• 06/05/2008, Censorship at Harvard University: Administration Threatened to Cancel ‘Barely Legal’ Party Due to Event’s Name,
  FIRE Press Release
• 06/03/2008, FIRE Launches College Student Video Contest, Announces New ‘Voices of Vision’ Episode,
  FIRE Press Release

May

• 05/22/2008, Tarrant County College Bans Symbolic ‘Empty Holster' Protest; Banishes Students with Dissenting Opinions to Small Free Speech Zone,
  FIRE Press Release
• 05/07/2008, Federal Lawsuit Filed against Shippensburg University as School Blatantly Violates Settlement Repealing Unconstitutional Speech Codes,
  FIRE Press Release
• 05/01/2008, Victory at IUPUI: Student-Employee Found Guilty of Racial Harassment for Reading a Book Now Cleared of All Charges,
  FIRE Press Release

April

• 04/28/2008, Colorado College Denies Appeal of Students Responsible for ‘Violent’ Parody,
  FIRE Press Release
• 04/09/2008, Lake Superior State University Violates Free Expression Rights: Orders Professor to Remove Posted Materials from Office Door,
  FIRE Press Release

March

• 03/31/2008, Colorado College Punishes, Deems Students “Violent” for Satirical Flyer,
  FIRE Press Release
• 03/11/2008, Twin Victories for Free Expression at Montclair State and Central Washington Universities: Student Groups No Longer Face De-funding for Expression,
  FIRE Press Release
• 03/04/2008, Victory over Unconstitutional Speech Codes: San Francisco State University Settles Lawsuit with College Republicans in Favor of Free Speech,
  FIRE Press Release
• 03/03/2008, FIRE Challenges Valdosta State University’s Free Speech Zone in New Video: University’s Unconstitutional Policy is ‘Speech Code of the Month’,
  FIRE Press Release

February

• 02/27/2008, FIRE Launches Fully Redesigned Campus Freedom Network Website: Announces First-Ever National Campus Freedom Network Conference this Summer,
  FIRE Press Release
• 02/22/2008, Community College Fires Professor for Discussing ‘Nature versus Nurture’ in Classroom,
  FIRE Press Release
• 02/06/2008, FIRE Launches Multimedia Project on Website: Unveils New Video About FIRE, Speech Codes, and Campus Abuses,
  FIRE Press Release

January

• 01/29/2008, Victory at St. Louis Community College: E-Mail Ban Lifted and Charges Dismissed,
  FIRE Press Release
• 01/23/2008, Brandeis University Tramples Free Speech and Academic Freedom: Professor Found Guilty of ‘Harassment’ and Subjected to Classroom Monitoring for Protected Speech,
  FIRE Press Release
• 01/17/2008, Victory for Free Speech at Valdosta State University: Georgia Board of Regents Reverses Finding Against Expelled Student,
  FIRE Press Release
• 01/10/2008, Student Files Federal Lawsuit Against Valdosta State University After Expulsion for Peaceful Protest,
  FIRE Press Release
• 01/08/2008, St. Louis Community College Makes Mockery of Due Process: Allegations Change, but Punishment Remains,
  FIRE Press Release

Archives

• Archived Press Releases for 2007
• Archived Press Releases for 2006
• Archived Press Releases for 2005
• Archived Press Releases for 2004
• Archived Press Releases for 2003
• Archived Press Releases for 2002
• Archived Press Releases for 2001