American University

Location:		Washington, DC 20016
Website:		http://www.american.edu

Speech Code Rating

American University has been given a speech code rating of Red. You may read more about this institution's speech code rating at this page.

FIRE Cases at American University

American University: Denial of Right to Videotape Public Events

Recent Media Coverage of American University

"Tipper Tape," Reason, November 1, 2002
"Outrage of the Week," SheThinks.org, October 17, 2002
"AU Student Punished for Taping Tipper Gore," United Press International, August 21, 2002
"Student Plans Lawsuit Over Tipper Gore Video Flap," CNSNews, August 14, 2002
"On Student Rights," The Washington Times, August 4, 2002
"Free Press Questioned After American U. Incident," University Wire, July 29, 2002
"Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly on American University," July 25, 2002
"Fox News’ Brit Hume on American University," July 23, 2002
"Group Fights for Student Caught Taping Tipper Gore Speech," Fox Newswire, July 23, 2002
"Fox Special Report With Brit Hume," FOX News Channel, July 23, 2002
"Student Gadfly Runs Afoul of American U.," Washington Post, July 22, 2002
"The Rules of Justice Are Different When the Court's on Campus," The Christian Science Monitor, May 16, 2002

Posts to The Torch About American University

"Ladner ‘Is Terminated as President’ of American University," October 11, 2005
"Hunting Witches and Terrorists," September 29, 2005
"AU President Placed on Leave," August 25, 2005
"UC Santa Barbara’s Unlikely Claims," February 8, 2005