Northern Illinois University

Location:		Dekalb, IL 60115
Website:		http://www.niu.edu

Speech Code Rating

Northern Illinois 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 Northern Illinois University

Mohammed Cartoon Controversy: FIRE Response to Intimidation and Newspaper Disputes

Recent Media Coverage of Northern Illinois University

"When Speech Becomes a Crime," San Francisco Chronicle, June 28, 2006
"U.S. media response to cartoons skewered," Chicago Tribune, April 26, 2006
"'Free speech' cries ring hollow on college campuses and beyond," USA Today, April 19, 2006
"Months after flap, Muhammad cartoon re-emerges," The Daily Princetonian, April 11, 2006
"Speech codes choke off discourse, satire," The Daily Reveille (Louisiana State Univ.), April 6, 2006
"The image of hypocrisy," The Boston Phoenix, March 29, 2006
"Images offensive to Muslims are debated," Baltimore Sun, March 14, 2006
"College Urged to Stop Censoring Prof's Display of Muslim Cartoons," Agape Press, March 13, 2006
"Professor Fears Retribution Over Mohammed Cartoons," Cybercast News Service, March 10, 2006
"Professor censored over Muhammad cartoons," World Net Daily, March 10, 2006
"Student editors react to ‘Hosty’ decision," Student Press Law Center, February 28, 2006
"Specifics on Max P. cartoon incident still cloudy," Chicago Maroon, February 24, 2006
"University keeps free speech boxed in," Northern Star, October 11, 2004
"Thought Reform 101," Reason, March 1, 2000
"Objectivists host panel on Danish cartoons," Chicago Maroon, November 30, 1999

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