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‘Something to be proud of’ at Instapundit
Over at Instapundit Glenn Reynolds writes:
The folks at F.I.R.E. emailed me that the University of Tennessee was one of only eight universities to get a "green light" rating for free speech.
Glenn is right to be proud. The "green light club" is an exclusive one, but we are hopeful that with increasing education and awareness (not to mention the occasional speech code lawsuit), we can expand this list in 2009.
You can download our report, Spotlight on Speech Codes 2009: The State of Free Speech on Our Nation's Campuses, here.
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