November

• Associated Press, November 17, 2018, DeVos wants to change campus rules on sexual misconduct

• LA Times, November 16, 2018, Betsy DeVos moves to strengthen the rights of the accused in campus sexual misconduct cases

• Politico, November 16, 2018, House Democrats say they will fight DeVos’ proposal on school sexual assault

• NPR, November 16, 2018, Education Dept. Proposes Enhanced Protection For Students Accused Of Sexual Assault

• The Washington Post, November 14, 2018, Betsy DeVos set to bolster rights of accused in rewrite of sexual assault rules

October

• Inside Higher Ed, October 17, 2018, Student Affairs Leaders Lean Left

• The Chicago Tribune, October 11, 2018, Conservative activists accuse DePaul of censorship after university bars them from holding event on campus

• The College Fix, October 5, 2018, City hides records of police helping private university spy on student critics

September

• New Hampshire Union Leader, September 26, 2018, Americans for Prosperity hosts free speech event at University of New Hampshire

• Carolina Journal, September 21, 2018, Report gives N.C. public universities high marks for protecting free speech

• Washington Examiner, September 18, 2018, Campus free speech problems abound, but suggested solutions are vague and few

• The Atlantic, September 18, 2018, The Coddling of the American Mind ‘Is Speeding Up’

• Reason, September 14, 2018, Wiser Kids, Wiser Universities

• Washington Examiner, September 14, 2018, Code Yellow: University of Kentucky restricts ‘free’ speech to limited areas, times

• Reason, September 13, 2018, Speech Codes and “Twisting Title IX”

• Inside Higher Ed, September 13, 2018, Limiting the Debate

• Reason, September 12, 2018, Speech Code Hokey Pokey: How Campus Speech Codes Could Rebound

• The Wall Street Journal, September 12, 2018, U.S. Moves to Pursue Civil-Rights Probes of Anti-Israeli Groups on Campuses

• Fox News, September 10, 2018, Wisconsin college bars student’s ‘Jesus Loves You’ valentines, prompting suit

• The College Fix, September 7, 2018, Arizona State adopts UChicago free-speech statement

• Breitbart, September 7, 2018, Rutgers President Wants to Investigate Professor James Livingston’s Anti-White Comments

• The Washington Post, September 5, 2018, The Education Department wants to make campus sexual misconduct hearings fairer. It should go further.

• Reason, September 5, 2018, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Overprotective Parenting Led to Fragility on Campus

• Inside Higher Ed, September 4, 2018, Rutgers Revisits Finding on Professor

August

• NY Daily News, August 31, 2018, Universities vs. scientific research: Politics and money are polluting academic inquiry

• SFGate, August 30, 2018, After a professor’s rant about white people, Rutgers president affirms free speech

• Union Leader, August 30, 2018, Green light in Keene: Progress on campus speech codes

• The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 30, 2018, Southern Illinois U. Says It Won’t Tolerate Activism by Athletes in Uniform, Then Backs Off

• Fox News, August 23, 2018, ‘I hereby resign from my race. F— these people,’ white professor writes online, sparking furor

• The Washington Post, August 22, 2018, After a professor wrote about hating white people, Rutgers considers the limits of free speech

• Wall Street Journal, August 15, 2018, New Topic on Campus: Civil Discourse 101

• Commentary Magazine, August 10, 2018, Sacrificing Sisterhood at Harvard

• Heterodox Academy, August 8, 2018, Why Free Speech is Central to Universities’ Mission

• Psychology Today, August 3, 2018, Harvard Study: Trigger Warnings Might Coddle the Mind

July

• Inside Higher Ed, July 25, 2018, Does the Attorney General Care When Republicans Squelch Expression?

• Vox, July 24, 2018, An artist painted on the American flag. The governor of Kansas wants her work destroyed.

• Artsy, July 23, 2018, The Rise of Artistic Censorship on College Campuses Should Worry the American Public

• Washington Examiner, July 11, 2018, Code Red: University of West Alabama’s free speech zone restricts speech on campus

• Inside Higher Ed, July 10, 2018, Report on Censorship of Art on Campus

• Inside Higher Ed, July 9, 2018, Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court Backs Marquette Faculty Blogger

June

• USA Today, June 29, 2018, Universities avoid politically controversial commencement speakers after student protests

• National Review, June 27, 2018, Southeastern Louisiana University: Students Have Free-Speech Rights for Only Two Hours Per Week

• The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 21, 2018, A Conference’s Recipe for ‘Viewpoint Diversity’: More Free Play, More John Stuart Mill

• The Washington Examiner, June 20, 2018, In campus disciplinary proceedings, students want and deserve a fairer process

• The Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2018, A Movement Rises to Take Back Higher Education

• The Kansas City Star, June 15, 2018, Free to speak freely; colleges protecting faculty speech on campus and off

• The Wall Street Journal, June 15, 2018, More Misery in Missouri

• LA Times, June 14, 2018, Four campus free speech problems solved

• Inside Higher Ed, June 13, 2018, Students Want Due Process — With Limited Rights in Sexual Misconduct Cases

• Inside Higher Ed, June 11, 2018, Fraternity Members Suspended for Racist, Homophobic Video

• Daily Mail, June 8, 2018, Alabama university bans ‘harsh text messages’ and ‘rumors’ in new anti-cyber bullying policy that gets ‘red light’ worst possible rating from campus free-speech support group

• Inside Higher Ed, June 6, 2018, Ready, Aim, FIRE!

• The Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2018, I’m Running to Restore Yale Values

May

• The New York Times, May 31, 2018, Roaring Protests of Commencements Past Make Way for a More Subdued Stand

• Fox News, May 24, 2018, University of Kentucky’s bias response team is a ‘literal speech police,’ group claims

• New Hampshire Union Leader, May 20, 2018, Azhar Majeed: Will NH colleges follow UNH’s lead on free speech?

• The Detroit News, May 19, 2018, Careful what you say in this university, its speech policies are those of Soviet Russia

• USA Today, May 19, 2018, Careful what you say in this university, its speech policies are those of Soviet Russia

• New Hampshire Union Leader, May 13, 2018, UNH celebrates ‘green light’ free speech rating by nonprofit

• Fox News, May 10, 2018, University of Michigan sued for speech codes called ‘un-American’

• Inside Higher Ed, May 8, 2018, ‘Fired’ for Free Speech?

• The Washington Post, May 7, 2018, U-Va. changes rules for outside groups wishing to speak on campus

• The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 3, 2018, After Spending Millions on Security for Provocative Speakers, Here’s How Berkeley Is Trying to Avoid a Repeat

• USA Today, May 1, 2018, Don’t silence graduation speakers: Fight hate speech with more speech

• The Washington Post, May 1, 2018, Fresno State protected its professor who ranted about Barbara Bush. Other schools should stand by free speech, too.

April

• The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 27, 2018, State of Conflict

• The Atlantic, April 22, 2018, Randa Jarrar, Moral Grandstanding, and Forbearance

• The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 19, 2018, How Low Can a Tenured Professor Go on Twitter? Fresno Case Could Be a Test

• Los Angeles Times, April 19, 2018, Cal State Fresno professor under fire for tweets attacking Barbara Bush

• Carolina Journal, April 17, 2018, UNC-Chapel Hill faculty gives free speech a boost

• The Associated Press, April 15, 2018, Wisconsin professor says firing shows anti-conservative bias

• The Washington Post, April 12, 2018, Do 40 percent of young Americans think free speech is dangerous?

• Breitbart, April 11, 2018, Essex County College Professor Fired for Defending a Black Lives Matter ‘No Whites Allowed’ Event on Tucker Carlson Files Lawsuit

• LA Times, April 8, 2018, Half of college students aren’t sure protecting free speech is important. That’s bad news

• The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 8, 2018, How to Respond to Racist Incidents

March

• National Review, March 29, 2018, The Campus Free-Speech Crisis Is Real, and Clemson’s Got It

• Reason, March 28, 2018, University Cites Eminent Domain to Kick Students Off Property

• Toledo Blade, March 26, 2018, After President Trump banner, free speech a hot topic at UT

• Associated Press, March 21, 2018, Iowa State’s marijuana shirt ban case costs school $1 mln

• Chronicle of Higher Education, March 13, 2018, The uninvited guest

• Toledo Blade, March 11, 2018, Adopt the Chicago Statement

• Inside Higher Ed, March 8, 2018, No end in sight for campus free speech battles

• The Detroit News, March 4, 2018, Column: Harvard bows to political correctness

February

• Forbes, February 27, 2018, State legislatures have a duty to protect free speech at public universities

• Tampa Bay Times, February 21, 2018, Polk State College deems explicit anti-Trump art “too controversial” for campus display

• Michigan Live, February 20, 2018, Michigan college one of worst in America for free speech, FIRE rankings say

• The Seattle Times, February 14, 2018, 1st Amendment group gives Evergreen State College low marks for free speech

• Inside Higher Ed, February 13, 2018, When One Student Acts Out, All Could Be Punished

• WOAI-TV, February 12, 2018, Report: Texas State University one of the worst US colleges for free speech

• The Washington Times, February 12, 2018, Harvard, Berkeley rank among 10 worst schools for free speech

• The Washington Times, February 9, 2018, Harvard, Berkeley rank among 10 worst schools for free speech

• Inside Higher Ed, February 9, 2018, When One Student Acts Out, All Could Be Punished

• Fox News, February 6, 2018, Harvard imposes ‘black list’ on male clubs, women’s groups may get grace period to become ‘gender-focused’

• The Atlantic, February 6, 2018, A new leader in the push for diversity of thought on campus

• The Omaha World-Herald, February 4, 2018, Editorial: Responsible leadership needed on NU free speech issue

January

• The Syracuse Post, January 30, 2018, Syracuse University’s speech codes stifle free expression (Commentary)

• The Orange County Register, January 26, 2018, In defense of free speech at Pierce College

• Associated Press, January 23, 2018, Group disputes school’s claims over professor’s firing

• Chicago Tribune, January 17, 2018, Lawsuit: Joliet Junior College workers stopped student from distributing political fliers

• January 14, 2018, Let Ferpa Be Ferpa

• Newsweek, January 12, 2018, Student Detained For Distributing Anti-Capitalism Fliers Sues University for Free Speech Violations

• Inside Higher Ed, January 12, 2018, Student Sues Community College Over Free Speech Rights

• Chronicle of Higher Education, January 12, 2018, Judge Dismisses Suit of LSU Professor Who Was Fired for Obscenities

• Associated Press, January 11, 2018, Illinois college sued over ‘free speech zone’

• Carolina Journal, January 8, 2018, N.C. a national leader in protecting free speech on campus, report says

• Inside Higher Ed, January 5, 2018, One Strike Is Enough

• The Associated Press, January 4, 2018, Group sues over professor’s firing for racial comments on TV

• Lincoln Star Journal, January 3, 2018, NU would be required to report ‘barriers’ to free speech on campus under bill

• Trib Live, January 2, 2018, Trib editorial: A free-speech report card

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