Loyola University New Orleans: Student Senate Denies TPUSA Recognition

On October 15, 2025, Loyola University New Orleans’ Student Government Association denied the university’s chapter of Turning Point USA’s application to become a recognized student organization. TPUSA appealed, and on December 3, the SGA rejected the appeal. The SGA’s decision followed reports of student hostility on campus to TPUSA’s charter — including student protests at the SGA meeting space where the vote took place — and was made without providing any justification for the denial. 

FIRE wrote Loyola and its SGA on December 22, explaining that Loyola’s stated commitment to free expression precludes denying a student group university recognition on the basis of the organization’s ideas or mission — and doing so constitutes impermissible viewpoint discrimination. FIRE urged Loyola to ensure that all student organization recognition determinations are made using content- and viewpoint-neutral criteria.