Cal Poly suspends all Greek organizations after controversies at two fraternities
At California Polytechnic State University, a pair of racial controversies at fraternities have resulted in consequences for everyone in the Greek system
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Category: Newsdesk, Top Story Schools: California Polytechnic State University
Clear and Present Danger podcast – episode 7: Expert opinion, Peter Adamson
In our second expert opinion episode, Jacob Mchangama talks with Peter Adamson, who is a professor of philosophy at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
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Association of Public & Land-grant Universities commits to free speech
The APLU adopted a “Commitment to Free Speech,” making it the second major higher education organization to adopt such a policy statement in April.
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VICTORY: Fresno State drops investigation into professor’s fiery tweets about former First Lady Barbara Bush
California State University, Fresno President Joseph Castro announced late Tuesday that the university will drop its investigation into professor Randa Jarrar for her Twitter comments about the death of former First Lady Barbara Bush.
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Category: Newsdesk, Press Releases, Top Story
Schools: California State University – Fresno
Cases: Fresno State University: Professor Randa Jarrar’s Tweets Following Death of Barbara Bush Lead to Investigation
2018 FIRE Faculty Conference: One week left to submit a proposal!
There is just one week left to submit your proposals for the 2018 FIRE Faculty Conference!
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Appellate court cites FIRE legal scholarship in reversing flawed FERPA ruling
In a recent decision, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina rebuked the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s use of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act to block a student newspaper’s open records request.
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Association of American Universities endorses free speech statement
The Association of American Universities reaffirmed its commitment to freedom of expression and speech in a statement released this week.
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Category: Newsdesk, Top Story Schools: Harvard University Brandeis University University of California, Berkeley
Speech Code of the Month: Delaware State University
FIRE announces our Speech Code of the Month for April 2018: Delaware State University.
Much ink has been spilled over the past few days about Fresno State University’s investigation of a professor for controversial comments she made on Twitter. Unfortunately, however, Fresno State is far from the only public school that, despite its First Amendment obligations, threatens to infringe on online expression.
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Category: Newsdesk, Speech Code of the Month, Top Story Schools: Delaware State University
Coalition of civil liberties organizations to Fresno State: First Amendment doesn’t have a ‘disrespectful’ exception
A coalition of civil liberties organizations led by FIRE sends a letter to Fresno State University, reminding its leadership that there is no First Amendment exception for “disrespectful” speech, following initiation of an investigation into a professor’s tweets about Barbara Bush.
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Schools: California State University – Fresno
Cases: Fresno State University: Professor Randa Jarrar’s Tweets Following Death of Barbara Bush Lead to Investigation
FIRE Investigates: An (il)liberal arts education at Wellesley College? (VIDEO)
What happens when the liberal arts education you expected turns out to be an illiberal one?
That’s the question a small group of Wellesley College students are grappling with at the historic Boston-area school, famous for educating some of the world’s most successful women.
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Category: Newsdesk, Top Story, Top Video, Video Schools: Wellesley College
