Speech Code of the Month

Davenport University promises free speech rights but bans “offensive language” and “hate speech” at protests — terms that could be applied to most protests. Read more

Fort Lewis College in Colorado maintains a policy banning students from posting materials on campus that include “unprotected expressions." Read more

Ferris State’s Employee and Student Dignity policy was invoked to suspend professor Barry Mehler for using profanity in class lectures. Read more

Vanderbilt University revised its Student Discrimination Policy to allow administrators to penalize conduct that doesn’t actually violate the policy. Read more

In a disregard for free speech rights, Tufts University requires students receive advance permission before engaging in “political leafleting” on campus. Read more

Far too many colleges are still living in the past, with archaic online speech regulations that infringe on free expression. St. Olaf College is one. Read more

Halloween parties can be a fun way to express yourself in college, but at Lehigh University, students had better watch out. Read more

Students and faculty at Sacramento State University are returning to campus this fall to find a chilling new speech policy. Read more

A troubling policy at Kean University bans students from accessing "abusive" information “on or off campus" using the school computers or network systems. Read more

If Haverford’s promises of free speech are to be relied upon, it cannot delegate power to students to police the protected expression of other students. Read more