University of California, Los Angeles

UCLA lacks intellectual tolerance, but these alumni are banding together to fix it

April 25, 2023

News

LAWSUIT VICTORY: UCLA admits to violating the law after stonewalling open records request for over a year

November 9, 2020

Press Release

Amidst FIRE’s record-breaking summer, demands to terminate faculty went mainstream

October 13, 2020

UCLA reinstated Gordon Klein. Who will reinstate his reputation?

October 12, 2020

VICTORY: UCLA reinstates professor suspended for email on why he wouldn’t change exam, grading for black students

September 15, 2020

Press Release

FIRE again calls on UCLA to defend academic freedom — this time for professor under fire for reading from MLK

July 7, 2020

UCLA Academic Senate Committee releases academic freedom statement as two controversies go unresolved

July 2, 2020

FIRE’s speech code ratings are just that — speech code ratings

September 13, 2019

Lawsuit update: UCLA releases records about Mnuchin appearance

April 15, 2019

Society of Professional Journalists criticizes UCLA’s delay of Mnuchin records

April 5, 2019

UCLA diversity requirement threatens academic freedom, trust in academia

November 9, 2018

As Los Angeles City Council demands cancellation of Students for Justice in Palestine conference, UCLA backs down on spurious trademark threat

November 8, 2018

UCLA Chancellor counters calls to cancel SJP convention, but trouble on the horizon

November 2, 2018

Nine years later, UCLA complains — again — about online critic

November 2, 2018

FIRE raises questions about UCLA lecturer Keith Fink’s firing

August 4, 2017

Speech Code Countdown: Most of America’s ‘Best Colleges’ Restrict Speech

October 5, 2016

News

The Man Behind the ‘Conspiracy’: Eugene Volokh, UCLA Law Professor (VIDEO)

March 3, 2016

UCLA Law Professor Criticizes School’s New Mandatory ‘Sexual Harassment’ Reporting

March 3, 2016

UCLA Study Shows Rise in Student Activism, Free Speech Approval Waning

February 12, 2016

‘Single Investigator’ at UCLA Means Hearings Available Only on Appeal

January 13, 2016

College Students Should Be Scared to Celebrate Halloween

October 30, 2015

Party Poopers: University Administrators Chill Speech by Investigating Campus Gatherings

October 20, 2015

Victory: Enstrom Earns Favorable Settlement in First Amendment Retaliation Case Against UCLA

March 6, 2015

Is Protection of Dissenting Opinions Part of the Diversity Conversation at UCLA?

October 6, 2014

Why Free Speech Isn’t Conditional

July 29, 2014

UCLA Student Judicial Board Leaves Election Coverage at Risk

June 2, 2014

In-Class Demonstration by UCLA Students Silences Professor

January 22, 2014

Trial Date Set for Whistleblowing Professor's Retaliation Lawsuit Against UCLA

January 15, 2014

UCLA Report Suggests Chilling Speech Is the Answer to Offensive 'Microaggressions'

January 8, 2014

Encouraging Ruling in Whistleblowing Scientist’s Suit Against UCLA

March 26, 2013

Whistleblowing UCLA Prof in Court Today to Defend His Job

March 18, 2013

UCLA Drops a Speech Code

July 3, 2012

Two Years Later, Nobody at UCLA Has Evaluated Enstrom’s Free Speech Claims

June 18, 2012

UCLA Professor’s Lawsuit Catches Fire in National Media

June 15, 2012

UCLA: When Caught, Just Lie About Stuff

June 15, 2012

Whistleblowing Scientist Who Challenged Environmental Regulation Sues UCLA

June 14, 2012

Whistleblowing Scientist Who Challenged Environmental Regulation Sues UCLA

June 14, 2012

Press Release

Clock Ticking for Whistleblower Professor at UCLA

June 8, 2012

UCLA Professor’s Link to Boycott Website Sparks Controversy

April 26, 2012

February Student Spotlight: Austin Ford (University of California, Los Angeles ’12)

February 24, 2012

UCLA Urged to Prioritize Academic Freedom in Search for Public Health Dean

January 10, 2012

Academic Freedom and Scientific Integrity in Jeopardy at UCLA: New Document Posted

December 30, 2011

University of California Schools Flout Student Speech Rights

November 29, 2011

Whistleblowing UCLA Professor Wins One More Year

September 6, 2011

More Support for Whistleblowing UCLA Professor; Enstrom Case Becomes Class Assignment

August 16, 2011

Whistleblowing UCLA Professor Now Represented by American Center for Law & Justice

June 2, 2011

National Attention to UCLA Whistleblowing Scandal from Cato's Ilya Shapiro

April 25, 2011

'Daily Bruin' Columnist: Stop Asking UCLA to Apologize for the Speech of Others

April 25, 2011

This Week in the News: Whistleblowing UCLA Professor Still Making Headlines and Hamilton College Wins Muzzle Award

April 15, 2011

Please Read: Help FIRE Support Professor James Enstrom

April 13, 2011

'San Francisco Chronicle' and Others Criticize UCLA's Treatment of Whistleblowing Professor

April 12, 2011

This Week in the News: Hearings Begin for Whistleblowing UCLA Professor

April 8, 2011

Media Outrage Building over Whistleblowing UCLA Professor's Case

April 5, 2011

Take Action to Preserve Academic Freedom at UCLA

April 4, 2011

Whistleblowing UCLA Scientist Fights for His Job in Hearing Today

April 4, 2011

FIRE in the News: Adam Tours the Sunshine State and American University Refuses Intrusive DOJ Grant

April 4, 2011

12 California State Legislators Write UCLA, Decrying Retaliation Case

April 1, 2011

'Swallowing Some Horse Pills For Liberty'

April 1, 2011

FIRE's Adam Kissel Discusses Case of Whistleblowing UCLA Professor with 'Reason.tv'

March 31, 2011

Greg in 'LA Times' on UCLA Student Video Case and the Role of Social Media in Combating Controversial Speech

March 28, 2011

UCLA Student Will Not Be Punished for YouTube Rant; Announces She Will Leave UCLA Following Threats

March 21, 2011

Press Release

Breaking News: UCLA Will Not Punish Student for Video

March 18, 2011

This Week in the News: UCLA Launches, Ends Harassment Investigation of 'Asians in the Library' YouTube Video

March 18, 2011

News

'New York Times' Editorial Board: Campus Free Speech Crucial for Education, Democracy

March 18, 2011

Alexandra Wallace apologizes, announces she will no longer attend UCLA

March 18, 2011

The Power of Parody and Counter-Speech: Student Reaction to Alexandra Wallace's Rant Video

March 16, 2011

Why Doesn't FIRE Condemn This Viewpoint I Hate?

March 16, 2011

Eugene Volokh on UCLA Video: Moronic, but Protected

March 16, 2011

UCLA Administrator Equates Offensive Speech, Death Threats

March 16, 2011

FIRE Intervenes in UCLA 'Asians in the Library' Case

March 15, 2011

UCLA Student's 'Asians in the Library' Video Not Discriminatory Harassment

March 15, 2011

Environmental Health Sciences Professor Still Fighting for His Job at UCLA

March 14, 2011

UPDATED: Viral YouTube video called "repugnant" by UCLA administration

March 13, 2011

Did Someone Lie to UCLA Chancellor Gene Block?

October 1, 2010

Blog

'California Watch' on Non-Rehire Case at UCLA

September 7, 2010

In Reversal, UCLA Temporarily Halts Retaliation Against Whistleblowing Professor

September 2, 2010

FIRE Celebrates Our 155th Victory for Rights on Campus

September 9, 2009

Rights in the News: Victory at UCLA Helps FIRE Blaze Trail Into New School Year

August 21, 2009

Victory for Free Expression: UCLA Drops Unconstitutional Threats Against Internet Speech; Online Speech Still Threatened at Santa Rosa Junior College

August 21, 2009

Victory for Free Expression: UCLA Drops Unconstitutional Threats Against Internet Speech; Online Speech Still Threatened at Santa Rosa Junior College

August 21, 2009

Press Release

Online Speech Threatened at UCLA and Santa Rosa Junior College

August 20, 2009

Online Speech Threatened at UCLA and Santa Rosa Junior College

August 20, 2009

Press Release

UCLA Student Permitted to Refer to Jesus in Graduation Statement

June 10, 2009

Four FIRE Cases on Security Fees Top Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle

March 31, 2009

The State of Free Speech on Campus: UCLA

January 12, 2009

John Leo on Censorship Tactics in ‘The New York Sun’

May 3, 2007

Victory for Open Expression at UCLA, but Questions about New Policy Remain

March 29, 2007

Victory for Free Speech at UCLA

March 28, 2007

Press Release

UCLA Fears Protest, Shuts Down Immigration Debate

February 13, 2007

Silence Speaks Volumes at NYU

May 24, 2006