Home Colleges (Find a School) University of California, Los Angeles Public University Los Angeles, CaliforniaSearch all Schools News Speech Code RatingGreenDue Process Ratings D, C, B Free Speech Rankings 84 of 203 Cases 8 NewsDisinvitationsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire News 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 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 '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 Subscribe to FIRE News EmailYou're subscribed Share Share this selection on Twitter Share this selection via email
News Speech Code RatingGreenDue Process Ratings D, C, B Free Speech Rankings 84 of 203 Cases 8 NewsDisinvitationsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire
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 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 '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
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
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
As Los Angeles City Council demands cancellation of Students for Justice in Palestine conference, UCLA backs down on spurious trademark threat November 8, 2018
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
Whistleblowing Scientist Who Challenged Environmental Regulation Sues UCLA June 14, 2012 Press Release
February Student Spotlight: Austin Ford (University of California, Los Angeles ’12) February 24, 2012
More Support for Whistleblowing UCLA Professor; Enstrom Case Becomes Class Assignment August 16, 2011
This Week in the News: Whistleblowing UCLA Professor Still Making Headlines and Hamilton College Wins Muzzle Award April 15, 2011
'San Francisco Chronicle' and Others Criticize UCLA's Treatment of Whistleblowing Professor April 12, 2011
FIRE in the News: Adam Tours the Sunshine State and American University Refuses Intrusive DOJ Grant April 4, 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
This Week in the News: UCLA Launches, Ends Harassment Investigation of 'Asians in the Library' YouTube Video March 18, 2011
The Power of Parody and Counter-Speech: Student Reaction to Alexandra Wallace's Rant Video March 16, 2011
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
