Home Colleges (Find a School) University of South Carolina Columbia Public University Columbia, South CarolinaSearch all Schools News Speech Code RatingYellowFree Speech Rankings 139 of 203 Cases 3 NewsDisinvitationsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire News VICTORY: University of South Carolina uncensors Uncensored America student group after FIRE letter March 22, 2023 News American Council on Education and 38 other higher ed groups in Supreme Court affirmative action case: On second thought, the chilling effect on speech is a real thing and it’s bad! November 1, 2022 News University of South Carolina indefinitely postpones speech on Ethiopian civil war after regime's defenders complain December 3, 2021 FIRE writes to six members of South Carolina congressional delegation regarding anti-critical race theory letter sent to state universities August 17, 2021 South Carolina legislation would promote ‘orthodoxy’ in the classroom April 6, 2021 Supreme Court denies cert in Stand Up For Speech case at University of South Carolina March 5, 2019 Coalition of amici urges Supreme Court review in FIRE lawsuit at University of South Carolina January 4, 2019 Student groups to appeal after court dismisses lawsuit against University of South Carolina administrators July 13, 2017 Press Release FIRE Announces America’s 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2017 February 22, 2017 Press Release ‘Stand Up For Speech’ Litigation Update: University of South Carolina February 9, 2017 FIRE’s Depressing Commencement Speaker Prediction May Be Coming True: University of South Carolina Announces New President-Only Policy August 15, 2016 A Walk Down (Bad) Memory Lane: Revisiting FIRE Cases That University of South Carolina Students Got in Trouble for Simply Talking About March 8, 2016 No Limits: University of South Carolina Students Fight for Free Speech (VIDEO) February 26, 2016 FIRE Q&A: Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project Plaintiff Ross Abbott February 25, 2016 Students Interrogated for Organizing Free Speech Event File First Amendment Lawsuit Against University of South Carolina February 23, 2016 Press Release Greg Laments an ‘Unfortunate Renaissance in Campus Speech-Policing’ on College Campuses May 18, 2015 Professor to Colleges: Summon the Courage to Defend the Constitution April 16, 2015 Colleges Rush to Violate Free Speech, Due Process in Response to Speech Controversies April 9, 2015 Press Release Tornadoes, and Bomb Scares, and Bias! Oh, My! January 7, 2011 ‘Guidelines for Classroom Discussion’ Still Stifle Free Speech at the University of South Carolina November 15, 2007 Blog Guidelines for Discussion, or Thought Control? September 26, 2002 Blog University of South Carolina Mandates Political Indoctrination and Orthodoxy May 12, 2002 Blog Subscribe to FIRE News EmailYou're subscribed Share Share this selection on Twitter Share this selection via email
News Speech Code RatingYellowFree Speech Rankings 139 of 203 Cases 3 NewsDisinvitationsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire
VICTORY: University of South Carolina uncensors Uncensored America student group after FIRE letter March 22, 2023 News American Council on Education and 38 other higher ed groups in Supreme Court affirmative action case: On second thought, the chilling effect on speech is a real thing and it’s bad! November 1, 2022 News University of South Carolina indefinitely postpones speech on Ethiopian civil war after regime's defenders complain December 3, 2021 FIRE writes to six members of South Carolina congressional delegation regarding anti-critical race theory letter sent to state universities August 17, 2021 South Carolina legislation would promote ‘orthodoxy’ in the classroom April 6, 2021 Supreme Court denies cert in Stand Up For Speech case at University of South Carolina March 5, 2019 Coalition of amici urges Supreme Court review in FIRE lawsuit at University of South Carolina January 4, 2019 Student groups to appeal after court dismisses lawsuit against University of South Carolina administrators July 13, 2017 Press Release FIRE Announces America’s 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2017 February 22, 2017 Press Release ‘Stand Up For Speech’ Litigation Update: University of South Carolina February 9, 2017 FIRE’s Depressing Commencement Speaker Prediction May Be Coming True: University of South Carolina Announces New President-Only Policy August 15, 2016 A Walk Down (Bad) Memory Lane: Revisiting FIRE Cases That University of South Carolina Students Got in Trouble for Simply Talking About March 8, 2016 No Limits: University of South Carolina Students Fight for Free Speech (VIDEO) February 26, 2016 FIRE Q&A: Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project Plaintiff Ross Abbott February 25, 2016 Students Interrogated for Organizing Free Speech Event File First Amendment Lawsuit Against University of South Carolina February 23, 2016 Press Release Greg Laments an ‘Unfortunate Renaissance in Campus Speech-Policing’ on College Campuses May 18, 2015 Professor to Colleges: Summon the Courage to Defend the Constitution April 16, 2015 Colleges Rush to Violate Free Speech, Due Process in Response to Speech Controversies April 9, 2015 Press Release Tornadoes, and Bomb Scares, and Bias! Oh, My! January 7, 2011 ‘Guidelines for Classroom Discussion’ Still Stifle Free Speech at the University of South Carolina November 15, 2007 Blog Guidelines for Discussion, or Thought Control? September 26, 2002 Blog University of South Carolina Mandates Political Indoctrination and Orthodoxy May 12, 2002 Blog
VICTORY: University of South Carolina uncensors Uncensored America student group after FIRE letter March 22, 2023 News
American Council on Education and 38 other higher ed groups in Supreme Court affirmative action case: On second thought, the chilling effect on speech is a real thing and it’s bad! November 1, 2022 News
University of South Carolina indefinitely postpones speech on Ethiopian civil war after regime's defenders complain December 3, 2021
FIRE writes to six members of South Carolina congressional delegation regarding anti-critical race theory letter sent to state universities August 17, 2021
Coalition of amici urges Supreme Court review in FIRE lawsuit at University of South Carolina January 4, 2019
Student groups to appeal after court dismisses lawsuit against University of South Carolina administrators July 13, 2017 Press Release
FIRE’s Depressing Commencement Speaker Prediction May Be Coming True: University of South Carolina Announces New President-Only Policy August 15, 2016
A Walk Down (Bad) Memory Lane: Revisiting FIRE Cases That University of South Carolina Students Got in Trouble for Simply Talking About March 8, 2016
Students Interrogated for Organizing Free Speech Event File First Amendment Lawsuit Against University of South Carolina February 23, 2016 Press Release
Colleges Rush to Violate Free Speech, Due Process in Response to Speech Controversies April 9, 2015 Press Release
‘Guidelines for Classroom Discussion’ Still Stifle Free Speech at the University of South Carolina November 15, 2007 Blog
