University of Virginia

Protesting, postering, or planning a campus event? Your college’s policies might have just changed.

September 4, 2024

News

University of Virginia doubles down on unconstitutional punishment of student for comparing protesters to ‘speed bumps’

August 26, 2021

UVA’s Honor Code is a Nightmare for Due Process

July 30, 2021

UVA punished student over ‘speedbumps’ remark about protesters

July 28, 2021

News

Virginia GOP demands UVA investigate professor over political tweets

July 9, 2021

Get off my lawn: UVA stifles student speech with new policy

June 29, 2021

Absurd UVA microaggressions case shows just how badly schools can abuse professionalism codes 

April 9, 2021

News

University of Virginia, founded by Thomas ‘Blood of Patriots and Tyrants’ Jefferson, orders student’s sign removed because it ‘advocates’ violence

March 16, 2021

University of Virginia president rightly defends student’s ‘F— UVA’ sign amid backlash 

October 6, 2020

News

UVA makes clear RAs may speak to the media

September 21, 2020

University of Virginia reportedly latest in rash of universities silencing RAs amid coronavirus panic

September 15, 2020

At University of Virginia, new Honor Committee policy threatens rights of accused students

February 27, 2020

At a university ravaged by white-supremacist violence, free speech prevailed

August 5, 2019

News

Rediscovering my voice: How high school censorship shaped my journalism experience

June 27, 2019

News

University police surveil student social media in attempt to make campus safer

March 16, 2018

What attending a “green light” university taught me about free speech

July 10, 2017

Free Speech Panelists Highlighted in ‘Slate’ Podcast

January 10, 2017

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

October 5, 2016

News

Former UVA Student Challenges Unlawful Sexual Misconduct Mandate in Federal Lawsuit

June 16, 2016

Press Release

OCR Findings in University of Virginia Settlement Raise Questions for the Future of Campus Sexual Assault Proceedings

September 30, 2015

Another state court upholds a university’s decision to withhold requested faculty records

April 17, 2015

At UVA, Students Miss Opportunity for Discussion About Campus Sexual Assault

April 7, 2015

Public Presumption of Guilt Motivates Unfair Policies, Even as Details of Sexual Assault Allegations Come to Light

February 3, 2015

UVA Professor and UVA Third-Year Son: ‘It’s Time for a UVA Apology’

January 2, 2015

Emily Yoffe on ‘The College Rape Overcorrection’

December 8, 2014

‘Rolling Stone’ Developments Underline Need for Professional Response to Campus Sexual Assault

December 5, 2014

What Might a Police Investigation of the UVA Rape Charges Have Looked Like?

December 3, 2014

Has Title IX Failed in Dealing with Campus Sexual Assault?

December 1, 2014

Dahlia Lithwick: Campus Sexual Assault Response ‘Failed Spectacularly’

November 25, 2014

UVA Board of Visitors Nixes Troubling Policy Draft on ‘Discussion and Dissent’

August 11, 2014

Careful Reform Needed to Reduce State FOIA Chilling of Academic Activity

June 16, 2014

FOIA Request for UVA Law Prof's Records Threatens Academic Freedom

May 28, 2014

On Working with Administrators: Five Principles for Student Activists

August 2, 2013

University of Virginia Eliminates All Speech Codes, Earning FIRE's 'Green Light' Rating

August 2, 2013

Blog

FIRE Names Seven Best Schools for Free Speech on 'Huffington Post'

August 2, 2013

Press Release

‘The Cavalier Daily’ Reports on FIRE’s "Best Colleges" List

September 6, 2012

Blog

‘Virginia Advocate’ Praises UVA’s Green Light Rating

March 16, 2012

News

'Cavalier Daily' Editor Cleared, But Questions Remain for Freedom of Student Press

October 19, 2011

Praise for Free Speech at Virginia Schools in 'Richmond Times-Dispatch'

June 1, 2011

Va. Supreme Court to Hear Appeal Involving 'Climategate' and Academic Freedom

March 11, 2011

Virginia Newspaper Touts Growing Number of 'Green Light' Schools

February 8, 2011

More Praise for UVA's New 'Green-Light' Rating

January 17, 2011

Radio Station Dubs UVa's 'Green Light' One of the Most Significant Stories of 2010

January 4, 2011

Praise Continues for UVa's Green-Light Rating

January 3, 2011

UVa's Green-Light Rating Back in the News

December 29, 2010

UVa's Green-Light Rating, Fewer Red Lights Nationally Pave the Way to the New Year

December 22, 2010

Former FIRE Intern Urges College Students to Fight for Free Speech

November 30, 2010

University of Virginia Columnist Praises Commitment to Free Speech at UVa, Newest 'Green Light' School

November 8, 2010

'Volokh Conspiracy' and Local Media Decry Virginia Speech Codes

November 3, 2010

Virginia attorney general issues new demand for University of Virginia documents

October 6, 2010

At UVa, Bias is Reportable, but Not Always Punishable

September 15, 2010

Blog

Judge Sets Aside Virginia Attorney General's University of Virginia Document Demands

August 30, 2010

University of Virginia Revises Troublesome 'Bias Reporting' Policy

August 27, 2010

Virginia ACLU Petitions Supreme Court to Overturn Restrictions on Alcohol Advertising

August 27, 2010

University of Virginia Invokes Academic Freedom to Fight 'Climategate' Fraud Investigation

July 6, 2010

Virginia’s Attorney General Defends Fraud Investigation of Professor

June 18, 2010

It Only Takes a Minute to Make a Difference on the Campuses You Care About

June 17, 2010

University of Virginia Fights Attorney General’s Sweeping Demand for Research Documents

May 29, 2010

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FIRE Criticizes Virginia Attorney General's Investigation of Professor

May 12, 2010

Civil Investigative Demand Issued to Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, April 23, 2010

April 23, 2010

Blog

University of Virginia Student Calls for UVA to Become 'Green Light' School

April 12, 2010

Blog

CFN Member Encourages Reform at the University of Virginia

November 5, 2009

The State of Free Speech on Campus: University of Virginia

January 19, 2009

Blog

What Would the Founders Think of the Modern University?

July 9, 2008

Unconstitutional ‘Bias Reporting’ Programs: A Nationwide Problem

November 29, 2007

News

‘Cavalier Daily’ Cartoonist Fired for Politically Incorrect Cartoons

September 12, 2007

Cartoon Controversy at the University of Virginia

September 10, 2007

Zoning Out Free Speech at Joliet Junior College

January 4, 2007

More on the University of Virginia

October 3, 2005

Blog

WWJD—What Would Jefferson Do?

September 1, 2005

Cheating Scandal at UVA Highlights the Need for Fairness and Due Process

June 11, 2001

Press Release