Home Colleges (Find a School) Virginia Tech Public University Blacksburg, VirginiaSearch all Schools News Speech Code RatingYellowFree Speech Rankings 116 of 251 Cases 4 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire News Stopping the speech police: FIRE files amicus brief in challenge to Virginia Tech’s bias policy and other speech codes January 20, 2022 News Jason Riley on His Campus ‘Disinvitation,’ Lack of Intellectual Diversity in Academia May 4, 2016 Political Litmus Test for Faculty at Virginia Tech Gets New Lease on Life July 31, 2015 News Virginia Tech Supports the Troops and the First Amendment at the Same Time September 6, 2013 Virginia Tech and Student Expression Rights in 'The Daily Caller' December 13, 2011 Virginia Tech Vice President Worries about New OCR Guidance June 29, 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 'Volokh Conspiracy' and Local Media Decry Virginia Speech Codes November 3, 2010 Virginia ACLU Petitions Supreme Court to Overturn Restrictions on Alcohol Advertising August 27, 2010 Facing Criticism, Virginia Tech Disavows Efforts to Censor Student Paper February 15, 2010 'Roanoke Times' Covers Press Censorship at Virginia Tech; Gets FIRE Totally Wrong February 12, 2010 News Virginia Tech Threatens Student Newspaper's Future Because it Allows Anonymous Online Comments February 11, 2010 'The Diversity Religion at Virginia Tech' October 28, 2009 Rights in the News: With FIRE's Help, Students Standing Up to Their Speech Codes October 16, 2009 Mandatory ‘Diversity Accomplishments’ at Virginia Tech Violate Faculty Rights; FIRE Details Violations in 15-page Letter to Board of Visitors September 16, 2009 Bit by Bit, Virginia Tech Softens Ideological ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Faculty; Much More To Be Done for Freedom of Conscience July 8, 2009 FIRE’s Letter to the Editor of ‘The Roanoke Times’ May 18, 2009 Getting it Wrong: ‘Roanoke Times’ Editorial Mischaracterizes FIRE and Problems with Virginia Tech's Diversity Requirements May 13, 2009 FIRE Critic on ‘Chronicle of Higher Education’ Blog Acknowledges Error May 8, 2009 Blog Rights in the News: FIRE’s Thought Reform Efforts Continue to Resonate May 1, 2009 Rights in the News: FIRE on a Roll with Numerous Victories and Successful Videos April 24, 2009 Blog Rights in the News: A Good Week for FIRE at Virginia Tech April 17, 2009 FIRE Attacked on ‘Chronicle of Higher Education’ Blog over Virginia Tech April 16, 2009 Blog Victory at Virginia Tech: Good News Travels Fast April 15, 2009 Blog FIRE Co-founder Commends Virginia Tech President for Withdrawing Ideological Litmus Test April 15, 2009 Blog Victory for Freedom of Conscience at Virginia Tech: New ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure and Promotion No Longer Under Consideration, But Problematic Policies Remain April 14, 2009 Victory for Freedom of Conscience at Virginia Tech: New ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure and Promotion No Longer Under Consideration, But Problematic Policies Remain April 14, 2009 Press Release Adam’s Letter to the Editor at Virginia Tech on Mandatory ‘Diversity Accomplishments’ April 10, 2009 Blog New Virginia Tech ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure Violate Academic Freedom, Will Be Comprehensively Reviewed by Board of Visitors April 6, 2009 Blog New Virginia Tech ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure Violate Academic Freedom, Will Be Comprehensively Reviewed by Board of Visitors April 6, 2009 Blog Greg in ‘Huffington Post’ on ‘Hell Week for Campus Free Speech’ April 3, 2009 FIRE Reaches Virginia Tech Community with Column in ‘The Collegiate Times’ April 1, 2009 Virginia Tech to Demand ‘Diversity’ Conformity by Vote March 30, 2009 Rights in the News: FIRE Stands up for Virginia Tech Faculty March 27, 2009 Mark Bauerlein on Virginia Tech Diversity Requirement for Faculty Assessment March 27, 2009 Blog Virginia Tech Mandates 'Diversity' for Faculty Promotion, Despite Denial March 26, 2009 Blog FIRE Calls on Virginia Tech to Abandon New Political Litmus Test for Faculty March 25, 2009 Political Litmus Test for Faculty at Virginia Tech March 18, 2009 News FIRE on the Virginia Tech Massacre April 17, 2007 Victory for Free Speech and Free Association at Virginia Tech March 26, 2003 Press Release
News Speech Code RatingYellowFree Speech Rankings 116 of 251 Cases 4 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire
Stopping the speech police: FIRE files amicus brief in challenge to Virginia Tech’s bias policy and other speech codes January 20, 2022 News Jason Riley on His Campus ‘Disinvitation,’ Lack of Intellectual Diversity in Academia May 4, 2016 Political Litmus Test for Faculty at Virginia Tech Gets New Lease on Life July 31, 2015 News Virginia Tech Supports the Troops and the First Amendment at the Same Time September 6, 2013 Virginia Tech and Student Expression Rights in 'The Daily Caller' December 13, 2011 Virginia Tech Vice President Worries about New OCR Guidance June 29, 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 'Volokh Conspiracy' and Local Media Decry Virginia Speech Codes November 3, 2010 Virginia ACLU Petitions Supreme Court to Overturn Restrictions on Alcohol Advertising August 27, 2010 Facing Criticism, Virginia Tech Disavows Efforts to Censor Student Paper February 15, 2010 'Roanoke Times' Covers Press Censorship at Virginia Tech; Gets FIRE Totally Wrong February 12, 2010 News Virginia Tech Threatens Student Newspaper's Future Because it Allows Anonymous Online Comments February 11, 2010 'The Diversity Religion at Virginia Tech' October 28, 2009 Rights in the News: With FIRE's Help, Students Standing Up to Their Speech Codes October 16, 2009 Mandatory ‘Diversity Accomplishments’ at Virginia Tech Violate Faculty Rights; FIRE Details Violations in 15-page Letter to Board of Visitors September 16, 2009 Bit by Bit, Virginia Tech Softens Ideological ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Faculty; Much More To Be Done for Freedom of Conscience July 8, 2009 FIRE’s Letter to the Editor of ‘The Roanoke Times’ May 18, 2009 Getting it Wrong: ‘Roanoke Times’ Editorial Mischaracterizes FIRE and Problems with Virginia Tech's Diversity Requirements May 13, 2009 FIRE Critic on ‘Chronicle of Higher Education’ Blog Acknowledges Error May 8, 2009 Blog Rights in the News: FIRE’s Thought Reform Efforts Continue to Resonate May 1, 2009 Rights in the News: FIRE on a Roll with Numerous Victories and Successful Videos April 24, 2009 Blog Rights in the News: A Good Week for FIRE at Virginia Tech April 17, 2009 FIRE Attacked on ‘Chronicle of Higher Education’ Blog over Virginia Tech April 16, 2009 Blog Victory at Virginia Tech: Good News Travels Fast April 15, 2009 Blog FIRE Co-founder Commends Virginia Tech President for Withdrawing Ideological Litmus Test April 15, 2009 Blog Victory for Freedom of Conscience at Virginia Tech: New ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure and Promotion No Longer Under Consideration, But Problematic Policies Remain April 14, 2009 Victory for Freedom of Conscience at Virginia Tech: New ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure and Promotion No Longer Under Consideration, But Problematic Policies Remain April 14, 2009 Press Release Adam’s Letter to the Editor at Virginia Tech on Mandatory ‘Diversity Accomplishments’ April 10, 2009 Blog New Virginia Tech ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure Violate Academic Freedom, Will Be Comprehensively Reviewed by Board of Visitors April 6, 2009 Blog New Virginia Tech ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure Violate Academic Freedom, Will Be Comprehensively Reviewed by Board of Visitors April 6, 2009 Blog Greg in ‘Huffington Post’ on ‘Hell Week for Campus Free Speech’ April 3, 2009 FIRE Reaches Virginia Tech Community with Column in ‘The Collegiate Times’ April 1, 2009 Virginia Tech to Demand ‘Diversity’ Conformity by Vote March 30, 2009 Rights in the News: FIRE Stands up for Virginia Tech Faculty March 27, 2009 Mark Bauerlein on Virginia Tech Diversity Requirement for Faculty Assessment March 27, 2009 Blog Virginia Tech Mandates 'Diversity' for Faculty Promotion, Despite Denial March 26, 2009 Blog FIRE Calls on Virginia Tech to Abandon New Political Litmus Test for Faculty March 25, 2009 Political Litmus Test for Faculty at Virginia Tech March 18, 2009 News FIRE on the Virginia Tech Massacre April 17, 2007 Victory for Free Speech and Free Association at Virginia Tech March 26, 2003 Press Release
Stopping the speech police: FIRE files amicus brief in challenge to Virginia Tech’s bias policy and other speech codes January 20, 2022 News
Virginia ACLU Petitions Supreme Court to Overturn Restrictions on Alcohol Advertising August 27, 2010
'Roanoke Times' Covers Press Censorship at Virginia Tech; Gets FIRE Totally Wrong February 12, 2010 News
Virginia Tech Threatens Student Newspaper's Future Because it Allows Anonymous Online Comments February 11, 2010
Mandatory ‘Diversity Accomplishments’ at Virginia Tech Violate Faculty Rights; FIRE Details Violations in 15-page Letter to Board of Visitors September 16, 2009
Bit by Bit, Virginia Tech Softens Ideological ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Faculty; Much More To Be Done for Freedom of Conscience July 8, 2009
Getting it Wrong: ‘Roanoke Times’ Editorial Mischaracterizes FIRE and Problems with Virginia Tech's Diversity Requirements May 13, 2009
FIRE Co-founder Commends Virginia Tech President for Withdrawing Ideological Litmus Test April 15, 2009 Blog
Victory for Freedom of Conscience at Virginia Tech: New ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure and Promotion No Longer Under Consideration, But Problematic Policies Remain April 14, 2009
Victory for Freedom of Conscience at Virginia Tech: New ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure and Promotion No Longer Under Consideration, But Problematic Policies Remain April 14, 2009 Press Release
Adam’s Letter to the Editor at Virginia Tech on Mandatory ‘Diversity Accomplishments’ April 10, 2009 Blog
New Virginia Tech ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure Violate Academic Freedom, Will Be Comprehensively Reviewed by Board of Visitors April 6, 2009 Blog
New Virginia Tech ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure Violate Academic Freedom, Will Be Comprehensively Reviewed by Board of Visitors April 6, 2009 Blog
