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Berkeley Student Weighs in on Chancellor's Controversial Statement Regarding AZ Tragedy
2010 FIRE Intern and UC Berkeley student Casey Given discusses his chancellor's controversial statement following the tragic shooting in Arizona and calls on fellow students to stand up for free speech on campus in the wake of similar challenges that conflate speech with violent action.
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FIRE mourns the passing of former UChicago President Robert Zimmer, who advanced the cause of free expression at colleges nationwide.
What a drag — Montana outlaws ‘glamorous’ attire in public schools and libraries
Montana has enacted an unconstitutional law which prohibits any school or library that receives state funding from hosting “drag story hour.”
Cal State faculty stand up for academic freedom and free speech
Hundreds of faculty at every campus in the California State University system have formed a group to protect academic freedom and free speech.
Say what? Westfield State University bans ‘derogatory or inflammatory statements, and/or idle gossip’
Students at Westfield State University in Massachusetts are subject to disciplinary action if their use of university email is deemed to include “derogatory or inflammatory statements and/or idle gossip.”