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FIRE Ad in U.S. News Best Colleges Edition
FIRE’s advertisement for Spotlight: The Campus Freedom Resource is currently running in the August 28 issue of U.S. News & World Report, available on newsstands now and at usnews.com. As another school year commences, we encourage students to look into their universities’ speech code policies. FIRE’s Spotlight can provide information on your school’s policies, as well as relevant links to FIRE’s research and case materials regarding speech codes. Check out the ad and Spotlight today, and remember to know before you go!
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Cal State faculty stand up for academic freedom and free speech
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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.”