Table of Contents
FIRE’s Catherine Sevcenko Speaking at Wellesley College Today
Students, faculty, and FIRE supporters in the Boston area are invited to hear Catherine Sevcenko, FIRE’s Associate Director for Litigation, speak at Wellesley College today at 4:30 p.m. in Pendleton West 212. Catherine will be speaking about “Why Stopping Hate Speech is Harmful” as a part of The Freedom Project’s Fall 2015 lecture series.
When: Thursday, September 11, 4:30–6:00 p.m.
Where: Pendleton West 212, Wellesley College
Who: Catherine Sevcenko, FIRE’s Associate Director for Litigation, sponsored by The Freedom Project
All are encouraged to attend!
To invite a FIRE speaker to your school, visit FIRE’s Speakers Bureau page.
Recent Articles
FIRE’s award-winning Newsdesk covers the free speech news you need to stay informed.
Twitter removes ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’ posts in another loss for free expression on the platform
Blanket bans on words and images with no regard to context shuts down conversations about important issues of public concern.
Why ‘sensitivity readers’ are bad for free speech, art, and culture
The publishing industry’s increasing appetite for “sensitivity readings” is terrible for free expression in the arts and our discourse.
Wayne State professor suspended after provocative Facebook post criticizing shout downs
Wayne State University Professor Steven Shaviro used his personal Facebook account to criticize protestors who shout down speakers with purportedly bigoted views.
A step in the right direction: West Virginia Governor signs ‘New Voices’ bill into law
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed the Student Journalism and Press Freedom Protection Act into law, granting statutory protections to student journalists in public K-12 schools and public institutions of higher education.