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'Shouting fire,' deepfake laws, tenured professors, and mask bans
The FIRE team discusses Tim Walz's controversial comments on hate speech and "shouting fire in a crowded theater." We also examine California's AI deepfake laws, the punishment of tenured professors, and mask bans. Joining us are: Aaron...
The AAUP continues to back away from academic freedom
The American Association of University Professors gave its blessing to mandatory “diversity statements” in hiring — as long as the faculty votes for them first.
A tale of two universities: Why South Carolina soared, and Harvard didn’t, in FIRE’s free speech rankings
The University of South Carolina did a 180 to begin taking free speech seriously, and it shows in our student survey data.
FIREside chat with free speech advocate Nadine Strossen
In an interview with FIRE, Nadine Strossen talks about higher ed bureaucratization, market-driven censorship, and staying principled.