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Cal State Monterey Bay bans signs with ‘offensive language’ in dorms

March 16, 2023

Students at California State University Monterey Bay wishing to put up posters in the residence halls should think twice.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville bans using computing resources to send ‘offensive material’ 

February 23, 2023

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s “Responsible Use Policy” is an irresponsible policy for a public university to have on the books.

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Troy University bans ‘insensitive language’ on campus

January 18, 2023

As a public institution, Troy University is bound by the First Amendment. But you wouldn’t know that from the way its policies are written.

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New FIRE report: Overbroad harassment policies tank school ratings across the country, including UT Dallas

December 19, 2022

Last week, FIRE released our annual Spotlight on Speech Codes report, sharing stats and trends from our database of campus speech codes.

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UC Irvine selectively enforces electronic communications policy, suppresses support for striking students

December 13, 2022

The University of California Irvine is violating student rights by preventing its graduate and undergraduate student governments from expressing support for the campus’s ongoing graduate student strike.

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REPORT: After 15-year decline, a rise in the number of colleges with the worst free speech rating

December 13, 2022

Christmas is coming, and it’s a “silent night” for free speech on many American campuses.

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Unconstitutional University of Houston-Downtown policy bans ‘offensive’ emails

November 17, 2022

A University of Houston-Downtown policy that bans offensive speech is putting students’ rights in danger.

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Judge tears down California college’s discriminatory poster policy targeted in FIRE lawsuit

October 17, 2022

On Friday, a federal district court judge ordered Clovis Community College to abandon an unconstitutional speech code that resulted in the suppression of conservative students’ viewpoints.

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New systemwide harassment policy puts all Minnesota State universities in the red

October 7, 2022

All schools in the Minnesota State university system will plummet in FIRE’s database of speech code ratings following the adoption of a restrictive policy.

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Skidmore College tanks in FIRE’s College Free Speech Rankings

September 15, 2022

Skidmore earns FIRE’s worst, “red light” rating, which usually means a school has at least one policy that clearly and substantially restricts free speech.

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