Occidental College student radio host Jason Antebi was fired from his job and found guilty of sexual harassment for mocking fellow members of the student government on air.
Acting in response to student complaints, FIRE intervened at the University of Oregon, writing letters to the administration and to relevant campus leaders.
Allegations of anti-Semitism in Columbia's Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures Department prompted a letter from the addressing faculty academic freedom rights.
Shock jock Jason Antebi, a student at Occidental College, is known for political parody, provocative humor, and frequent mocking of Occidental's administration.
While there is no shortage of free speech battles on college campuses, fraternities have the dubious honor of being at the center of many of the least sympathetic controversies.
An unsigned editorial in today’s edition of USA Today cites FIRE’s research in support of its strong stand against disheartening administrative attempts to censor student newspapers.
FIRE publicly opposed Southwest Missouri State University’s investigation of the student editor and faculty advisor of its student newspaper after it printed an editorial cartoon that some Native American students found offensive.