University of Guam: Professor Punished for Email to Students, Faculty, and Media About Local Election

FIRE wrote University of Guam explaining how the First Amendment protects faculty’s right to express views on public issues as private citizens.

Valdosta State University: Professor Given Ultimatum to Stop Teaching Pedagogically Relevant Lessons in Biology Course

FIRE criticized Valdosta State University for ultimatum that professor stop teaching certain pedagogically relevant lessons after parent complaint.

San Diego State University: University Senate Adopts Policy Imposing DEI Requirement in Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion Review Process

San Diego State’s University Senate — composed largely of faculty members — voted to adopt changes to the reappointment, tenure, and promotion process that require faculty to detail commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion in their review submissions.

West Virginia University: University Proposes Policies Stripping Tenure Protections and Limiting Faculty Speech

Providence College: Tenured Professor Threatened with Termination for Possessing Plan B

FIRE wrote to Providence College after it threatened a professor with termination for possessing Plan B.

University of Arizona: Professors Deemed ‘Problematic’ Excluded from Ballot for Academic Freedom Committee

FIRE criticized the University of Arizona for excluding three professors from the academic freedom committee ballot to be voted on by the faculty senate because they were considered “problematic.”

Emporia State University: University Adopts Policy Stripping Tenure Protections Then Fires 33 Faculty Members

Emporia State adopted a policy allowing for broad discretion in firing tenured faculty, posing a serious threat to academic freedom, then immediately fired 33 faculty members, including one who publicly criticized the policy.

University of California San Diego: Professor Suspended for In-Class Comments About Latino, Chicano Communities

UC San Diego removed a chemistry professor from teaching after receiving a flood of complaints that the professor made racist comments about the Latino and Chicano communities.

FIRE letter to Pennsylvania State University, October 27, 2022

New York University: Professor Terminated for Complaints His Class Was Too Difficult

In the fall of 2022, New York University terminated chemistry professor Maitland Jones Jr.’s contract without due process, following a student petition claiming his class was too difficult.