California State University, Dominguez Hills: Proposed DEI Policy Violates Faculty Freedom of Conscience, Academic Freedom

The Ohio State University: Faculty Applicants Required to Submit Diversity Statements

OSU joins a growing number of schools requiring DEI statements as part of faculty applications

University of Utah: Department of Communication’s Anti-Racist Code of Conduct Ripe For Abuse

Teaser: A department’s Anti-Racist Code of Conduct makes it easy for leadership to violate faculty members’ free speech and academic freedom rights

Indiana University School of Medicine: Faculty Required to Sign Honor Code During Bias Training

FIRE told Indiana University School of Medicine that its honor code appeared to compel faculty speech in violation of their expressive rights and asked the university to clarify that signing the pledge was not mandatory.

Mount Holyoke College: Event Hosts Must Recite Mandatory Land Acknowledgement as a Statement of Personal Beliefs

Mount Holyoke College threatens free expression and compels speech by requiring student and faculty event hosts to recite the college’s views on historical land ownership as if they were the speaker’s own.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Faculty Up for Promotion and Tenure Must Submit Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statements, Affirm University Views

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign threatens academic freedom by requiring faculty applying for promotion or tenure to submit statements on their DEI contributions.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville: Individual Colleges Develop Diversity Action Plans

Freedom of Conscience and Thought Reform on Campus

This primer outlines the fundamental right of freedom of conscience and the threats to this right on college campuses.

University of Oregon: Faculty Required to Promote Approved Views in Mandatory Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statements

California Community Colleges: Proposed Regulations Adding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Criteria to Faculty Evaluation and Tenure Review