FIRE Second Letter to California State University, Dominguez Hills, July 5, 2023

St. Philip’s College: Professor Terminated for Statements Concerning Biological Sex

On January 27, 2023, Professor Johnson Varkey was fired from St. Philip’s College, allegedly for his in-class statements concerning biological sex. On June 28, FIRE wrote St. Philip’s explaining that if true, the First Amendment protects Varkey’s pedagogically relevant in-class speech, even when it offends some listeners, and urged the college to reinstate the professor.

Longtime biology professor says public college fired him for teaching X and Y chromosomes determine biological sex

Johnson Varkey was teaching college-approved material from a college-approved textbook, according to the professor’s attorneys.

Yale shreds faculty rights to rid itself of professor who called Trump mentally unstable

Federal appellate court rules in favor of Yale after university argues its free speech and academic freedom promises are not binding.

VICTORY: FIRE forces Berkeley to turn over records related to DEI hiring policy after two-year delay

The University of California, Berkeley used diversity statements to weed out candidates for faculty positions, according to public records the university finally released.

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

Proposed DEI policy at CSU Dominguez Hills unconstitutionally compels faculty to prioritize diversity values in teaching

CSUDH's business and public policy school has proposed a policy that requires faculty to include diversity, equity, and inclusion language and materials in their teaching and syllabi.

New College of Florida: Trustee Claims Professor Non-renewed for ‘Left-Wing’ Teaching and for Criticizing Administrators and the Governor

Continuing a pattern and practice of unconstitutional diktats, OCR now requires schools to ‘promote diversity’ to comply with anti-discrimination laws

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights released a letter and resolution agreement regarding book removals at some Forsyth County Schools libraries in Georgia.

Mayo Clinic Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom Policy