Today, the Committee on Education of the Oklahoma Senate considered legislation, Senate Bill 1725, which would strengthen free speech protections on public college and university campuses by mandating that all security fees must be levied in a content-neutral manner. SB 1725 would also require free speech training for all first-year students. Steven McGuire, ACTA’s Paul & Karen Levy Fellow in Campus Freedom, submitted written testimony. SB 1725 was reported favorably out of committee by a vote of 9-2.
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Today, the Committee on Postsecondary Education of the Oklahoma House of Representatives considered legislation, House Bill 3129, which would strengthen free speech protections on public college and university campuses by mandating that all security fees must be levied in a content-neutral manner. Steven McGuire, ACTA’s Paul & Karen Levy Fellow in Campus Freedom, submitted written testimony. HB […]
In this episode of Radio Free Campus, co-hosts Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison talk about academic freedom and the Univ. of Arkansas rescinding a job offer for dean of the law school after complaints from state lawmakers about the candidate’s legal work. The podcast hosts also discuss how Texas A&M has damaged its reputation by […]
“Welcome to Sarah Lawrence.” That was college president Cristle Collins Judd’s joking reaction on stage after members of the local Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter disrupted a “building bridges” event that featured New York Times columnist Ezra Klein. Welcome to Sarah Lawrence (SLC), indeed. The college has actively cultivated itself as a romper room for anti-Israel campus radicals. It gave […]
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