Academic Freedom
Campus Freedom Toolkit
Free Expression and the Task of American Colleges and Universities There are certain truths of American political life that antedate even the Founding and are as important for our age as they were for...
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Bias Response Teams
Bias Response Teams
Inside Academe Vol. XXVI No. 2
Front Page: Bias Response Ream Defeated at University of Texas–Austin. Although all people of goodwill abhor racial prejudice and bias, the popular practice of deploying “bias response teams” is a step backward, inhibiting the...
Freedom of Expression
The Present Danger at Our Leading Universities: What is to be Done?
The Honorable José A. Cabranes, United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, warns of the destructive synergy of non-academic administrators and student activists on freedom of...
Freedom of Expression
Ongoing Free Speech Lawsuit Against UIllinois Draws Broad Support
Five organizations have filed amicus briefs supporting a lawsuit filed by a free speech nonprofit over “unconstitutional” free speech policies at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign. Speech First sued the university in May over initiatives...
Freedom of Expression
Group appeals ruling to dismiss free speech suit against UT
A nonprofit that sued the University of Texas for allegedly violating students’ rights to free speech is appealing a federal judge’s decision to dismiss the lawsuit. Speech First Inc., a Washington D.C.-based group that...
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Freedom of Expression
University of Texas anti-bias policies are intended to chill speech, groups tell appeals court
Speech First launched the first public interest litigation project against campus bias response teams, and […]
Freedom of Expression
Openness and Freedom Important At College Level
I congratulate University of Northern Colorado President Kay Norton for using the platform of her State of the University address to reaffirm the school’s commitment to free expression and academic freedom. Her remarks come...
Freedom of Expression
Colleges Draw Hard Lines Against Calls to Restrict Speech
As colleges around the nation face pressure to regulate campus speech, several have pushed back by formally declaring refusals to limit the exchange of ideas. At the forefront is the University of Chicago, which...
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