Erosion of 1st Amendment Protections Is Taking Toll on Academic Diversity in Higher Ed
September 28, 2020
Two years ago, Princeton University held a Constitution Day lecture entitled “F%*# Free Speech,” which asked students to “rethink academic freedom and academic values.” The speaker…
Teaching public universities about free speech
September 28, 2020
In his famous 1954 defense of free speech, journalist Edward R. Murrow declared “We are not descended from fearful men—not from men who feared to write, to speak,…
The Comedy Police Hold Campuses Hostage
September 28, 2020
By Nicole Neily, President of Speech First Originally published in Real Clear Education. There’s an old saying, “Laugh, and the world laughs with you”—but sadly, those…
Silencing Free Speech on Campus
September 28, 2020
By Nicole Neily, President of Speech First Originally published in Inside Sources The recent D-Day anniversary celebrations provided a good opportunity to consider what happened after World War…
University of Illinois sued for allegedly chilling speech with ‘bias response team’
September 28, 2020
Speech First, a First Amendment advocacy group, sued the University of Illinois on Thursday, claiming that it suppressed political advocacy and instituted a “bias response” regime that…
Trump, Cabinet shunned at college graduations: “The campus has become seriously radicalized”
September 28, 2020
“It’s true there isn’t as bad an imbalance this year but — and it’s a big ‘but’ — the reason is because schools, in general, are shying away…