Why This Iowa Campus Is Erasing Political Chalk Talk

Why This Iowa Campus Is Erasing Political Chalk Talk

September 28, 2020

AMES, Iowa — The well-trodden pathways at Iowa State University are usually caked with chalk during an election year. Students streaming past the domed administration building, hunched against…

Iowa State Bans Student Emails Supporting Candidates

Iowa State Bans Student Emails Supporting Candidates

September 28, 2020

Iowa State University’s speech policies place strict limits on the ways in which students can express support for political candidates — and now, thankfully, the school is being sued…

Iowa State University at Center of Free Speech Lawsuit

Iowa State University at Center of Free Speech Lawsuit

September 28, 2020

AMES, Iowa — A national nonprofit is suing Iowa State University, alleging three of the school’s policies violate students’ right to free speech. Speech First targets the university’s chalking ban,…

CAMPUS BIAS BLOWBACK

CAMPUS BIAS BLOWBACK

September 28, 2020

The infection of speech restrictions on campus has spread nationwide, but some are fighting back. The latest defense of the First Amendment is a lawsuit filed Thursday against Iowa State…

SUNY Oswego Fails Free Speech Test

SUNY Oswego Fails Free Speech Test

September 28, 2020

Higher education institutions in America welcome ideological diversity on campus… so long as you follow their elaborate and conditional speech policies. At Oswego State, a public university serving 7,000 undergraduates,…