Free speech policy stirs controversy at University of Michigan
September 28, 2020
University of Michigan student Sydney Whack remembers the frustration she and other African-American students felt a year ago when the name tag outside the dorm room of one of her…
UM housing staff leaves dorm doors alone in protecting free speech
September 28, 2020
When a group of black University of Michigan students had name tags on their dorm room doors vandalized with racist language in fall 2017, it was labeled by many during…
See Hate Speech, Leave It Up
September 28, 2020
In 2017, student name tags on University of Michigan dormitory doors were vandalized with a racial slur. Black students said then they were being targeted. The incident restarted a vociferous…
Univ. of Mich. Housing Staff Can’t Censor Speech on Dorm Doors
September 28, 2020
The new policy comes after a watchdog group that supports free speech on college campuses filed a lawsuit against the university. Staff overseeing University of Michigan housing facilities have been…
UMich nixes dorm speech policy in wake of lawsuit
September 28, 2020
For the second time in less than a year, the University of Michigan revised its free speech policies on campus following a First Amendment lawsuit against the school. The…
University of Texas system considers adopting set of free speech principles
September 28, 2020
A university policy banning “suggestive” notes could make Valentine’s Day dangerous for some Louisiana students. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) warned in a recent news release…