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 over it. According to a…
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 University. The Ames, Iowa, school…
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, students and members of the…
Being exposed to words and opinions that might make some people uncomfortable is a feature – not a bug – of a vibrant democracy. Robust engagement is key to a free and civil society—particularly on…
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 asserted that higher education “has…
By: By Nicole Neily, President of Speech First Originally published in Real Clear Education.
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 days seem to be vanishing…