Speech First submitted comments to the Department of Education on February 18, 2020 regarding “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, Direct Grant Programs, State-Administered Formula Grant Programs, Developing Hispanic-Serving…
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 the biting cold, could look…
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…
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, which limits use of written…
A national nonprofit is suing Iowa State University and its administrators, alleging three of the school’s policies violate the First Amendment by restricting free speech. Speech First filed…
Due to COVID-19, we know that college students across the country are dealing with canceled classes, student housing complications, and an uncertain reality of what higher education will look like moving forward. Our thoughts and well wishes are with our Speech First members during this difficult time. We stand ready to support students as we figure out together what speech will look like on campuses after we move past this health crisis.