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A How-To Guide for Handling Campus Speech Controversies
A lot has changed since Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman wrote Free Speech on Campus in 2017. They’re back with a second book that addresses student protest, classroom speech, event security and more.
Higher Ed Urged to ‘Stand Up’ to Government Attacks
A panel of legal experts and a higher ed leader called on colleges to form coalitions against violations of free speech on campus and to protect the values of higher education.
Florida’s Syllabus Regulations Will Lead to Stunted College Classrooms
Setting a fixed reading list 45-plus days before classes start is not a recipe for good teaching.
Texas A&M Cancels Graduate Ethics Class in Ongoing Course Review
Administrators say the professor teaching the course did not specify when and how race, gender and sexuality might come up in class. The professor says that would be impossible.
Setting Plato Straight All Over Again
Efforts to censor Plato over his treatment of gender have a long history.
Clemson Settles With Professor Fired for Kirk Comments
Researchers May Be Forced to Rely on a Court You’ve Never Heard Of
The Supreme Court has said legal fights over terminated federal grants “likely” belong in the Court of Federal Claims. But judges there lack authority to restore them.
The Hard Truth About FIRE’s Political Mistake
The false narrative that FIRE spread—that only “the on-campus left” endangered free speech within higher education—became the justification for external repression.