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Faculty Conference Updates: Steven Pinker keynote, and more
FIRE is very excited to announce Harvard University professor, author, and intellectual Steven Pinker will deliver our conference keynote address!
Another US visa denial to campus speaker raises concerns
Another visa denial — this time for Palestinian politician and negotiator Hanan Ashrawi — is raising concerns.
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FAN 213 'Tis the Season of Proposed Amendments to the First Amendment
Rep. Schiff Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
NYU’s Abu Dhabi campus continues to face questions about academic freedom
New York University faces tough questions from its faculty and student newspaper about its UAE Abu Dhabi satellite campus.
Librarian didn't censor Doane University’s past, so they censored her
FIRE and the National Coalition Against Censorship sent a joint letter to Nebraska’s Doane University objecting to its punishment of a faculty librarian.
Survey: Speaker shoutdown support gets double-digit boost in one year
A new Knight Foundation survey on campus free expression finds students maintain wildly different ideas on how the First Amendment should be applied.
Victory: College Backtracks After Punishing Professor for ‘Game of Thrones’ Picture
NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2014—In a victory for free speech, New Jersey’s Bergen Community College (BCC) has rescinded its punishment of an art professor it placed on leave and forced to undergo a psychiatric evaluation for posting a picture of his...
FIRE to Transylvania U.: Treat students equally, abandon free speech zone
As we told the university in a letter, recent events should demonstrate that Transylvania's restrictive free speech zone policy is unnecessary.
Cornell agrees to cover security fees for student events
The reversal comes after student-led public pressure over Cornell's security fees policy that would have created an opening for viewpoint discrimination.
Williams Initiative for Israel finally receives recognition
Williams informed FIRE late yesterday via email that, as of Tuesday, WIFI has received recognition as a registered student organization, or RSO.
Pro-Israel group denied recognition by Williams College student government, administration’s response falls short
The president of Williams College says she is “disappointed” that the student government refused to grant official club recognition to a student group based solely on its pro-Israel viewpoint.
Coca-Cola’s sweet deal on research agreements prompts academic freedom concerns
When you reach for an ice cold Coke, could you actually be feeling the chill of academic freedom being stifled?
Harvard law prof who agreed to represent Harvey Weinstein ousted as faculty dean
Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana announced that professor Ronald Sullivan and his wife would not be renewed as faculty deans of Winthrop House.
Cleveland State settles for $50,000 over art censorship
Cleveland State University settled a lawsuit this week with sculptor Billie Lawless after censoring his most recent piece.