University of Guam professor punished for speaking about local elections

University of Guam professor Ron McNinch was punished emails sent to students, faculty, and the media about the November 4 Guam elections.

Chilling open records request targets University of Washington faculty, threatens academic freedom

Burdensome, intrusive open records requests chill academic freedom by forcing faculty to disclose private academic records related to teaching and research.

Flyers critical of the Chinese Communist Party torn down across George Washington University’s campus

Chinese students posted flyers critical of the Chinese Communist Party across George Washington University’s Foggy Bottom campus. They were then torn down.

University of Minnesota Medical School swears off compelled speech in white coat ceremony 

After FIRE criticized the medical school for appearing to force students to profess political views, the university affirmed the oath was not required.

UC Hastings proposed Event Policy smacks down the ‘heckler’s veto’

After protests disrupted constitutional scholar Ilya Shapiro at a campus event in March, UC Hastings promised to revise its policies to protect free speech

Does the First Amendment apply to Virginia Commonwealth University? The public university doesn’t seem to think so.

FIRE’s message to VCU: Save yourself the embarrassment of explaining to a judge how the law doesn’t apply to a state university.

University of St. Thomas promises free speech, yet practices censorship by denying College Republicans request to host Michael Knowles

Despite its promises of free speech, St. Thomas rejected the College Republicans’ request to host political commentator Michael Knowles because of his views.

UNC Chapel Hill student government commits to follow First Amendment after suggesting it wouldn’t fund pro-life student groups

Virginia Commonwealth University plans to violate the First Amendment rights of thousands of students with deferred recruitment policy

VCU will ban all first-semester students from joining its fraternity and sorority community, a senseless violation of students’ First Amendment rights.

VICTORY: Northern Michigan University drops charges against student for circulating mental health survey