We mentioned this story in an earlier quick take. Now the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has gotten involved.
From the FIRE blog:
Syr-accuse University: FIRE defends professor who joked about ‘Wuhan Flu’ as he remains on leave, banned from teaching
A joke about political correctness doesn’t have administrators at Syracuse University laughing....
Across the country, college students are finding out that you’re not allowed to speak out against Black Lives Matter. You can badmouth Trump all you want, but BLM is off-limits.
The Washington Free Beacon reports:
Students Report Unprecedented Free Speech Violations as Schools Punish Critics of Black Lives Matter
The number of students being...
Back in June, we brought you the story of Professor Gordon Klein, an accounting instructor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Business.
Klein was suspended, pending an investigation, for refusing to bend the rules for black students following the death of George Floyd, despite the fact that he was following directions from the...
The Department of Education announced Wednesday that the Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency, and Accountability at Colleges and Universities final rule will “ensure that public institutions of higher education uphold fundamental rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and that private institutions of higher education adhere to their own policies...
People wonder why the workplace is becoming so ridiculously ‘woke.’ It’s because higher ed is churning out class after class of graduates who share this warped view of free speech.
The alleged incident involving the school’s lacrosse team is flimsy as well.
Campus Reform reports:
Amherst College students demands college revise speech policy to...
Professor Greg Patton teaches at University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. During a recent online lesson, he spoke about how different words can sound in different languages.
Without any apparent harmful intent, he pointed out how something sounds in Chinese, and some people heard a racist word. He has since...
This is just one item on a list of 13 demands the organizations are making.
The College Fix reports:
Hofstra U. black student organizations want zero...
After this came to light, the school responded saying this was ‘inconsistent with the university’s standards.’
The YAF Blog reports:
Iowa State Professor Threatens to “Dismiss” Pro-Life, Conservative Students From Her Class
An English professor at Iowa State University has threatened to dismiss students who voice opposition to abortion or the Marxist Black Lives...
I had heard of Charles Negy, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Central Florida (UCF). What I heard seemed like a particularly egregious example of cancel culture that is purging academia and imposing uniformity of opinion, particularly with regard to the Black Lives Matter movement. Having looked into it more,...
In this case, it looks as though rather than being the speech police themselves, the school wants all of the students to become speech police. It’s a terrible idea.
Professor Jonathan Turley writes:
Syracuse University Warns Students That They May Be Punished For Not Acting To Confront “Bias Motivated” Speech or Conduct
The law...
Has anyone in academia ever been punished for criticizing Republicans, or President Trump? It seems like every time something like this happens, it’s because the person said something the left didn’t like.
Hank Berrien reports at the Daily Wire:
University Of Pittsburgh Cardiologist Is Stripped From Fellowship Program After Criticizing Affirmative Action
A cardiologist...
Why does this even have to happen? It’s a violation of the founding principles of our country.
The College Fix reports:
Majority of Republican students expect to self-censor in class this fall to avoid upsetting others: poll
More than half of Republican college students say they’ll self-censor in class this fall given the politically...
Once the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education got involved here, the school suddenly saw the light. This is why FIRE is so important.
FOX News reports:
College backs off charges against student who used Trump photo on Zoom, still claims Facebook post broke rules
A New Jersey college has backed off five of...
Austin Tong is a student at Fordham University. He recently posted a picture of himself on Instagram with a legally owned gun, to commemorate the anniversary of Tiananmen Square.
After posting the photo, officials from the school showed up at his house. He was then summoned to a disciplinary hearing where he...
This is way overdue, but better late than never. The idea presented here is to deny federal funds as a penalty.
Campus Reform reports:
Republicans propose legislation penalizing public colleges that restrict free speech
Republican Senators introduced legislation to protect the First Amendment rights of students at public universities.
If passed, a review process would...
Other students were triggered by the image of President Trump, and this student may be forced to take a social justice workshop as a result.
The FIRE blog reports:
Student faces possible suspension, fine for Zoom background of President Trump
A student at Stockton University is facing disciplinary charges for a political Facebook post...
Once again, it looks like people are just searching for anything to label as offensive.
The College Fix reports:
Provost reprimanded for using word ‘mantra,’ cited as biased against Buddhists
In November of last year, University of Washington Provost Mark Richards sent a campuswide email to rally students and faculty to support his mission.
“With...
