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2021

     •     InterVarsity Wins Suit Against Wayne State (Christianity Today, 4/7/2021)

     •     Another Win for Christian Student Group at University of Iowa (IHE, 3/23/2021)

     •     Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Speech Zone Case (IHE, 1/13/2021)

     •     'Deeply Harmful Rhetoric' (IHE, 1/12/2021)

     •     More of a ’Sieg Heil’ Than a Question (IHE, 1/11/2021)

     •     A Fraught Balancing Act (IHE, 1/11/2021)

     •     Alleged Wrongful Terminations Draw Scrunity of Western Washington (IHE, 1/4/2021)

     •     UC Merced Investigates Twitter Account of Professor (IHE, 1/4/2

2020

     •     A Perception Problem About Free Speech (IHE, 9/29/2020)

     •     Standing Up for Professors (IHE, 9/29/2020)

     •     Zoom Draws a Line (IHE, 9/25/2020)

     •     Professor Who Called COVID-19 the 'Chinese Virus' on Leave (IHE, 9/22/2020)

     •     Professor on Leave After Statement on Trump Supporters (IHE, 9/21/2020)

     •     Professor Investigated for Participating in Scholar Strike (IHE, 9/17/2020)

     •     Professor Who Questioned Student’s Request Reinstated (IHE, 9/16/202

     •     Students Seek Firing of Professor for Attending Pro-Police Rally (IHE, 9/14/2020)

     •     Duquensne Suspends Professor Who Used N-Word in Class (IHE, 9/14/2020)

     •     Wisconsin Lutheran Revokes Invite to Pence (IHE, 8/28/2020)

     •     Offensive but Forgivable Joke or Fireable Offense? (IHE, 8/26/2020)

     •     Boulder Won’t Cancel Scholar Who Wrote Harris Op-Ed (IHE, 8/25, 2020)

     •     Alumni, Students, Protest Pence as Commencement Speaker (IHE, 8/24/2020)

     •     Intellectual Property 'Grab' (IHE, 8/17/2020)

     •     A Milestone for Palestinian Studies (IHE, 8/11/2020)

     •     University of Hong Kong Fires Pro-Democracy Professor (IHE, 7/29/2020)

     •     U.S. and ’Them’ (IHE, 7/28/2020)

     •     Harvard Withdraws Single-Gender Student Group Policy (IHE, 7/1/2020)

     •     AAUP Censures Pacific Lutheran (IHE, 6/23/2020)

     •     When Free Speech and Racist Speech Collide (IHE, 6/23/2020)

     •     LGBTQ Rights v. Religious Liberties (IHE, 6/17/2020)

     •     Is Zoom Safe for Chinese Students? (IHE, 6/12/2020)

     •     No NLRB Jurisdiction at Religious Colleges (IHE, 6/11/2020)

     •     Students’ Hateful Speech Results in Rescinded Acceptance (IHE, 6/5/2020)

     •     Saying the Wrong Thing (IHE, 6/4/2020)

     •     Academic Freedom for American College’s China Program (IHE, 6/2/2020)

     •     Contradictions on Free Speech (IHE, 5/5/2020)

     •     China Warns of Student Boycott of Australia (IHE, 5/1/2020)

     •     Survey Identifies ‘Dangerous’ Student Self-Censorship (IHE, 4/29/2020)

     •     Academic Freedom and Internationalization (IHE, 4/9/2020)

     •     Ranking Academic Freedom Globally (IHE, 3/30/2020)

     •     Student Affairs Leaders on Mental Health, Race Relations, Free Speech and More (IHE, 26, 2020)

     •     College Volleyball Players Kneel During Isreaeli Anthem (IHE, 3/2/2020)

     •     Free Speech Challenges in Real Time (IHE, 2/28/2020)

     •     Democratic Senators Oppose Religous Freedom Rule (IHE, 2/20/2020)

     •     The Church, Universities and Poland (IHE, 2/20/2020)

     •     (Brief) Censorship Concerns (IHE, 2/18/2020)

     •     Chinese Professor Punished for Cornavirus Article (IHE, 2/18/2020)

     •     Professor Removed From Teaching This Semester After Using N-Word (IHE, 2/17/2020)

     •     Free Speech Reversal (IHE, 2/17/2020

     •     Wilmington Revomes Art Depicting Decaptitated Trump (IHE, 2/10/2020)

     •     Hand-Delivered Hate or Free Speech Exercise? (IHE, 2/7/2020)

     •     Tying Grant Eligiblity to Religious Freedom (IHE, 2/7/2020)

     •     Cal State to Pay $240,000 to settle Anti-Abortion Speaker Lawsuit (IHE, 2/6/2020)

     •     Managing Politically Charged Classroom Conversations Through Technology (IHE, 1/14/2020)

     •     Sidewalk Politics (IHE, 19/2020)

     •     Shifting Further Right (IHE, 1/7/2020)

     •     Court Rejects Challenge to Texas Moving Confederate Statues (IHE, 1/6/2020)

     •     San Diego State Changes Plan for Anti-Semiitic Speaker (IHE, 1/2/2020

     •     Power Battle (IHE, 1/2/2020)

2019

          University of California Free Speech Center Launches Journal (IHE, 12/20/2019)

          Chinese University Drops ‘Freedom of Thought’ From Charter (IHE, 12/19/2019)

          Professor Removed Then Reinstated Over Discussion On Race (IHE, 12/17/2019)

          Do Unconventional Sexual Theories Border on Misconduct? (IHE, 12/16/2019)

          Professor Removed from Class Over Hitler Video (IHE, 12/13/2019)

          Kennesaw State Settles Anthem Kneeling Lawsuit (IHE, 12/9/2019)

          Pepperdine Accused of Censoring Student’s Nude Art (IHE, 11/19/2019)

          Free (or Unfree) to Think (IHE, 11/19/2019)

          Professor Leaves Liberty U, Citing Academic Freedom (IHE, 11/4/2019)

          Trustee Freedom (IHE, 11/1/2019)

          Chapman University Apologizes toStudent Reporters (IHE, 10/23/2019)

          Free Expression and Goverment Overreach (IHE, 10/15/2019)

          Georgia Southern Defends Book Burning as Student Right (IHE, 10/14/2019)

          'What Snowflakes Get Right' (IHE, 10/11/2019)

          India Warned on Academic Freedom (IHE, 10/10/2019)

          Judge (Again) Finds Iowa Violated Christian Group’s Rights (IHE, 10/1/2019)

          Canceled Course Renews Academic Freedom Concerns (IHE, 10/1/2019)

          ‘Difficult Conversations’ (IHE, 9/26/2019)

          How Free Speech Can Thrive on Campus (IHE, 9/19/2019)

          2 More Emory Law Professors Reportedly Said the N-Word in Class (IHE 9/17/2020)

          Free Speech Laws Mushroom in Wake of Campus Protests (IHE, 9/16/2019)

          Alabama Dean Resigns Following Tweets on Racism (IHE, 9/9/2019)

          Jesuit University Will Not Host Annual Drag Show (IHE, 9/6/2019) 

          Pro-Antifa Professor Out in Iowa (IHE, 8/23/2019)

          Hi-Jacking Free Speech (IHE, 8/22/2019)

          BDS Resolution Fails at Social Problems Conference (IHE, 8/20/2019)

          A Vice-Chancellor and His Tweets (IHE, 8/19/2019)

          New School Drops the N-Word Case (IHE, 8/19/2019)

          Labor Department Proposes Exemptions for Religious Entities (IHE, 8/15/2019)

          Concerns About Monitoring of Chinese Students and Scholars (IHE, 8/12/2019)

          Court Orders Reocognition of Pro-Palestinian Student Group (IHE, 8/7/2019)

          Safe Enough Spaces’ (IHE, 8/7/2019)

          N-Word at the New School (IHE, /8/7/2019)

          Even ‘Offensive’ Publications Have Free Press Rights (IHE, 7/25/2019)

          Call for European Vigilance on Academic Freedom (IHE, 7/18/2019)

          Harvard Latest Revoked Admissions Offer (IHE, 6/24/2019)

          The Quote That Dare Not Speak Its Name (IHE, 6/20/2019)

          Apologies Offered Over Convocation Remarks (IHE, 6/19/2019)

          ‘Panic Attack’ on Campus Radicals (IHE, 6/19/2019)

          A Call for Open, Respectful Debate (IHE, 6/17/2019)

          Punishing Alleged Violations of Tenure, Academic Freedom and Governance (IHE, 6/17/2019)

          Collision of Interests (IHE, 6/13/2019)

          Speaking Out in the Classroom (IHE, 6/3/2019)

          Commencement Controversy at NYU (IHE, 5/31/2019)

          A Donor’s Demands, a Revoked Chair (IHE, 5/24/2019)

          Outrage Over College Republican Statement on Alabama Law (IHE, 5/20/2019)

          Last-Minute Tenure Threat (IHE, 5/17/2019)

          Anger Over Image of Anne Frank in Bikini (IHE, 5/15/2019)

          A Different Sort of Speech Suppression (IHE, 5/15/2019)

          Report: Students Favor Free Speecdh Rights, Inclusivitiy Almost Equally (IHE, 5/14/2019)

          Harvard Professor Quits as Lawyer for Weinstein (IHE, 5/14, 2019)

          Pro-Israel Student Group 'Silenced’ at Williams (IHE, 5/9/2019)

          Colliding Values at Doane (IHE, 5/6/2019)

          The Execution of Mujtaba al-Sweikat (IHE, 5/2/2019)

          Speech on Blast (Again) at Trinity (IHE, 5/1/2019)

          White Nationalists Disrupt Professor’s Talk (IHE, 4/29/2019)

          ‘Foolish or Dangerous Attraction’ or  Harassment (IHE, 4/26/2019)

          Fear Over Singapore’s ‘Fake News’ Proposal (IHE, 4/25/2019)

          Free Speech ‘Meltdown' (IHE, 4/23/2019)

          Consent Matters for Photos, Too (IHE, 4/22/2019)

          Is the University Honoring a Holocaust Denier? (IHE, 4/22/2019)

          Censorship in a Chinese Studies Journal (IHE, 4/19/2019)

          A College Divided Over a Harvard Professor (IHE, 4/19/2019)

          Tensions Grow in Australia Over Western Civ Courses (IHE, 4/18/2019)

          Another Speaker Unable to Appear at Middlebury (IHE, 4/18/2019)

          University Rejects Calls to Fire Camille Paglia (IHE, 4/17/2019)

          'The Time for Engagement’ (IHE, 4/9/2019)

          Dutch Populist Party Seeks Reports of ‘Left Indoctrination’ on Campuses (IHE, 4/5/2019)

          Report: No ‘Crisis’ in Free Speech (IHE, 4/3/2019)

          Psychiatry Prof Says He Was Demoted Over Comments on Transgender Kids (IHE, 4/1/2019)

          Another Speaker Shut Down (IHE, 3/29/2019)

          More Than Hateful Words (IHE, 3/28/2019)

          3 Are Arrested in Dorm Fire Incident at Tulane (IHE, 3/25/2019)

          The Campus Free Speech Problem Trump Doesn’t Like to Talk About (IHE, 3/25/2019)

          Trump Signs Broad Executive Order (IHE, 3/22/2019)

          South Dakota Passes ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Bill (IHE, 3/21/2019)

          Deathnell for Trigger Warnings? (IHE, 3/21/2019)

          When Students Want to Review a Tenured Professor (IHE, 3/13/2019) 

          12 Groups Oppose Trump Idea on Campus Speech (IHE, 3/8/2019)

          Protest Planned Over Racist Video at Charleston (IHE, 3/8/2019)

          A Free Speech Purists Opts Not to Use the N-Word (IHE, 3/8/2019)

          A Tough Balance (IHE, 3/7/2019)

          Protest During Tennessee BasketBall Game (IHE, 3/6/2019)

          President Trump Misses the Point (IHE, 3/5/2019)

          Unpacking Trump’s Promise on Free Speech (IHE, 3/5/2019)

          Debate Over Hawaii-Themed Party at U of South Dakota (IHE, 3/4/2019)

          Trump Vows Executive Order on Campus Free Speech (IHE, 3/4/2019)

          Professor Under Fire for Comments on Killing Cops (IHE, 2/28/2019)

          President’s Book, Blackface and Campus Culture (IHE, 2/6/2019)

          Under Fire for Comments on White People (IHE, 2/4/2019)

          'Should White Boys Still Be Allowed to Talk?’ (IHE, 2/18/2019)

          Professors Says U Didn’t Like Her MLK Day Comments  (IHE, 1/28/2019)

          Taking the Race Out of Crime (IHE, 1/17/2019)

          Words Matter at Michigan State (IHE, 1/17/2019)

          Banning a Book, in the Name of ’True Academic Freedom’ (IHE, 1/15/2019)

          U of California Students in China Warned About Social Media Use (IHE, 1/11/2019)

          Adult Content Restored at Arizona State (IHE, 1/11/2019)

          Blowback Against Hoax (IHE, 1/8/2019)

2018

          More Chinese Censorship of International Journals (IHE, 12/21/2018)

          Temple Board Won’t Try to Punish Professor for Speech (IHE, 12/12/2018)

          U of K Settles With Professor Who Alleged Retaliation (IHE, 12/10/2018)

          The Immaculate Conception, Consent & Twitter (IHE, 12/10/2018)

          Comedy Cut-Off at Columbia (IHE, 12/6/2018)

          A Professor’s Comments, a Board Chair’s Reaction & Academic Freedom (IHE, 12/3/2018)

          Free Speech for Some Not All (IHE, 11/29/2018)

          Civility at Berkley (IHE, 11/28/2018)

          U of North Carolina Censured Over Free Press Issues (IHE, 11/27/2018)

          Brazilian Academics Vow to Resist Threats to Freedom (IHE, 11/26/2018)

          Communication Professors on Academic Freedom (IHE, 11/19/2018)

          Warning of Threats For Researchers in the UAE (IHE, 11/16/2018)

          Professor Fired for Anti-Semitic Posts Sues Oberlin (IHE, 11/15/2018)

          The Party Line (IHE, 11/15/2018)

          A New 'Network of Concerned Faculty' (IHE, 11/13/2018)

          Is Artistic Freedom a Lost Cause (IHE, 11/12/2018)

          Vandalism Follows Professor’s Critique of Ideology (IHE, 11/5/2018)

          Gag Placed on Indian Professors (IHE, 10/26/2018)

          No Process is Not Due Process (IHE, 10/25/2018) 

          Backlash on Professor’s Post on Immigration (IHE, 10/24/ 2018)

          An Unacceptable Breach of Trust (IHE, 10/3/2018)

          Limiting the Debate (IHE, (9/13/2018)

          Self-Censorship and China (IHE, 9/5/2018)

          Far Right Turns Fire On German Universities (IHE, 8/24/2018)

          White Professor Accused of Anti-White Racism (IHE, 8/23/2018)

          Stanford RA at the Center of Controversy Quits (IHE, 8/6/2018)

          Does the Attorney General Care When Republicans Squelch Expression? (7/25, 2018, IHE)

          The Wrong Kind of Transparency? (7/24/2018, (IHE)

          Wrestler Loses Scholarship After Using Antigay Slur (7/23/2018, IHE)

          Report on Censorship of Art on Campus (7/10/2018, IHE)

          Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court Backs Marquette Faculty Blogger (7/9/2018, IHE)

          White Supremacist Propaganda on Campus (6/29/2018, IHE)

          A More Nuanded View of Law on Campus Speech (6/27, 2018, IHE

          Missouri Chair Defends Direction, Freedom of Speech (6/25/2018, IHE)

          Asian Studies President Weighs in on Exclusionary Conference (6/25/2018, IHE)

          No Consensus on Free Speech (6/15/2018, IHE)

          Diversity of Thought (6/8/2018, IHE)

          Suppressed Press at Christian Colleges (5/23/2018, IHE)

          Walking a Tightrope on Controversial Speakers (5/15/2018, IHE)

          Temple Journalism Professor Accused of Making Anti-Muslim Comments Online 5/10/2018 (IHE)

          Reported Censorship at a Confucius Institute 5/10/2018 (IHE)

          Virginia Alters Rules on Campus Use by Unaffiliated Groups 5/7/2018 (IHE)

          Berkeley Releases Free Speech Recommendations 5/4/2018 (IHE)

          Conservative Voices Welcome at Brown 5/4/2018 (IHE)

          Death Threats Against a Rector & Free Speech in Germany 5/3/2018 (IHE)

          Psychology and Free Speech 5/2/2018 (IHE)

          Fresno State Won’t Punish Professor for Tweets 4/25/2018 (IHE)

          Professors Back Free Speech 4/25/2018 (IHE)

          The Issue That Won’t Go Away 4/24, 2018 (IHE)

          Protected Speech, a ‘Perfect’ Political Target 4/24/2018 (IHE)

          Shouting Down Talk on Campus Free Speech 4/16.2018 (IHE)

          University Press Group Decries Censorship 4/10/2018 (IHE)

          Presidents Back Free Speech 4/10/2018 (IHE)

          Harassment, Humiliation, and Sexism Ignored for Years 4/9/2018 (IHE)

          Holy Cross Defends Professor Attacked as Blasphemous 4/2/2018 (IHE)

          Tone-Deaf 3/23/2018 (IHE)

          Reclaimng Their Campuses 3/21/2018 (IHE)

          Professor Who Made Anti-Muslim Comments Retires 3/12/2018 (IHE)

          Students Say Diversity is More Important Than Free Speech 3/12/, 2018 (IHE)

          Bashing Tenure as a ‘Matter of Public Concern' 3/9/2018 (IHE)

          No End in Sight for Cmapus Free Speech Battles 3/8/2018 (IHE)

          Speech, Interrupted 3/6/2018 (IHE)

2017

          Congress Rallies Around Campus Free Speech, 10/27/2017 (IHE)

          Lessons From Spencer’s Florida Speech, 10/23/2017 (IHE)

          Spencer Gets to Speak, 10/20/2017 (IHE)

          A Dangerous and Faulty Narrative, 10/19, 2017 (IHE)

          Lukewarm Embrace of Free Speech, 10/11/2017 (IHE)

          A Total Prohibition, 9/13/2017 (IHE)

          Leading Berkeley Through Free Speech Tests, August 15, 2017 in IHE

          New Role for Adjunct Who Was Fired After Fox News Appearance, August 14, 2017 in IHE

          Belly of the Beast, August 14, 2017 in IHE

          Trinity College Reinstates…, August 2, 2017, in The Federalist.

          Trinity College Professor’s Anti-white…Cost School $200,00 in Lost Donations, August 2, 2017 in The Washington Times.

          Radio Station Calls Off Event with Richard Dawkins, July 25, 2017 in Inside Higher Education

          Berkeley’s First Free Speech Debate of 2017-18, July 21, 2017 in Inside Higher Education

          Whose Speech is Free? And at What Social Cost? July 14, 2017, in Inside Higher Education.

          Weaponizing Free Speech, June 30, 2017, in Inside Higher Education.

          More Support for Trinity Professor Put on Leave, June 28, 2017, in Inside Higher Education.

          Trinity Suspends Targeted Professor, June 27, 2017 in Inside Higher Education

          DeVoss Appoints Free Speech Advocate to Key Postition, June 8, 2017 in Inside Higher Education.

          Concession to Violent Intimidation, 6/1/2017, in Inside Higher Education.

          Pence and Protest at Notre Dame, 5/22/2017 in Inside Higher Education.

          Nobel Laureate’s Talk Called Off…, 5/17/2017 in Inside Higher Education.

          States Where Campus Free-Speech Bills Are Being Born: A Rundown, May 15, 2017, in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

          30 Middlebury Students Punished over Murray Talk, May 1, 2017 in Inside Higher Education.

          Students for Free Speech. May 1, 2017 in Inside Higher Education.

          Free Speech, Safety and The Constitution. April 21, 2017, Jeremy Bauer-Wolf in Inside Higher Education.

          Critical Thinking 1, Opinions 0. March 31, 2017, Colleen Flaherty in Inside Higher Education.

          Searching for Safe Spaces (March 21, 2017 Inside Higher Education)

          The Academy’s Assualt on Intellectual Diversity. March 19, 2017, Robert Boyers in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

          Free Speech is Not an Academic Value. March 20, 2017, Stanley Fish in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

2016

              Controversial U of Missouri Professor Suspended 1/28/2016 (IHE)

              Faith and Freedom 1/14/2016 (IHE)

              Professor Answers Wheaton’s Charges Against Her 1/7/2016 (IHE)

              Limit on Free Speech 1/4/2016 (IHE)

2015

              Trigger Warning Skepticism 12/2/2015 (IHE)

              University Moves to Fire Sandy Hook Denier 12/17/2015 (IHE)

              Taking a Stand for Free Speech 12/1/2015 (IHE)

              Hate Speech Cancels Classes at Western Washington U 11/25/2015 (IHE)

              Another Heckler Veto 11/5/2015 (IHE)




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