Appalachian State University: Speech Code Repeal

Case Materials

• "Speech Code Falls at Appalachian State University," FIRE Press Release, April 5, 2006: With FIRE’s assistance, student activists at Appalachian State University have brought down an unconstitutional speech code. This welcome development was a direct result of a recent report by FIRE and the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, as well as the efforts of the App State ACLU.
• "Appalachian State’s Department of Housing and Residence Life Policies as of March 2005," March 4, 2005

Blog Entries

• "A Message to Students," Samantha Harris, April 5, 2006

Media Coverage

• "Appalachian State's six-foot monument to free speech," Mike Adams, Townhall.com, February 26, 2007
• "ACLU works toward harrassment policy change," Nick Ianniello, The Appalachian (App. State Univ.), April 13, 2006: FIRE has updated its national student rights Web site, “Spotlight: the Campus Freedom Resource,” to reflect the university’s changes, but Appalachian is still a “red light” school.