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Binghamton University: Student Suspended for Posters Criticizing Department of Social Work and Government AgencyCase Materials- "Binghamton University Continues War on Social Work Student by Other Means," Adam Kissel, December 22, 2008: After FIRE intervened in defense of Binghamton University Department of Social Work student Andre Massena, we announced that the department had backed down from its attempts to suspend or expel him because of his political activism against a professor who was also head of the Binghamton Housing Authority—activism which had embarrassed the department. It seems that the department is now trying to expel him by other means. One angry student, the pseudonymous "Lisa White," has reported that students have noticed the changes in how professors are treating and grading Massena, and that she and at least one other student are voluntarily leaving the department. Meanwhile, Massena's case has been featured by the Binghamton Review in a strong article that chronicles this outlandish case to the utter shame of the department. FIRE is taking the allegations very seriously, since the department's track record and outrageous actions against Massena to date have given us every reason to believe the allegations. We will investigate them and will back Massena strongly if we determine that the department is engaging in retaliation for his speaking out.
- "Email from Lisa White to Binghamton Social Work Department," December 22, 2008
- "Binghamton Review article, December 2008," December 22, 2008
- "Victory for Freedom of Speech at Binghamton University Department of Social Work ," FIRE Press Release, November 17, 2008: Binghamton University (formerly SUNY–Binghamton) has abandoned its attempt to suspend or expel a student who put up posters challenging the Department of Social Work. The department had ordered that social work master's student Andre Massena leave the program for one year with no guarantee of return, required him to apologize, and demanded that he publicly disavow his own views after his pseudonymous posters challenged the department for having hired the executive director of the Binghamton Housing Authority (BHA)—an agency Massena thought was responsible for social injustice. When Massena appealed, the department's chair added entirely new allegations and recommended his expulsion. The department dropped the charges late Friday, one day after FIRE took the case public.
- "Email from Laura Bronstein to Andre Massena," November 14, 2008
- "Binghamton University Department of Social Work Declares War on Student for Posters Criticizing Department and Government Agency," FIRE Press Release, November 13, 2008: Binghamton University's Department of Social Work ordered the suspension of a master's student for one year with no guarantee of return, required him to apologize, and demanded that he publicly disavow his own views after he put up posters challenging the department for having hired the executive director of the Binghamton Housing Authority—an agency the student thought was responsible for social injustice. Student Andre Massena, who remains in school pending an appeal, has turned to FIRE for help.
- "Letter from CCPA Ethics and Integrity Committee Chair to Andre Massena," November 6, 2008
- "More Stories from Students in the Binghamton Social Work Department," November 4, 2008
- "Response to Allegations from Brian T. Rose," November 4, 2008
- "Stories from Students in the Binghamton Social Work Department," October 31, 2008
- "FIRE Letter to Binghamton University President Lois B. DeFleur," October 29, 2008
- "New Allegations from Laura Bronstein," October 21, 2008
- "Advancement Committee Ruling," September 17, 2008
- "Written Plan for Andre Massena," September 2, 2008
- ""JUSTICESPEAKS" Poster," August 25, 2008
Blog Entries- "Binghamton University Student Alleges Retaliation, More Problems in Department of Social Work," Adam Kissel, December 22, 2008
- "‘Binghamton Review’ Blasts Binghamton Social Work Department in Activism Case," Adam Kissel, December 22, 2008
- "Victory for Freedom of Speech at Binghamton University Department of Social Work ," Adam Kissel, November 17, 2008
- "Binghamton Social Work Case Gets National Attention, Student Government Support," Adam Kissel, November 14, 2008
- "Binghamton University Department of Social Work Declares War on Student for Posters Criticizing Department and Government Agency," Adam Kissel, November 13, 2008
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