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External Media CoverageThe media coverage posted here comprises mentions of FIRE's positions and activities, citations or interviews of FIRE's staff and board members, stories pertinent to FIRE's cases, and articles written by FIRE's staff and board members. 2009 News Items
June
- 06/27/2009, A crackdown on free speech at … Bucknell University?,
by Robert Shibley, Pajamas Media - 06/25/2009, University reverses; recognizes Christian student group,
by Pete Chagnon, OneNewsNow.com - 06/25/2009, No charges, no end in e-mail fight,
by Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed - 06/24/2009, UC Santa Barbara ends investigation of professor for anti-Israel e-mail,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 06/23/2009, Bucknell and the ‘Affirmative-Action Bakesale’,
by Ashby Jones, The Wall Street Journal Law Blog - 06/23/2009, Wright State resolves student religious group issue,
by Dave Larson, Dayton Daily News - 06/23/2009, Discrimination Under God,
by Wendy Kaminer, The Atlantic - 06/23/2009, Bucknell bake sale sparks First Amendment debate,
by Susan Snyder, Philadelphia Inquirer - 06/19/2009, East coast advocacy group backs embattled UCSB professor ,
by Ben Preston, Santa Barbara Independent - 06/11/2009, Bucknell University requires permit to hand out Bibles,
by Staff Editorial, WorldNetDaily - 06/10/2009, FIRE protests UC Santa Barbara's investigation of Professor Robinson,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 06/07/2009, Discussing guns dubbed 'academic misconduct',
by Vin Suprynowicz, Las Vegas Review-Journal - 06/04/2009, Some colleges bar even talking about right to bear arms, gun advocates say,
by Kelley Vlahos, FOXNews.com - 06/03/2009, UW regents to consider revised changes to student conduct code ,
by Erica Perez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 06/02/2009, School orders student not to promote gun club,
by Staff Editorial, WorldNetDaily - 06/02/2009, Community College of Allegheny County defends policy to free-speech group,
by Ryan Pfister, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 06/01/2009, College says it acted properly with student gun advocate,
by Bill Schackner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May
- 05/29/2009, Holding Fire,
by Kate Maternowski, Inside Higher Ed - 05/29/2009, EDITORIAL: Speech police,
by Staff Editorial, Las Vegas Review-Journal - 05/29/2009, CCAC apologizes for delay in answering gun-rights-group issue,
by Mike Cronin, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 05/28/2009, Gun supporters say colleges trample protest rights,
by Ramit Plushnick-Masti, Associated Press - 05/28/2009, CCAC student claims dean blocked gun-rights group,
WTAE ABC Pittsburgh - 05/28/2009, Student: Pittsburgh-area college disregards rights,
by Associated Press, Associated Press - 05/28/2009, CCAC student claims school's dean blocked gun-rights group,
by Mike Cronin, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 05/28/2009, Student says CCAC is trying to thwart gun advocacy group,
by Bill Schackner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 05/27/2009, Student claims CCAC stifled conceal-carry advocacy on campus ,
by Bill Schackner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 05/21/2009, Between the Lines: Intolerant of Dissent,
by Cathy Young, The Valley Advocate - 05/20/2009, Engaging the Oklahoma legislature on its decision to investigate Richard Dawkins' free speech,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 05/12/2009, Civil liberties group says free speech not safe at U of C,
by Michael Lipkin, Chicago Maroon - 05/11/2009, The NCAA vs. Free Speech,
by Robert Shibley, Pajamas Media - 05/09/2009, At Tech, an ideological dispute over diversity,
by Karin Kapsidelis, Richmond Times-Dispatch - 05/07/2009, UW System conduct code revisions still need tweaking ,
by Erica Perez, Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal - 05/06/2009, The pedagogy of the personal,
by Mark Bauerlein, The Chronicle of Higher Education Blogs - 05/06/2009, UW Regents consider conduct code changes,
by Associated Press, Today's TMJ4 - 05/06/2009, Group says U of C 'censored' student's Facebook album,
by Peter Sachs, Chi Town Daily News - 05/04/2009, New College of DuPage board rescinds policies faculty groups had opposed,
by Peter Schmidt, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 05/03/2009, New CARE-Net program will allow students to report biased incidents,
by Chris Jagger - 05/01/2009, UC Santa Barbara investigates professor for anti-Israel e-mail,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post
April
- 04/27/2009, Virginia Tech, Round 2: Staging Diversity,
by Peter Wood, National Association of Scholars - 04/27/2009, U.S. Universities: Education or Indoctrination?,
by Robert Shibley, Pajamas Media - 04/24/2009, Bowdoin punishes professor who provoked,
by Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed - 04/24/2009, A limited love of liberty,
by John Leo, The Wall Street Journal - 04/22/2009, Before you know it, your speech could be offensive,
by Cathy Young, RealClearPolitics - 04/21/2009, Administration rejects SGA suspension of 'The Minuteman',
by S.P. Sullivan, The Daily Collegian Online - 04/21/2009, Diversity's role in tenure questioned,
by Riley Prendergast, CollegiateTimes.com - 04/21/2009, The campus culture wars in two videos,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 04/21/2009, UMass-Amherst abandons free-speech rights,
by Pete Chagnon, OneNewsNow.com - 04/21/2009, Why can't students say 'guns' in school?,
by Glenn Garvin, Miami Herald - 04/19/2009, A diversity step too far,
by Bill Maxwell, St. Petersburg Times - 04/15/2009, Virginia Tech drops diversity requirement from tenure policy,
by Robin Wilson, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 04/12/2009, Virginia reviews diversity rule,
University World News - 04/10/2009, Student warned over Facebook site wooing prospect,
by Justin Pope, The Washington Post - 04/10/2009, Ward Churchill Redux?,
by Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed - 04/09/2009, Hearing Friday for expelled U Of L nursing student,
by Gabe Bullard, WFPL News 89.3 - 04/09/2009, Celebrating First Amendment freedoms,
by Kaylia Cornett, The Eastern Progress - 04/09/2009, Why no one should be silenced on campus,
by Robert Shibley, The Boston Globe - 04/08/2009, Student-hosted porn screening threatens college funding,
by Stephen Clark, FOXNews.com - 04/08/2009, Porno teaches Maryland a valuable lesson,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 04/03/2009, Uni scraps porn after funds strip threat,
nineMSN Australia - 04/02/2009, Screening of porn film at University of Maryland canceled,
by Stephen Kiehl, Laura Smitherman , and Gadi Dechter, Baltimore Sun - 04/02/2009, Hell week for campus free speech,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post
March
- 03/30/2009, Student expelled for MySpace blog postings,
by Kathy Lynch, Louisville Cardinal - 03/29/2009, Campus security bills for speakers challenged,
by Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle - 03/27/2009, Commitment to diversity as a job requirement,
by Mark Bauerlein, The Chronicle Review - 03/26/2009, Suitable for framing,
by Ashley Thorne, National Association of Scholars - 03/26/2009, Critics challenge diversity language in Virginia Tech's tenure policy,
by Robin Wilson, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 03/23/2009, Meanwhile, At Harvard ...,
by Robert Freedman and Harvey Silverglate, Forbes Magazine - 03/20/2009, Orientation or Indoctrination? The University of Delaware’s Troubling Residential Life Program and Trustee Responsibility,
American Council of Trustees and Alumni - 03/20/2009, College of DuPage Board tables policy changes that stirred academic-freedom debate,
by Peter Schmidt, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 03/20/2009, Oklahoma legislature investigates Richard Dawkins' free speech,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 03/19/2009, Cracking the Speech Code,
by Greg Lukianoff, National Association of Scholars - 03/14/2009, Is Oklahoma investigating Richard Dawkins free speech?,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 03/13/2009, Nursing student sues after dismissal over blogging,
by Brett Barrouquere, Associated Press - 03/10/2009, Unequal freedoms on large campuses,
by Bart Adams, The Daily Record - 03/07/2009, Christian group’s status renewed following stir ,
Greene County Dailies - 03/06/2009, Hostility on college campuses against Second Amendment threatens First,
by Dave Workman, The Examiner Seattle - 03/06/2009, Code of conduct change threat to student rights,
by Todd Stevens, The Daily Cardinal - 03/05/2009, Possible changes to UW code of conduct debated,
by Sung Won Park, The Daily Cardinal - 03/05/2009, Student leaders weigh in on code change proposal,
by Taylor Cox, The Badger Herald - 03/04/2009, Banned Christian fellowship allowed to meet on Ohio campus, for now,
by Katherine T. Phan, The Christian Post - 03/04/2009, Professor takes heat for calling cops on student who discussed guns in class,
by Maxim Lott, FOXNews.com - 03/03/2009, Christian group allowed to return to Ohio campus,
by Joshua Rhett Miller, FOXNews.com - 03/03/2009, Fellowship banned for requiring voting members be Christians,
by Katherine T. Phan, The Christian Post - 03/03/2009, Bible club bullied for faith statement,
by Drew Zahn, WorldNetDaily - 03/01/2009, Campus Clampdown,
Playboy - 03/01/2009, A Fiery Champion of Campus Free Speech,
by Greg Lukianoff and John Gravois, The Chronicle of Higher Education
February
- 02/27/2009, Free speech advocates say OU violates 1st Amendment rights,
by Wesley Lowery, The Post - 02/25/2009, Free speech at Harvard,
by Scot Lehigh, The Boston Globe - 02/19/2009, Silverglate seeks spot as university overseer,
by Andrew Kalloch, Harvard Law Record - 02/17/2009, BR Sits Down With FIRE’s Adam Kissel,
Binghamton Review - 02/17/2009, Student Sues Community College, Alleges Professor Called Him 'a Fascist Bastard' in Class,
by Pete Winn, CNSNews.com - 02/12/2009, Will the real Brandeis please stand up?,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 02/12/2009, MSU frees student from spam charges,
SPAMfighter News - 02/11/2009, J. Peter Freire: Attach strings to college donations,
by J. Peter Freire, The Providence Journal - 02/10/2009, OP-ED: University should solve censorship issue,
by Adam Kissel, The Justice - 02/05/2009, MSU student cleared of charges, but overzealous spam ban remains,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 02/01/2009, When speech isn’t free,
Boston Herald - 02/01/2009, Attorney Harvey Silverglate fights with FIRE,
by Benjamin Bell, Boston Herald
January
- 01/28/2009, Michigan State U. drops spamming complaint against student leader,
by Peter Schmidt, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 01/27/2009, FIRE labels College 'red light' school,
by Kelly McEvoy, The Flat Hat - 01/25/2009, FIRE gets fired up regarding college speech codes,
by Dave Giza, Digital Journal - 01/24/2009, 'How about free speech for students, Mr. President?',
WorldNetDaily - 01/22/2009, Ohio State’s on FIRE,
by Debbie Bitzan, The Sentinel - 01/14/2009, SIUC officials say policies need time before judgments are passed,
by Adam Testa, Southern Illinoisan - 01/14/2009, Fliers, posters may create problems,
by Jessica Leggin, The Daily Eastern - 01/13/2009, FIRE responds aggressively against chancellor's defense,
by Brian Feldt, Daily Egyptian - 01/13/2009, SIUC says speech policy is consistent,
by Adam Testa, Southern Illinoisan - 01/12/2009, Goldman refutes claim against SIUC free speech policies,
by Adam Testa, Southern Illinoisan - 01/11/2009, ASMSU association director appeals spam charge, makes civil liberties claim,
by Chris Vannini, The State News - 01/08/2009, SIU to answer free-speech complaint by Monday,
by Adam Testa, Southern Illinoisan Archives |
