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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. 2008 News Items
May
- 05/10/2008, The rising cost of intuition,
The Augusta Chronicle - 05/09/2008, My ‘racial harassment’ nightmare,
by Keith John Sampson, New York Post - 05/08/2008, Complaint claims Shippensburg U. 'speech codes' discriminated against religious group,
by Don Aines, Herald-Mail - 05/08/2008, Shippensburg sued for reinstating speech codes,
by Joe Murray, The Bulletin - 05/02/2008, What we're buying at college,
by Mona Charen, Townhall.com - 05/01/2008, It's safe to read again at Indiana University,
by Jacob Sullum, Reason Online - 05/01/2008, EDITORIAL: Punished for the crime of satire,
Las Vegas Review-Journal
April
- 04/25/2008, Chainsaw Etiquette at Colorado College,
The Independence Institute - 04/23/2008, Face The State's Interview with Adam Kissel of FIRE,
Face the State - 04/18/2008, Fireproofing the Ivory Tower,
by Michael Shermer and Greg Lukianoff, Los Angeles Times - 04/17/2008, What should K-12 kids learn?,
by Greg Lukianoff and Michael Shermer, Los Angeles Times - 04/16/2008, Dust-Up Round 3! Ben Stein's 'Expelled',
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 04/16/2008, Star Chamber at CC,
by Vincent Carroll, Rocky Mountain News - 04/16/2008, Teach the controversy?,
by Greg Lukianoff and Michael Shermer, Los Angeles Times - 04/15/2008, 'LA Times'' Dust-Up Round Two! Me vs. Michael Shermer on the freedom from being offended,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 04/15/2008, A right to not be offended?,
by Greg Lukianoff and Michael Shermer, Los Angeles Times - 04/14/2008, Dust-Up! Me vs. Michael Shermer in 'LA Times',
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 04/14/2008, Marxist professors or sensitive students?,
by Michael Shermer and Greg Lukianoff, Los Angeles Times - 04/12/2008, Joking students called on the carpet,
by Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier, Denver Post - 04/11/2008, Temple's civil rights violations are a disgrace,
by Chris Freind, The Bulletin - 04/11/2008, Muzzle Tov to Brandeis and Valdosta State!,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 04/11/2008, Freedom of speech group takes aim at Lake Superior State,
by Michael Purvis, The Sault Star - 04/11/2008, 'Blasting Bush OK, but don't criticize terrorists',
WorldNetDaily - 04/10/2008, Temple denies degree to decorated vet,
by Jenny DeHuff, The Bulletin - 04/10/2008, Mother Superior State College jumped the gun images,
by Nick Gillespie, Reason Online - 04/10/2008, Pardon me, but your door is terribly offensive,
by Andy Guess, Inside Higher Ed - 04/10/2008, LSSU. Bastion of academic freedom. Killer of comics,
SooToday, Ontario Canada - 04/10/2008, Group faults colleges over speech issues,
by Will Bigham, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 04/08/2008, Justice Brandeis would be proud … or would he?,
by Harvey Silverglate, The Phoneix - 04/08/2008, CC's free-speech fears,
by Vincent Carroll, Rocky Mountain News - 04/07/2008, 'What Can The Virginia Tech Tragedy Do For Me?',
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 04/04/2008, FIRE says College restricts freedom of speech,
by Rachel Rudebusch, The Flat Hat - 04/03/2008, Flyers prompt free speech debate at Colorado College,
by Heather Skold, KRDO News Channel 13 - 04/03/2008, Satirical Flier Raises Ire,
by Peter Marcus, Denver Daily News - 04/02/2008, Flyers spark free speech debate at CC,
by David Tauchen, KOAA NBC - 04/01/2008, Free speech an issue at CC after satirical flier is prohibited,
by Brian Newsome, The Gazette - 04/01/2008, Quick Takes from Inside Higher Ed: Double Standard Alleged,
by Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed
March
- 03/31/2008, College-orientated website under investigation for online bullying,
TV3 Auckland, New Zealand - 03/31/2008, Colorado College satire causes a stir,
by Joe Murray, The Bulletin - 03/31/2008, Breaking news: Offensive and untrue material discovered on Internet!,
by Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post - 03/28/2008, Advocacy group ‘red flags’ Tulane’s free speech policy,
by David Minsky, Hullabaloo - 03/25/2008, EDITORIAL: We didn't start the FIRE: Future of free speech at stake,
The Justice - 03/25/2008, Book-reading IUPUI worker deserved better,
by Azhar Majeed, The Indianapolis Star - 03/21/2008, UD panel to decide on residence life program,
by Beth Miller, The News Journal - 03/18/2008, ResLife must reconsider its purpose,
by Adam Kissel, The Review - 03/18/2008, Free speech 'dead' on campuses,
by Anya Bergman, The Justice - 03/15/2008, Held to the FIRE,
Augusta Chronicle - 03/14/2008, FIRE founder discusses speech,
by David Pepose, The Brandeis Hoot - 03/08/2008, Free speech or disorderly conduct?,
by Adam Jones, Tuscaloosa News - 03/07/2008, The digital limits of 'in loco parentis',
by Sara Lipka, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 03/05/2008, Respect civil discourse on OSU campus,
The Daily O'Collegian
February
- 02/29/2008, Censor's playground,
by Vincent Carroll, Rocky Mountain News - 02/28/2008, Set speech free at Hopkins,
by Christine McCurdy, The Johns Hopkins News-Letter - 02/27/2008, Professor fired over sexual orientation debate,
by Joe Murray, The Bulletin - 02/26/2008, Campus conduct reviewed,
by Brian Mink, The Red and Black - 02/25/2008, Adjunct dismissal questioned,
by Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed - 02/25/2008, Watchdog organization gives SVSU an "E" in free speech,
by Michael Westendorf, The Valley Vanguard - 02/22/2008, Teacher fired over sexual orientation talk,
by Lyanne Melendez, ABC7 KGO San Francisco - 02/20/2008, Litter, legal ambiguity and your First Amendment rights,
by Andy Kroll, The Michigan Daily - 02/07/2008, Price Center at heart of speech debate,
by Serena Renner, UCSD Guardian Online - 02/06/2008, Prof investigated for offensive class remark,
by Kimberly Wexler, The Daily Free Press - 02/05/2008, SGA seeks campus-wide free speech,
by Anne Baker, The Appalachian Online - 02/04/2008, Policy raises free speech questions,
by Andy Kroll, The Michigan Daily - 02/01/2008, ACLU statement criticizes Provost,
by David Pepose, The Brandeis Hoot
January
- 01/31/2008, Community college drops charges against student,
by Kavita Kumar, St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 01/29/2008, FIRE publishes report on Hindley,
by Noah Bein, The Justice - 01/29/2008, Free speech pressed,
by Michael O'Brien and Adam Paul, The Michigan Review - 01/29/2008, College in Missouri lifts disciplinary charges against defecting student,
by Sara Lipka, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 01/28/2008, The strange case of ‘Obsession’ at the University of Florida,
by Luke Sheahan, Family Security Matters - 01/28/2008, Ethnic sensitivities threaten academic freedom,
by Joe Murray, The Bulletin - 01/27/2008, Shhh! Free speech crackdown on campus,
by Margery Eagan, Boston Herald - 01/25/2008, Civil liberties group defends Hindley,
by David Pepose, The Brandeis Hoot - 01/25/2008, Prof fights reprimand for ‘wetback’ reference,
by Marie Szaniszlo, Boston Herald - 01/25/2008, Slang term use lands professor in hot seat,
by Eric Athas, The Daily News Tribune - 01/24/2008, Prof in trouble for blasting ‘wetbacks’ slur,
WorldNetDaily - 01/24/2008, Professor takes heat over wetbacks stance,
Newsmax.com - 01/24/2008, Censorship at Brandeis, again,
by Harvey Silverglate, The Phoenix - 01/24/2008, Brandeis professor under fire for description of racial epithet,
by Mark Pratt, The Boston Globe - 01/24/2008, Harassment vs. academic freedom, round two,
by Andy Guess, Inside Higher Ed - 01/24/2008, Prof in trouble for blasting ‘wetbacks’ slur,
WorldNetDaily - 01/24/2008, Brandeis professor under fire for description of racial epithet,
by Associated Press (AP), Eyewitness News WPRI - 01/24/2008, When diversity training goes awry,
by Jamal Watson, Diverse Issues in Higher Education - 01/18/2008, Georgia Regents reverse student’s expulsion from Valdosta State U.,
by Sara Lipka, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 01/18/2008, Back to school for outspoken student,
by Andy Guess, Inside Higher Ed - 01/18/2008, Robert L. Shibley: Fighting for free speech on 2 R.I. campuses,
by Robert Shibley, The Providence Journal - 01/18/2008, Georgia Regents reverse student’s expulsion from Valdosta State U.,
by Sara Lipka, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 01/17/2008, Expulsion for protest unfair,
by Chris Chiego, The Red and Black - 01/17/2008, Expulsion reversed,
by Malynda Fulton, The Valdosta Daily Times - 01/17/2008, Board of Regents reverses VSU expulsion,
by Alicia Eakin, WALB News - 01/16/2008, Plain talk about free speech,
by Jay Schalin, The John Williams Pope Center for Higher Education - 01/16/2008, The life of a free speech task force,
by Nicholas Hahn, FrontPage Magazine - 01/15/2008, DBCC trustees put time limit on public comments,
by Mark Harper, Daytona Beach News-Journal - 01/14/2008, New software to monitor athletes’ web sites troubles legal experts,
by Libby Sander, The Chronicle of Higher Education - 01/14/2008, Civil Anti-Libertarians,
by Wendy Kaminer, The Phoneix - 01/12/2008, Valdosta State student sues after he's expelled,
by Brandon Larrabee, Athens Banner-Herald - 01/11/2008, College faculty in Bergen oppose proposed code of conduct,
by Associated Press (AP), Newsday - 01/11/2008, Former VSU student sues University,
by Alicia Eakin, WALB News - 01/11/2008, BCC faculty pledges to ethics code,
by Patricia Alex, The Record - 01/11/2008, Maybe he shouldn’t have spoken his mind,
by Andy Guess, Inside Higher Ed - 01/10/2008, Student now faces fewer charges,
by Kavita Kumar, St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 01/10/2008, Repress U,
by Michael Gould-Wartofsky, The Nation - 01/10/2008, Ga. college student expelled after criticizing president’s plan files suit,
by Michael Beder, Student Press Law Center - 01/06/2008, WSSU will alter policy on protests and demonstrations,
by Laura Giovanelli, Winston-Salem Journal Archives |
