Home Cases University of Delaware: Students Required to Undergo Ideological Reeducation Cases University of DelawareSearch all Cases Case News Case OverviewCase NewsCase Documents Case News Greg Reviews ‘The Upside of Your Dark Side’ in ‘The Huffington Post’ January 28, 2015 Clemson University Suspends Inquiry into Students’ Sex Lives September 18, 2014 Victory at University of Delaware August 2, 2013 William Voegeli on the Purpose of College and the Fight for Free Speech June 25, 2013 University of Delaware Reeducation Program’s Ringleader Becomes ACPA Vice President March 30, 2012 University of Delaware Celebrates Jan Blits' Academic Freedom Award ... But Why? February 18, 2011 FIRE's University of Delaware Video Exceeds 100,000 Views October 29, 2010 University of Delaware General Counsel Gets Confused about the Supreme Court and Free Speech June 15, 2010 Delaware Professor: University Corporatization Can Lead to Indoctrination January 29, 2010 Blog University of Delaware Residence Life Case Featured in New AAUP E-Journal January 28, 2010 Blog FIRE’s Work at Minnesota Highlighted in Minneapolis ‘Star Tribune’ December 14, 2009 This Month in FIRE History: University of Delaware Requires Students to Undergo Ideological Re-Education November 30, 2009 University of Delaware: Residence Life Curriculum Vote Today October 5, 2009 University of Delaware ResLife Program to Remain Optional, Despite 'Mistake' September 16, 2009 How He Did it: The Basis for Adam’s EWA Award-Winning Article July 7, 2009 University of Delaware ResLife Plan for 2009-10: Still Optional, or Not? May 21, 2009 FIRE’s Adam Kissel to be Honored by Education Writers Association This Weekend May 1, 2009 Robert Discusses Virginia Tech and UD Reslife Program on Pajamas Media Blog April 28, 2009 Greg in ‘Huffington Post’ on the Campus Culture Wars April 22, 2009 FIRE Video a Smash Hit on YouTube April 22, 2009 FIRE’s Video on UD Grabs #15 Most-Watched Nonprofit Video Spot April 20, 2009 FIRE Continues to Educate Public with its Video on UD Reslife April 13, 2009 Blog Video: ‘Think What We Think... Or Else: Thought Control on the American Campus’ April 2, 2009 Think What We Think...Or Else: Thought Control on the American Campus April 2, 2009 Orientation or Indoctrination? The University of Delaware’s Troubling Residential Life Program and Trustee Responsibility March 20, 2009 Blog A Student’s Compelling Account of Delaware’s Mandatory Diversity Training February 26, 2009 University of Delaware Releases Results of Residence Life Survey February 24, 2009 FIRE Launches New Journal, ‘The Lantern,’ on Anniversary of University of Delaware Thought Reform Case October 31, 2008 Please Report to Your Resident Assistant to Discuss Your Sexual Identity—It’s Mandatory! Thought Reform at the University of Delaware October 31, 2008 Blog Please Report to Your Resident Assistant to Discuss Your Sexual Identity--It's Mandatory! October 30, 2008 Blog Weekly Media Round-up: Two Major Free Speech Victories Start the Year on a High Note September 19, 2008 Blog Another Victory for Free Speech at University of Delaware September 16, 2008 Blog Victory for Free Speech at University of Delaware September 16, 2008 Blog Victory for Free Speech in University of Delaware Lawsuit September 5, 2008 Blog University of Delaware Strains Promise of ResLife Oversight August 28, 2008 University of Delaware Residence Life Program Discussed at LA Conference June 30, 2008 Blog Episode 131: Adam Kissel at the "How Free is the University" Conference June 18, 2008 Blog University of Delaware Passes ResLife Admin Costs to Students May 22, 2008 Blog ACTA Warns on Freedom of Conscience at Delaware May 21, 2008 Blog New Victory for Freedom of Conscience at University of Delaware May 20, 2008 Blog University of Delaware Misrepresents ResLife Education Program to Trustees May 16, 2008 Blog U. of Delaware approves new diversity discussions for students May 13, 2008 Blog Partial Victory for Freedom of Conscience May 13, 2008 Blog University of Delaware ResLife Proposal Discussed in Latest Podcast May 12, 2008 Episode 113: Residence Life Program Proposal at the University of Delaware May 12, 2008 Blog University of Delaware ResLife on YouTube May 9, 2008 Blog More Delaware ResLife Materials Removed from Website May 9, 2008 ‘Progressive Democrat and Environmentalist’ Speaks Out Against Delaware Indoctrination May 9, 2008 Delaware ResLife Fighting for Every Inch: Proposal Re-re-re-revised May 9, 2008 Blog Prediction by University of Delaware RA Comes to Pass May 8, 2008 Blog Victory for Freedom of Conscience at University of Delaware; More Debate Ahead May 6, 2008 Blog Open Letter to University of Delaware Faculty on ResLife Proposal May 5, 2008 Blog Delaware ResLife Hides Another Document May 2, 2008 Blog University of Delaware ResLife Misappropriates UD Environmental Sustainability Initiative for Social Activism May 2, 2008 Delaware Association of Scholars Urges Rejection of UD ResLife Proposal May 1, 2008 Sustainability All the Time: An Analysis of University of Delaware’s ResLife Proposal May 1, 2008 University of Delaware Set to Restore Indoctrination Program April 30, 2008 Blog The worst campus codeword April 29, 2008 Blog Delaware ResLife--Fourth Time the Charm? April 15, 2008 University of Delaware Retreats on Oppressive Speech Code April 14, 2008 Blog FIRE Board of Advisors Member Blasts University of Delaware April 9, 2008 Blog National Organizations Keep Hitting U. Delaware Indoctrination Program March 28, 2008 Blog Delaware News Journal Calls for Total Repudiation of University of Delaware’s Thought Reform Program March 24, 2008 Blog University of Delaware ResLife Controversy Continues March 21, 2008 University of Delaware Faculty Condemns Old ResLife Program March 19, 2008 Blog FIRE Op-Ed in University of Delaware Student Paper March 18, 2008 ResLife Indoctrinators Attack FIRE at Closed Conference March 4, 2008 Blog University of Delaware Rejects New Residence Life Proposal February 19, 2008 Blog University of Delaware Sets Politicized Agenda for Resident Assistants February 19, 2008 Blog More Reflections on University of Delaware Indoctrination Program January 31, 2008 More Thought Reform Documents from the University of Delaware November 16, 2007 FIRE Comes to University of Delaware on Monday November 16, 2007 University of Delaware Whole New World Activities November 16, 2007 Blog Delaware: Residence Life Fighting Back? November 3, 2007 Comprehensive Media Coverage Essential to FIRE Victory at the University of Delaware November 2, 2007 Victory at University of Delaware November 2, 2007 Press Release Victory at University of Delaware November 1, 2007 Blog Delaware Starts Removing Materials from Web Site November 1, 2007 FIRE Responds to Delaware’s Reply November 1, 2007 Another Former Delaware RA Speaks Out November 1, 2007 More Delaware Students and RAs Speak Out November 1, 2007 FIRE Response to Michael Gilbert, Vice President for Student Life, University of Delaware November 1, 2007 Blog The Delaware Approach: Coming Soon to a Campus Near You? October 31, 2007 Blog Delaware Association of Scholars Denounces University of Delaware Reeducation Program October 31, 2007 Blog Is the University of Delaware Violating the Federal Law on Human Subject Research? October 31, 2007 Mike Adams on University of Delaware October 31, 2007 Blog Hello, Darkness, My Old Friend: Thought Reform Makes Another Appearance October 30, 2007 Blog University of Delaware: Students Speak Out October 30, 2007 Blog Yes, Blue Hens, Your Reeducation Is Mandatory October 30, 2007 University of Delaware Requires Students to Undergo Ideological Reeducation October 30, 2007 Blog ‘Beyond Seat Time and Student Satisfaction: A Curricular Approach to Residential Education’ November 30, 2006 Blog
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Greg Reviews ‘The Upside of Your Dark Side’ in ‘The Huffington Post’ January 28, 2015 Clemson University Suspends Inquiry into Students’ Sex Lives September 18, 2014 Victory at University of Delaware August 2, 2013 William Voegeli on the Purpose of College and the Fight for Free Speech June 25, 2013 University of Delaware Reeducation Program’s Ringleader Becomes ACPA Vice President March 30, 2012 University of Delaware Celebrates Jan Blits' Academic Freedom Award ... But Why? February 18, 2011 FIRE's University of Delaware Video Exceeds 100,000 Views October 29, 2010 University of Delaware General Counsel Gets Confused about the Supreme Court and Free Speech June 15, 2010 Delaware Professor: University Corporatization Can Lead to Indoctrination January 29, 2010 Blog University of Delaware Residence Life Case Featured in New AAUP E-Journal January 28, 2010 Blog FIRE’s Work at Minnesota Highlighted in Minneapolis ‘Star Tribune’ December 14, 2009 This Month in FIRE History: University of Delaware Requires Students to Undergo Ideological Re-Education November 30, 2009 University of Delaware: Residence Life Curriculum Vote Today October 5, 2009 University of Delaware ResLife Program to Remain Optional, Despite 'Mistake' September 16, 2009 How He Did it: The Basis for Adam’s EWA Award-Winning Article July 7, 2009 University of Delaware ResLife Plan for 2009-10: Still Optional, or Not? May 21, 2009 FIRE’s Adam Kissel to be Honored by Education Writers Association This Weekend May 1, 2009 Robert Discusses Virginia Tech and UD Reslife Program on Pajamas Media Blog April 28, 2009 Greg in ‘Huffington Post’ on the Campus Culture Wars April 22, 2009 FIRE Video a Smash Hit on YouTube April 22, 2009 FIRE’s Video on UD Grabs #15 Most-Watched Nonprofit Video Spot April 20, 2009 FIRE Continues to Educate Public with its Video on UD Reslife April 13, 2009 Blog Video: ‘Think What We Think... Or Else: Thought Control on the American Campus’ April 2, 2009 Think What We Think...Or Else: Thought Control on the American Campus April 2, 2009 Orientation or Indoctrination? The University of Delaware’s Troubling Residential Life Program and Trustee Responsibility March 20, 2009 Blog A Student’s Compelling Account of Delaware’s Mandatory Diversity Training February 26, 2009 University of Delaware Releases Results of Residence Life Survey February 24, 2009 FIRE Launches New Journal, ‘The Lantern,’ on Anniversary of University of Delaware Thought Reform Case October 31, 2008 Please Report to Your Resident Assistant to Discuss Your Sexual Identity—It’s Mandatory! Thought Reform at the University of Delaware October 31, 2008 Blog Please Report to Your Resident Assistant to Discuss Your Sexual Identity--It's Mandatory! October 30, 2008 Blog Weekly Media Round-up: Two Major Free Speech Victories Start the Year on a High Note September 19, 2008 Blog Another Victory for Free Speech at University of Delaware September 16, 2008 Blog Victory for Free Speech at University of Delaware September 16, 2008 Blog Victory for Free Speech in University of Delaware Lawsuit September 5, 2008 Blog University of Delaware Strains Promise of ResLife Oversight August 28, 2008 University of Delaware Residence Life Program Discussed at LA Conference June 30, 2008 Blog Episode 131: Adam Kissel at the "How Free is the University" Conference June 18, 2008 Blog University of Delaware Passes ResLife Admin Costs to Students May 22, 2008 Blog ACTA Warns on Freedom of Conscience at Delaware May 21, 2008 Blog New Victory for Freedom of Conscience at University of Delaware May 20, 2008 Blog University of Delaware Misrepresents ResLife Education Program to Trustees May 16, 2008 Blog U. of Delaware approves new diversity discussions for students May 13, 2008 Blog Partial Victory for Freedom of Conscience May 13, 2008 Blog University of Delaware ResLife Proposal Discussed in Latest Podcast May 12, 2008 Episode 113: Residence Life Program Proposal at the University of Delaware May 12, 2008 Blog University of Delaware ResLife on YouTube May 9, 2008 Blog More Delaware ResLife Materials Removed from Website May 9, 2008 ‘Progressive Democrat and Environmentalist’ Speaks Out Against Delaware Indoctrination May 9, 2008 Delaware ResLife Fighting for Every Inch: Proposal Re-re-re-revised May 9, 2008 Blog Prediction by University of Delaware RA Comes to Pass May 8, 2008 Blog Victory for Freedom of Conscience at University of Delaware; More Debate Ahead May 6, 2008 Blog Open Letter to University of Delaware Faculty on ResLife Proposal May 5, 2008 Blog Delaware ResLife Hides Another Document May 2, 2008 Blog University of Delaware ResLife Misappropriates UD Environmental Sustainability Initiative for Social Activism May 2, 2008 Delaware Association of Scholars Urges Rejection of UD ResLife Proposal May 1, 2008 Sustainability All the Time: An Analysis of University of Delaware’s ResLife Proposal May 1, 2008 University of Delaware Set to Restore Indoctrination Program April 30, 2008 Blog The worst campus codeword April 29, 2008 Blog Delaware ResLife--Fourth Time the Charm? April 15, 2008 University of Delaware Retreats on Oppressive Speech Code April 14, 2008 Blog FIRE Board of Advisors Member Blasts University of Delaware April 9, 2008 Blog National Organizations Keep Hitting U. Delaware Indoctrination Program March 28, 2008 Blog Delaware News Journal Calls for Total Repudiation of University of Delaware’s Thought Reform Program March 24, 2008 Blog University of Delaware ResLife Controversy Continues March 21, 2008 University of Delaware Faculty Condemns Old ResLife Program March 19, 2008 Blog FIRE Op-Ed in University of Delaware Student Paper March 18, 2008 ResLife Indoctrinators Attack FIRE at Closed Conference March 4, 2008 Blog University of Delaware Rejects New Residence Life Proposal February 19, 2008 Blog University of Delaware Sets Politicized Agenda for Resident Assistants February 19, 2008 Blog More Reflections on University of Delaware Indoctrination Program January 31, 2008 More Thought Reform Documents from the University of Delaware November 16, 2007 FIRE Comes to University of Delaware on Monday November 16, 2007 University of Delaware Whole New World Activities November 16, 2007 Blog Delaware: Residence Life Fighting Back? November 3, 2007 Comprehensive Media Coverage Essential to FIRE Victory at the University of Delaware November 2, 2007 Victory at University of Delaware November 2, 2007 Press Release Victory at University of Delaware November 1, 2007 Blog Delaware Starts Removing Materials from Web Site November 1, 2007 FIRE Responds to Delaware’s Reply November 1, 2007 Another Former Delaware RA Speaks Out November 1, 2007 More Delaware Students and RAs Speak Out November 1, 2007 FIRE Response to Michael Gilbert, Vice President for Student Life, University of Delaware November 1, 2007 Blog The Delaware Approach: Coming Soon to a Campus Near You? October 31, 2007 Blog Delaware Association of Scholars Denounces University of Delaware Reeducation Program October 31, 2007 Blog Is the University of Delaware Violating the Federal Law on Human Subject Research? October 31, 2007 Mike Adams on University of Delaware October 31, 2007 Blog Hello, Darkness, My Old Friend: Thought Reform Makes Another Appearance October 30, 2007 Blog University of Delaware: Students Speak Out October 30, 2007 Blog Yes, Blue Hens, Your Reeducation Is Mandatory October 30, 2007 University of Delaware Requires Students to Undergo Ideological Reeducation October 30, 2007 Blog ‘Beyond Seat Time and Student Satisfaction: A Curricular Approach to Residential Education’ November 30, 2006 Blog
University of Delaware General Counsel Gets Confused about the Supreme Court and Free Speech June 15, 2010
This Month in FIRE History: University of Delaware Requires Students to Undergo Ideological Re-Education November 30, 2009
Orientation or Indoctrination? The University of Delaware’s Troubling Residential Life Program and Trustee Responsibility March 20, 2009 Blog
FIRE Launches New Journal, ‘The Lantern,’ on Anniversary of University of Delaware Thought Reform Case October 31, 2008
Please Report to Your Resident Assistant to Discuss Your Sexual Identity—It’s Mandatory! Thought Reform at the University of Delaware October 31, 2008 Blog
Please Report to Your Resident Assistant to Discuss Your Sexual Identity--It's Mandatory! October 30, 2008 Blog
Weekly Media Round-up: Two Major Free Speech Victories Start the Year on a High Note September 19, 2008 Blog
University of Delaware ResLife Misappropriates UD Environmental Sustainability Initiative for Social Activism May 2, 2008
Delaware News Journal Calls for Total Repudiation of University of Delaware’s Thought Reform Program March 24, 2008 Blog
Comprehensive Media Coverage Essential to FIRE Victory at the University of Delaware November 2, 2007
FIRE Response to Michael Gilbert, Vice President for Student Life, University of Delaware November 1, 2007 Blog
Delaware Association of Scholars Denounces University of Delaware Reeducation Program October 31, 2007 Blog
‘Beyond Seat Time and Student Satisfaction: A Curricular Approach to Residential Education’ November 30, 2006 Blog