Brandeis University

Protesting, postering, or planning a campus event? Your college’s policies might have just changed.

September 4, 2024

News

Is saying ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ protected speech under the First Amendment?

December 19, 2023

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Free speech promises be damned, Brandeis bans Students for Justice in Palestine

November 7, 2023

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Brandeis panel on Uyghur Muslims faces calls for cancellation, Zoombombing

November 24, 2020

Campus-specific analyses of the climate for free expression reveal stark differences between schools

May 15, 2020

Following campus community input, Brandeis University adopts ‘Principles of Free Speech and Free Expression’

November 2, 2018

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REPORT: Artists clash with campus censors

July 10, 2018

Press Release

Association of American Universities endorses free speech statement

April 20, 2018

The ‘silencing’ of ‘Buyer Beware’ at Brandeis

November 20, 2017

Are universities abdicating their responsibility to educate students for fear of offending them?

November 10, 2017

Christie Hefner Honors Lenny Bruce’s ‘Hilarious and Transgressive’ Legacy With Symposium Keynote

November 3, 2016

Due Process Legal Update: More Students’ Lawsuits Move Forward

April 11, 2016

Victory: Student Journalists Cleared of Charges for Reporting on Sexual Assault Awareness Event

March 29, 2016

Press Release

Harvard, Brandeis Lecturer: Trigger Warnings Were My ‘Last Straw’

October 27, 2015

Free Speech on Campus: The 10 Worst Offenders of 2014

May 5, 2015

Blog

Student Accused of Sexual Assault Sues Brandeis for Alleged Due Process Violations

April 14, 2015

FIRE Announces 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech in 2014

March 2, 2015

Press Release

Brandeis President Acknowledges But Fails to Uphold First Amendment Principles

January 6, 2015

Office for Civil Rights to Investigate Title IX Claim by Brandeis Student Accused of Sexual Misconduct

September 5, 2014

Boston’s WGBH Announces Muzzle Award ‘Winners’

July 9, 2014

Don't Save the Date: NYT, WSJ, Fox, MSNBC, NPR Cover ‘Disinvitation Season’

May 13, 2014

‘Disinvitation Season’ In Full Swing; IMF Head Next Victim

May 12, 2014

Commencement Invitation Drama Continues; Free Speech Advocates Speak Out

May 9, 2014

‘Disinvitation Season’ Rolls On: Condoleezza Rice Cancels

May 5, 2014

Disinvitation Season Continues at Azusa Pacific University and Elsewhere

April 23, 2014

Greg: Brandeis’ Censorship Problem Didn’t Begin with Hirsi Ali

April 14, 2014

Greg on ‘Fox & Friends’ Saturday Morning to Talk Brandeis, ‘Disinvitation Season’

April 11, 2014

‘Disinvitation Season’ Hits a New Low at Brandeis University

April 9, 2014

Former FIRE Intern on Brandeis President's Unfortunate Legacy

November 26, 2013

USF Student Newspaper Reports on Speech Codes; Administration Defensive

July 12, 2013

Brandeis Students Band Together to Build ‘Free Speech Wall’

December 12, 2012

Brandeis Columnist: ‘Restore Louis Brandeis’ free speech legacy’

September 5, 2012

The top 12 worst colleges for free speech

March 28, 2012

News

FIRE’s 12 Worst Colleges for Free Speech in 2012

March 27, 2012

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FIRE in 'The Huffington Post' on America's 12 Worst Schools for Free Speech

January 27, 2011

Brandeis Student Column Assails Politically Correct Culture, Criticizes Hindley Punishment

November 24, 2010

Red Alert at Brandeis University: Administration Must Clear Professor's Name

September 9, 2010

News

Debating the Great Questions at Brandeis: A Look Forward

August 24, 2010

Blog

Still Looking for a New Year's Resolution, Red Alert Schools?

January 14, 2010

Blog

Former FIRE Intern: Brandeis Must Reform Its Ways to Get Off Red Alert List

September 29, 2009

President Who Made Brandeis University a FIRE 'Red Alert' School Resigns

September 25, 2009

Rights in the News: Class Back in Session for Violators of Campus Speech

September 4, 2009

Former FIRE Interns Criticize Ubiquitous Censorship at Their Universities

September 4, 2009

FIRE Intern, Student Leader Both Defend Faculty and Student Rights in Brandeis Student Newspaper

August 28, 2009

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Brandeis University Called Out for Free Speech Abuses in Its Student Newspaper

August 26, 2009

Blog

How Can Brandeis University Get Off FIRE’s Red Alert List?

August 26, 2009

‘U.S. News’ Readers: FIRE's Red Alert List Exposes the Worst Violators of Campus Rights

August 25, 2009

FIRE's Biggest Ad Campaign Ever Hits 'U.S. News'

August 25, 2009

Reeling from Crisis to Crisis: The Lack of Accountability at Brandeis University

August 3, 2009

Rights in the News: ‘Washington Post’ Article Shines Light on Stanford Ed’s Bullying Tactics

July 24, 2009

Rights in the News: FIRE Keeps Up The Fight While Taking Message to Vegas and D.C.

July 10, 2009

CFN Member Criticizes Brandeis for Charging Excessive Security

March 31, 2009

Blog

CCSU Professor on University’s Investigation of Gun-Related Speech

March 18, 2009

Rights in the News: All Eyes on Brandeis

February 14, 2009

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FIRE Shines a Light on Brandeis University in 'Huffington Post' and Full-Page Ad

February 13, 2009

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Will the real Brandeis please stand up?

February 12, 2009

Blog

Reply to Comment on Brandeis Case

February 12, 2009

Silverglate and Creeley on Brandeis Scandal in ‘Minding the Campus’

February 10, 2009

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FIRE Op-Ed: Brandeis Administration Must Demonstrate Integrity to Avoid Calamity

February 10, 2009

Blog

Rights in the News: Recent Victories and Ongoing Speech Code Efforts Continue to Get FIRE’s Message Across

February 6, 2009

Blog

Brandeis University in Hard Times: No Better Time to Heal Free Speech Wounds

February 2, 2009

Brandeis Backs Down on New Free Speech Issue

February 2, 2009

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FIRE Featured in Two Articles in the ‘Boston Herald’

February 2, 2009

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2008 Highlights: FIRE Places Full-Page Ad in ‘U.S. News & World Report’ Calling Out ‘Red Alert’ Schools

December 31, 2008

Brandeis Students Struggle with JuicyCampus and Anonymous Speech

December 9, 2008

Blog

Weekly Media Round-up: Victory at Temple College Highlights FIRE’s Week

November 7, 2008

Student Op-Ed Blasts Brandeis for Continuing Hindley Affair

November 7, 2008

Condemnations Continue for Brandeis Administration

October 27, 2008

Brandeis Students Start Three New Organizations to Protect Their Rights

October 21, 2008

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Don’t Say the Magic Word!

October 8, 2008

Blog

National Attention Continues for FIRE’s Work at Illinois

October 8, 2008

Weekly Media Round-up: FIRE’s Expertise Widely Cited, and Pressure Grows on Brandeis and Third Circuit Schools

October 3, 2008

Blog

‘Wetbacks’ Case Still Roiling Brandeis

September 26, 2008

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Nat Hentoff on Brandeis: ‘The Most Outrageous Case of All’

September 24, 2008

Brandeis Hires University Defender to Teach about ‘Racially Harassing Speech’

September 22, 2008

FIRE Uses Facebook to Target Worst College Offenders

September 17, 2008

Blog

Brandeis Faculty, Administration Still at Odds

September 11, 2008

Back to School: Remember FIRE’s Red Alert List

September 9, 2008

FIRE Exposes Unrepentant Abusers of Liberty in ‘U.S. News’ College Rankings Issue

August 25, 2008

Press Release

Where is the Alumni Outrage Over the Brandeis Administration’s Shameful Behavior?

August 20, 2008

Now I’m Offended

July 22, 2008

News

FIRE Calls on Brandeis to Resolve Faculty Revolt

July 10, 2008

Blog

Brandeis’ Inexplicable War Against Its Faculty [Commentary]

July 3, 2008

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Brandeis University “Honored” in 'The Boston Phoenix’s' 2008 Muzzle Awards

June 30, 2008

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The Muzzle Awards: Collegiate Division

June 25, 2008

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Faculty Rights vs. Provostal Abuses at Brandeis

May 22, 2008

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Brandeis Faculty Continues to Revolt in ‘Wetbacks’ Case

May 19, 2008

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“Muzzle Tov” to Brandeis and Valdosta State from Greg

April 11, 2008

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Demonstration at Brandeis Today—Red Alert in Action

April 10, 2008

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Associated Press, Harvey Silverglate and Blogosphere Cover the Jefferson Muzzles

April 10, 2008

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Brandeis Faculty Senate Excoriates Administration, Revolts

March 26, 2008

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Editorial Warns of Brandeis’s Waning Reputation Over Speech Controversies

March 26, 2008

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Brandeis Student Press Critiques More Violations of Free Speech

March 7, 2008

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Brandeis Faculty Step Up to Defend Academic Freedom, Attack Administration

February 7, 2008

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FIRE Alerts Brandeis Trustees to Hindley Case

February 6, 2008

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The Case of Donald Hindley: Eerily Familiar, Inexcusably Handled

February 1, 2008

‘The Brandeis Hoot’ Seeks Answers from Administration

February 1, 2008

After Brandeis Response, Professor Volokh Asks Tough Questions

January 30, 2008

FIRE in the Brandeis Student Press

January 30, 2008

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Brandeis Provost Misrepresents Its Prosecution of Professor's Classroom Speech

January 29, 2008

Professor Condemns Brandeis’s Treatment of Donald Hindley

January 28, 2008

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FIRE Speaks About Brandeis on WBZ Radio Tonight

January 25, 2008

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Censorship at Brandeis, again

January 24, 2008

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Prof in trouble for blasting ‘wetbacks’ slur

January 24, 2008

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Brandeis University Tramples Free Speech and Academic Freedom

January 23, 2008

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Thinking about a Student Bill of Rights?

December 10, 2007

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Silverglate Defends Parody on Campus in ‘The Phoenix’

May 17, 2007

Unfunny: Capitulation, Resignations as Brandeis Humor Mag Folds under Pressure

May 14, 2007

Blog

The Brandeis “Chilling Effect” Continues?

February 16, 2007

News

Brandeis Takes a Stab at Art Censorship

May 3, 2006