Cornell University

Cornell concedes small changes to otherwise substantially restrictive new speech policies

March 26, 2024

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Cornell falls short with new expression policy and guidance on faculty political speech

February 13, 2024

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College presidents launching free speech initiatives: The buck stops with you

August 22, 2023

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‘Building knowledge and inspiring discussion’: Cornell stands up for free speech, announces university-wide free expression initiative

April 14, 2023

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Cornell gives Student Assembly a firm ‘no’ on trigger warning mandate

April 3, 2023

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Cornell must reject student government’s call for trigger warnings

March 29, 2023

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‘Your words are violence!’ Cornell students shout down Ann Coulter in latest heckler’s veto to roil campuses this semester

November 11, 2022

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Second Circuit holds Ivy League school owed faculty member due process protections

June 21, 2022

Voicing academic freedom concerns, Cornell faculty push for greater role in university’s global expansion plans 

November 16, 2021

FIRE calls on Cornell to eliminate diversity-statement mandate, reject ‘educational requirement’ for faculty

June 8, 2021

June 2021 Speech Code of the Month: Cornell University

June 3, 2021

Despite community opposition and international ethics guidelines, Cornell University moves forward with new dual degree program in China

June 1, 2021

Cornell community escalates challenges to proposed dual degree program in China

April 6, 2021

Citing free speech concerns, Cornell faculty challenge proposal for new university partnership in China

March 4, 2021

FIRE urges 15 top colleges and universities to improve restrictive press policies

November 12, 2020

Amidst FIRE’s record-breaking summer, demands to terminate faculty went mainstream

October 13, 2020

Cornell University must reject proposed limits on freedom of association

May 7, 2020

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Getting it right: Cornell’s new ethics guidelines stress importance of expressive rights in international collaborations

November 15, 2019

In reversal, Cornell agrees to cover security fees for student events

May 17, 2019

‘Cornell Daily Sun’ comes out swinging against security fees

March 1, 2019

Speech tariffs: Cornell’s impending security fees

July 12, 2018

Cornell professors: ‘No viable alternative’ to free speech on campus

May 9, 2018

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Cornell law professors stress importance of cross-examination and following institutional procedures in amici brief

April 5, 2018

Professor rightly cautions Cornell on celebrating its FIRE due process rating

September 12, 2017

Speech Code Countdown: ‘U.S. News’ Top 25 College Rankings, Numbers 19-11

October 6, 2016

Due Process Legal Update: Students’ Title IX and Due Process Claims Move Forward, But Challenges Remain

March 1, 2016

Cornell’s Decorating Rules: You Can Put Up Anything You Want As Long As It’s a Snowflake

December 16, 2015

Cornell Approves New Speech-Friendly Outdoor Space Policy

September 11, 2015

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Cornell Students Forget Vandalism Is a Crime, Censor Pro-Palestine Display

November 11, 2014

Cornell Conditions Student Group Funding on ‘Diversity and Inclusion Plan’

May 12, 2014

Cornell Becomes Latest College to Incorporate "Two-Tier" Disciplinary Process Following OCR Mandate

April 27, 2012

FIRE Asks Cornell to Preserve Due Process

April 11, 2012

Cornell Grad Urges University Not to Abandon Protections for the Accused

April 10, 2012

Cornell Professor Finds Himself in Hot Water--An Ironic Reminder of the Value of Due Process

April 30, 2010

Following President's Statement, Cornell's Religious Student Groups Should Brace for Disparate Treatment

April 15, 2010

Cornell President Responds to Student Assembly Resolution Limiting Freedom of Association

April 6, 2010

Cornell Continues Befuddlement over Freedoms of Religion and Association

February 22, 2010

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Former FIRE Intern John Cetta Speaks out for Freedom of Association at Cornell

February 12, 2010

Cornell University Assembly Votes to Pass Disputed Non-Discrimination Clause in Campus Code of Conduct

February 11, 2010

'Cornell Daily Sun' Explores Important Freedom of Association Issue, Previews Upcoming Supreme Court Decision in 'Martinez'

January 20, 2010

How Students Made a Difference for Liberty in 2009

January 6, 2010

In Pages of 'Cornell Sun,' Students Pen Strong Rebuttals to Misguided Editorial

December 3, 2009

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'Cornell Sun' Editorial Misunderstands Freedom of Association

November 25, 2009

Cornell Assembly Scraps Illiberal Policy - For Now

November 23, 2009

Former FIRE Intern Encourages Reform at Cornell University in Letter to the Editor

September 24, 2009

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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 Speech at Cornell a Success

September 3, 2009

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Will Creeley to Speak at Cornell

September 1, 2009

Intolerance of Tolerance: Cornell University, A Model of Illiberalism

August 6, 2009

Introducing FIRE Intern John Cetta

June 16, 2009

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The State of Free Speech on Campus: Cornell University

March 30, 2009

Weekly Media Round-up: National Media Takes Quinnipiac to School, With FIRE’s Help

October 31, 2008

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Weekly Media Round-up: FIRE’s Defense of Satire and Political Expression on Full Display

October 24, 2008

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Cornell Engineering Dean Digs Deeper Hole over Confiscation of Pro-Life Display

October 24, 2008

Cornell University Engineering Staff Remove Students’ Pro-Life Display until Police Force Return of Display

October 22, 2008

Cornell’s Hostility to Free Speech Hits a New Peak

September 29, 2008

At Cornell, Repressive Reform Proposals Tabled

March 23, 2007

Cornell's Repressive, Regressive Conduct Code Proposal

December 15, 2006

New President Spells Hope for Cornell

January 23, 2006

More from Cornell

October 28, 2005

Confused Cornell

October 26, 2005

More on Viewpoint Discrimination

April 6, 2005

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