Home Colleges (Find a School) Johns Hopkins University Private University Baltimore, MarylandSearch all Schools News Speech Code RatingYellowDue Process Ratings D, B, B Free Speech Rankings 119 of 251 Cases 4 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire News Johns Hopkins University investigates professor for anti-Palestinian commentary December 21, 2023 News Pressure continues against campus critics of China May 24, 2021 News February 2021 Speech Code of the Month: Johns Hopkins University February 2, 2021 Sexual Misconduct Policy at Johns Hopkins Creates Wide Room for Error June 20, 2016 Pro-Life Group Fights for Recognition on Campus: Q&A with Andrew Guernsey May 18, 2015 News Students unsure whether anatomical models are appropriate at Johns Hopkins April 15, 2015 Advocacy Groups Face Discrimination at Johns Hopkins University August 15, 2014 Admins at 'Red Light' Schools Claim to Value Free Speech, But Policies Suggest Otherwise February 4, 2014 Johns Hopkins Student Asks School to Restore Its Reputation for Free Expression September 18, 2013 Liberty Requires Tough Choices: The Student Funding Dilemma July 31, 2013 Private Universities and the Conflict Between Mission and Speech July 15, 2013 Pro-Choice Johns Hopkins Group Turns to Harassment Policies to Silence Pro-Life Speech May 3, 2013 Johns Hopkins Reverses Decision, Recognizes Pro-Life Group April 10, 2013 Johns Hopkins Reverses Decision, Recognizes Pro-Life Group April 10, 2013 Press Release Is 'The Johns Hopkins News Letter' Unlearning Liberty? April 4, 2013 Johns Hopkins Pro-Life Group Fights for Recognition, with No Help From its Student Newspaper March 29, 2013 Compelling ‘Civility’ June 1, 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 News Johns Hopkins University Continues to Defend Censorship January 23, 2012 This Month in FIRE History: Johns Hopkins University Suspends Student for 'Offensive' Party Invitation November 17, 2011 FIRE in 'The Huffington Post' on America's 12 Worst Schools for Free Speech January 27, 2011 Red Alert at Johns Hopkins: No 'Rude' or 'Disrespectful' Expression Allowed September 8, 2010 Blog Johns Hopkins Student Government Association Asks President to Defend Free Speech March 6, 2010 Blog Still Looking for a New Year's Resolution, Red Alert Schools? January 14, 2010 Blog This Month in FIRE History: Johns Hopkins Drops Harassment Investigation of Student Journalists September 25, 2009 How Can Johns Hopkins University Get Off FIRE’s Red Alert List? September 4, 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 On Speech Codes and Sodomy Laws June 9, 2009 The State of Free Speech on Campus: Johns Hopkins University March 23, 2009 Blog 2008 Highlights: FIRE Places Full-Page Ad in ‘U.S. News & World Report’ Calling Out ‘Red Alert’ Schools December 31, 2008 This Month in FIRE History: Johns Hopkins Suspends Student for One Year for ‘Offensive’ Halloween Invitation November 17, 2008 Blog 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 FIRE Remembers September 11 September 11, 2007 Oxford Spies on Students through Facebook July 18, 2007 Today’s ‘Campus Alert’: Hassles at Hopkins June 18, 2007 FIRE Launches ‘Red Alert’ List of Worst Offenders Against Liberty June 18, 2007 Update from Johns Hopkins: Student Council Still Unhappy with New Speech Code June 7, 2007 News ‘From the President’ in ‘The FIRE Quarterly’, May 24, 2007 May 24, 2007 Blog Today’s ‘Campus Alert’: Don’t Laugh Too Hard May 21, 2007 The New Frontier in Censorship? May 14, 2007 News Hopkins Again Disappoints FIRE May 11, 2007 Blog ‘Campus Outrage Awards’ Feature Two FIRE Cases April 25, 2007 Why Private Schools Need to Follow Their Own Rules April 18, 2007 At Johns Hopkins, Students Voice Frustration With New Speech Code March 2, 2007 FIRE Quarterly: ‘From the Board of Directors’ March 2, 2007 Lessons from the Communications Revolution February 26, 2007 Blog Facing off over Facebook February 21, 2007 Blog ‘Bullets and Bubbly’ Party Draws Controversy at UConn January 25, 2007 If You Can’t Say Something Nice...? January 18, 2007 Facebook and the Campus Communication Explosion January 12, 2007 Johns Hopkins Still Under Fire January 12, 2007 FIRE is Committed to Free Expression, No Matter Whose Free Expression January 10, 2007 Media Coverage of Johns Hopkins ‘Hood’ Party Continues January 9, 2007 Johns Hopkins Resolves Facebook Case; Becomes FIRE’s First-Ever ‘Censor of the Year’ January 8, 2007 Johns Hopkins University Resolves ‘Halloween in the Hood’ Case; Students’ Rights Remain in Jeopardy January 7, 2007 Press Release 2006 and the Culture of Offense January 5, 2007 Happy Holidays from FIRE December 22, 2006 William Brody Non-Responds to High School Student December 18, 2006 The Consequences of “Civility”: A Torch Reader’s Take on Hopkins December 18, 2006 Mike Adams on Justin Park and Johns Hopkins December 15, 2006 High School Student to Brody: I Won’t Attend Johns Hopkins December 14, 2006 News Brody, Mill, and the “Truth” December 13, 2006 Remember What’s Really at Stake at Johns Hopkins December 12, 2006 Hopkins President Brody: Civility Trumps Free Speech December 12, 2006 FIRE Discusses Johns Hopkins Case on Radio Today December 12, 2006 Johns Hopkins’ Unique Interpretation of ‘Free Speech’ December 11, 2006 News Jason Antebi on Hopkins and Facebook December 8, 2006 News Mike Adams on Johns Hopkins December 7, 2006 News FIRE on FOX News December 4, 2006 Hopkins Ignores Due Process December 1, 2006 News Expression, Not Harassment, at Hopkins December 1, 2006 News Public Pressure on Hopkins Continues December 1, 2006 News Speech Code of the Month: Johns Hopkins University December 1, 2006 FIRE in ‘The Baltimore Sun’ on Censorship at Johns Hopkins University November 30, 2006 News JHU Statement on 'Halloween in the Hood' Party November 6, 2006 News Hopkins Busts ‘Halloween in the Hood’ October 31, 2006 News Offensive Halloween Costumes and Censorship October 31, 2006 Blog Partial Victory at Johns Hopkins September 21, 2006 Johns Hopkins Drops Harassment Investigation of Student Journalists September 20, 2006 Press Release What 9/11 Taught Us About Academia September 11, 2006 'Know Before You Go' September 7, 2006 Blog Johns Hopkins University Tries to Ignore FIRE’s Objections to the State of Press Freedom on Campus August 23, 2006 Journalism Association Condemns Press Freedom Violations August 16, 2006 News FIRE Continues to Fight for Press Freedom at Johns Hopkins University August 15, 2006 ‘What Difference Can My Measly $18 Million Make?’ June 30, 2006 Hopkins Responds June 15, 2006 Johns Hopkins: Harassment Investigation of Students for Newspaper Must Be Dismissed June 14, 2006 Johns Hopkins University Denies Students Freedom of the Press June 13, 2006 Student Newspaper Suffers Viewpoint Discrimination at Johns Hopkins University June 13, 2006 Press Release Silence Speaks Volumes at NYU May 24, 2006
News Speech Code RatingYellowDue Process Ratings D, B, B Free Speech Rankings 119 of 251 Cases 4 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire
Johns Hopkins University investigates professor for anti-Palestinian commentary December 21, 2023 News Pressure continues against campus critics of China May 24, 2021 News February 2021 Speech Code of the Month: Johns Hopkins University February 2, 2021 Sexual Misconduct Policy at Johns Hopkins Creates Wide Room for Error June 20, 2016 Pro-Life Group Fights for Recognition on Campus: Q&A with Andrew Guernsey May 18, 2015 News Students unsure whether anatomical models are appropriate at Johns Hopkins April 15, 2015 Advocacy Groups Face Discrimination at Johns Hopkins University August 15, 2014 Admins at 'Red Light' Schools Claim to Value Free Speech, But Policies Suggest Otherwise February 4, 2014 Johns Hopkins Student Asks School to Restore Its Reputation for Free Expression September 18, 2013 Liberty Requires Tough Choices: The Student Funding Dilemma July 31, 2013 Private Universities and the Conflict Between Mission and Speech July 15, 2013 Pro-Choice Johns Hopkins Group Turns to Harassment Policies to Silence Pro-Life Speech May 3, 2013 Johns Hopkins Reverses Decision, Recognizes Pro-Life Group April 10, 2013 Johns Hopkins Reverses Decision, Recognizes Pro-Life Group April 10, 2013 Press Release Is 'The Johns Hopkins News Letter' Unlearning Liberty? April 4, 2013 Johns Hopkins Pro-Life Group Fights for Recognition, with No Help From its Student Newspaper March 29, 2013 Compelling ‘Civility’ June 1, 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 News Johns Hopkins University Continues to Defend Censorship January 23, 2012 This Month in FIRE History: Johns Hopkins University Suspends Student for 'Offensive' Party Invitation November 17, 2011 FIRE in 'The Huffington Post' on America's 12 Worst Schools for Free Speech January 27, 2011 Red Alert at Johns Hopkins: No 'Rude' or 'Disrespectful' Expression Allowed September 8, 2010 Blog Johns Hopkins Student Government Association Asks President to Defend Free Speech March 6, 2010 Blog Still Looking for a New Year's Resolution, Red Alert Schools? January 14, 2010 Blog This Month in FIRE History: Johns Hopkins Drops Harassment Investigation of Student Journalists September 25, 2009 How Can Johns Hopkins University Get Off FIRE’s Red Alert List? September 4, 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 On Speech Codes and Sodomy Laws June 9, 2009 The State of Free Speech on Campus: Johns Hopkins University March 23, 2009 Blog 2008 Highlights: FIRE Places Full-Page Ad in ‘U.S. News & World Report’ Calling Out ‘Red Alert’ Schools December 31, 2008 This Month in FIRE History: Johns Hopkins Suspends Student for One Year for ‘Offensive’ Halloween Invitation November 17, 2008 Blog 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 FIRE Remembers September 11 September 11, 2007 Oxford Spies on Students through Facebook July 18, 2007 Today’s ‘Campus Alert’: Hassles at Hopkins June 18, 2007 FIRE Launches ‘Red Alert’ List of Worst Offenders Against Liberty June 18, 2007 Update from Johns Hopkins: Student Council Still Unhappy with New Speech Code June 7, 2007 News ‘From the President’ in ‘The FIRE Quarterly’, May 24, 2007 May 24, 2007 Blog Today’s ‘Campus Alert’: Don’t Laugh Too Hard May 21, 2007 The New Frontier in Censorship? May 14, 2007 News Hopkins Again Disappoints FIRE May 11, 2007 Blog ‘Campus Outrage Awards’ Feature Two FIRE Cases April 25, 2007 Why Private Schools Need to Follow Their Own Rules April 18, 2007 At Johns Hopkins, Students Voice Frustration With New Speech Code March 2, 2007 FIRE Quarterly: ‘From the Board of Directors’ March 2, 2007 Lessons from the Communications Revolution February 26, 2007 Blog Facing off over Facebook February 21, 2007 Blog ‘Bullets and Bubbly’ Party Draws Controversy at UConn January 25, 2007 If You Can’t Say Something Nice...? January 18, 2007 Facebook and the Campus Communication Explosion January 12, 2007 Johns Hopkins Still Under Fire January 12, 2007 FIRE is Committed to Free Expression, No Matter Whose Free Expression January 10, 2007 Media Coverage of Johns Hopkins ‘Hood’ Party Continues January 9, 2007 Johns Hopkins Resolves Facebook Case; Becomes FIRE’s First-Ever ‘Censor of the Year’ January 8, 2007 Johns Hopkins University Resolves ‘Halloween in the Hood’ Case; Students’ Rights Remain in Jeopardy January 7, 2007 Press Release 2006 and the Culture of Offense January 5, 2007 Happy Holidays from FIRE December 22, 2006 William Brody Non-Responds to High School Student December 18, 2006 The Consequences of “Civility”: A Torch Reader’s Take on Hopkins December 18, 2006 Mike Adams on Justin Park and Johns Hopkins December 15, 2006 High School Student to Brody: I Won’t Attend Johns Hopkins December 14, 2006 News Brody, Mill, and the “Truth” December 13, 2006 Remember What’s Really at Stake at Johns Hopkins December 12, 2006 Hopkins President Brody: Civility Trumps Free Speech December 12, 2006 FIRE Discusses Johns Hopkins Case on Radio Today December 12, 2006 Johns Hopkins’ Unique Interpretation of ‘Free Speech’ December 11, 2006 News Jason Antebi on Hopkins and Facebook December 8, 2006 News Mike Adams on Johns Hopkins December 7, 2006 News FIRE on FOX News December 4, 2006 Hopkins Ignores Due Process December 1, 2006 News Expression, Not Harassment, at Hopkins December 1, 2006 News Public Pressure on Hopkins Continues December 1, 2006 News Speech Code of the Month: Johns Hopkins University December 1, 2006 FIRE in ‘The Baltimore Sun’ on Censorship at Johns Hopkins University November 30, 2006 News JHU Statement on 'Halloween in the Hood' Party November 6, 2006 News Hopkins Busts ‘Halloween in the Hood’ October 31, 2006 News Offensive Halloween Costumes and Censorship October 31, 2006 Blog Partial Victory at Johns Hopkins September 21, 2006 Johns Hopkins Drops Harassment Investigation of Student Journalists September 20, 2006 Press Release What 9/11 Taught Us About Academia September 11, 2006 'Know Before You Go' September 7, 2006 Blog Johns Hopkins University Tries to Ignore FIRE’s Objections to the State of Press Freedom on Campus August 23, 2006 Journalism Association Condemns Press Freedom Violations August 16, 2006 News FIRE Continues to Fight for Press Freedom at Johns Hopkins University August 15, 2006 ‘What Difference Can My Measly $18 Million Make?’ June 30, 2006 Hopkins Responds June 15, 2006 Johns Hopkins: Harassment Investigation of Students for Newspaper Must Be Dismissed June 14, 2006 Johns Hopkins University Denies Students Freedom of the Press June 13, 2006 Student Newspaper Suffers Viewpoint Discrimination at Johns Hopkins University June 13, 2006 Press Release Silence Speaks Volumes at NYU May 24, 2006
Johns Hopkins University investigates professor for anti-Palestinian commentary December 21, 2023 News
Admins at 'Red Light' Schools Claim to Value Free Speech, But Policies Suggest Otherwise February 4, 2014
Johns Hopkins Pro-Life Group Fights for Recognition, with No Help From its Student Newspaper March 29, 2013
This Month in FIRE History: Johns Hopkins University Suspends Student for 'Offensive' Party Invitation November 17, 2011
This Month in FIRE History: Johns Hopkins Drops Harassment Investigation of Student Journalists September 25, 2009
‘U.S. News’ Readers: FIRE's Red Alert List Exposes the Worst Violators of Campus Rights August 25, 2009
2008 Highlights: FIRE Places Full-Page Ad in ‘U.S. News & World Report’ Calling Out ‘Red Alert’ Schools December 31, 2008
This Month in FIRE History: Johns Hopkins Suspends Student for One Year for ‘Offensive’ Halloween Invitation November 17, 2008 Blog
FIRE Exposes Unrepentant Abusers of Liberty in ‘U.S. News’ College Rankings Issue August 25, 2008 Press Release
Johns Hopkins University Resolves ‘Halloween in the Hood’ Case; Students’ Rights Remain in Jeopardy January 7, 2007 Press Release
Johns Hopkins University Tries to Ignore FIRE’s Objections to the State of Press Freedom on Campus August 23, 2006
Student Newspaper Suffers Viewpoint Discrimination at Johns Hopkins University June 13, 2006 Press Release
