Home Colleges (Find a School) Rutgers University - New Brunswick Public University New Brunswick, New JerseySearch all Schools News Speech Code RatingYellowFree Speech Rankings 198 of 251 Cases 7 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire News 20 years later, 9/11 still prompts protests and calls for censorship on campus September 16, 2021 FIRE analysis: Rutgers violated the Constitution by defunding student newspaper June 3, 2019 Press Release So to Speak podcast: Campus free speech roundup January 24, 2019 News VICTORY: Rutgers reverses finding against professor who posted about resigning from the white race on Facebook November 15, 2018 Press Release OCR’s use of overly broad anti-Semitism definition threatens student and faculty speech September 14, 2018 Rutgers president orders review of ruling against professor for Facebook posts about white gentrification in Harlem August 31, 2018 Rutgers caves to outrage mob: Professor faces punishment for Facebook posts about white people, Harlem gentrification August 21, 2018 Press Release FIRE’s Prediction Proves True: This Year, Colleges ‘Play It Safe’ with Commencement Speakers April 21, 2015 New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Part of State’s Bias Intimidation Law Unconstitutional March 19, 2015 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 Greg on Philadelphia’s WHYY ‘Radio Times’ This Monday! May 9, 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 Tyler Clementi Act: Still Well-Intentioned, Still a Threat to Free Expression March 31, 2014 News Greg: Condoleezza Rice and the Early Start of ‘Disinvitation Season’ March 10, 2014 News Former FIRE Intern Asks ‘Daily Targum’ Board of Trustees to Respect Student Rights February 19, 2014 'Unlearning Liberty' Again, This Time by Self-Censorship at ‘The Daily Targum’ February 13, 2014 Victory: Rutgers Will Not Punish Satirical Newspaper May 1, 2012 Rutgers’ Bias Investigation of Satirical Newspaper is No Laughing Matter April 27, 2012 Former FIRE Intern Pens 'A Case for Free Speech' at Rutgers April 20, 2012 Renewed Focus on New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Law, But Little Recognition of Impact on College Student Speech September 9, 2011 Rutgers Ditches Unconstitutional 'Bias Prevention' Committee, Red-Light Rating August 8, 2011 Rutgers University: An Institution of Higher (Re-) Education September 14, 2006 Blog Victory for Freedom of Conscience April 1, 2003 Press Release InterVarsity Multi-Ethnic Christian Fellowship Banned at Rutgers University December 29, 2002 Press Release
News Speech Code RatingYellowFree Speech Rankings 198 of 251 Cases 7 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire
20 years later, 9/11 still prompts protests and calls for censorship on campus September 16, 2021 FIRE analysis: Rutgers violated the Constitution by defunding student newspaper June 3, 2019 Press Release So to Speak podcast: Campus free speech roundup January 24, 2019 News VICTORY: Rutgers reverses finding against professor who posted about resigning from the white race on Facebook November 15, 2018 Press Release OCR’s use of overly broad anti-Semitism definition threatens student and faculty speech September 14, 2018 Rutgers president orders review of ruling against professor for Facebook posts about white gentrification in Harlem August 31, 2018 Rutgers caves to outrage mob: Professor faces punishment for Facebook posts about white people, Harlem gentrification August 21, 2018 Press Release FIRE’s Prediction Proves True: This Year, Colleges ‘Play It Safe’ with Commencement Speakers April 21, 2015 New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Part of State’s Bias Intimidation Law Unconstitutional March 19, 2015 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 Greg on Philadelphia’s WHYY ‘Radio Times’ This Monday! May 9, 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 Tyler Clementi Act: Still Well-Intentioned, Still a Threat to Free Expression March 31, 2014 News Greg: Condoleezza Rice and the Early Start of ‘Disinvitation Season’ March 10, 2014 News Former FIRE Intern Asks ‘Daily Targum’ Board of Trustees to Respect Student Rights February 19, 2014 'Unlearning Liberty' Again, This Time by Self-Censorship at ‘The Daily Targum’ February 13, 2014 Victory: Rutgers Will Not Punish Satirical Newspaper May 1, 2012 Rutgers’ Bias Investigation of Satirical Newspaper is No Laughing Matter April 27, 2012 Former FIRE Intern Pens 'A Case for Free Speech' at Rutgers April 20, 2012 Renewed Focus on New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Law, But Little Recognition of Impact on College Student Speech September 9, 2011 Rutgers Ditches Unconstitutional 'Bias Prevention' Committee, Red-Light Rating August 8, 2011 Rutgers University: An Institution of Higher (Re-) Education September 14, 2006 Blog Victory for Freedom of Conscience April 1, 2003 Press Release InterVarsity Multi-Ethnic Christian Fellowship Banned at Rutgers University December 29, 2002 Press Release
FIRE analysis: Rutgers violated the Constitution by defunding student newspaper June 3, 2019 Press Release
VICTORY: Rutgers reverses finding against professor who posted about resigning from the white race on Facebook November 15, 2018 Press Release
OCR’s use of overly broad anti-Semitism definition threatens student and faculty speech September 14, 2018
Rutgers president orders review of ruling against professor for Facebook posts about white gentrification in Harlem August 31, 2018
Rutgers caves to outrage mob: Professor faces punishment for Facebook posts about white people, Harlem gentrification August 21, 2018 Press Release
FIRE’s Prediction Proves True: This Year, Colleges ‘Play It Safe’ with Commencement Speakers April 21, 2015
Renewed Focus on New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Law, But Little Recognition of Impact on College Student Speech September 9, 2011
InterVarsity Multi-Ethnic Christian Fellowship Banned at Rutgers University December 29, 2002 Press Release
