Home Colleges (Find a School) University of California, Berkeley Public University Berkeley, CaliforniaSearch all Schools News Speech Code RatingYellowDue Process Ratings D, B, B Free Speech Rankings 225 of 251 Cases 7 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire News WATCH NOW: FIRE presents new free speech movie from Oscar-winning director October 21, 2024 News No, the Berkeley Law student didn’t have a First Amendment right to interrupt the dean’s backyard party April 15, 2024 News VICTORY: FIRE forces Berkeley to turn over records related to DEI hiring policy after two-year delay June 14, 2023 News UC Berkeley clarifies media policies after FIRE letter; student journalists get equal campus access March 17, 2021 FIRE urges 15 top colleges and universities to improve restrictive press policies November 12, 2020 UC Berkeley agrees to pay $70k, change policies, in speech suit settlement December 4, 2018 News Berkeley revises student organization rules in lawsuit settlement July 9, 2018 Lawsuit against Berkeley speaker policies to proceed May 1, 2018 Association of American Universities endorses free speech statement April 20, 2018 New journal article discusses the conflict between academic freedom and open records laws March 20, 2018 UPDATE: After Florida school shooting, ‘Worst Colleges for Free Speech’ promising high schoolers a right to protest March 14, 2018 News The 10 worst colleges for free speech: 2018 February 12, 2018 News FIRE names America’s 10 worst colleges for free speech: 2018 February 12, 2018 Press Release Department of Justice files statement of interest in UC Berkeley First Amendment case January 26, 2018 Berkeley: Then and now (VIDEO) December 8, 2017 So to Speak podcast: Berkeley then and now November 3, 2017 News Chemerinsky and Gillman create free speech checklist for college administrators September 15, 2017 Berkeley’s new chancellor releases powerful statement: ‘Free speech is our legacy’ August 23, 2017 Berkeley plans multi-platform free speech initiative for new academic year August 17, 2017 News UC Berkeley will host Ben Shapiro event, pay fees after College Republicans accuse university of censorship July 20, 2017 FIRE statement on the cancellation of Ann Coulter’s speech at UC Berkeley April 26, 2017 Berkeley sued over Ann Coulter cancellation April 24, 2017 News [UPDATED] A message from FIRE’s president: UC Berkeley and the state of free speech on campus April 20, 2017 UC Berkeley Chancellor Condemns Calls for Violence, Reiterates Support for Free Speech February 15, 2017 After the Smoke Clears at Berkeley, Could More Have Been Done? February 4, 2017 Trump threatens U.C. Berkeley funding over violent protests February 2, 2017 Updated Statement on Violent Protest at University of California, Berkeley February 2, 2017 Statement on Violent Protest at University of California, Berkeley February 1, 2017 In Maryland and California, University Leaders Set Example with Commitments to Free Speech January 27, 2017 Speech Code Countdown: Most of America’s ‘Best Colleges’ Restrict Speech October 5, 2016 News Berkeley Protesters Attack College Republicans, Campus Police Let It Happen September 13, 2016 Berkeley Student Protesters Rush Stage at Event Hosted by Metallica Drummer, Allegedly Assault Panelist (VIDEO) March 16, 2016 ‘Slate’: ‘Every College Should Issue a Transparency Report About Government Requests for Student Data’ September 24, 2015 University of California Considers Yet Another Proposal to Silence Protected Speech September 14, 2015 News 5 Important Points About the Bill Maher-UC Berkeley Controversy January 4, 2015 Blog Bill Maher Delivers Commencement Speech Without Censorship December 22, 2014 Protest Dos and Don’ts, Brought to You By Michigan State and UC Berkeley December 15, 2014 Confused Protesters Disrupt Dialogue Between Peter Thiel and UC Berkeley Students December 11, 2014 Chris Rock Explains Why He Doesn’t Want to Perform on College Campuses December 1, 2014 Center for Constitutional Rights and Allies Write to Universities About Problems with Mandating ‘Civility’ November 19, 2014 Greg in ‘Huffington Post’: 5 Important Points About the Bill Maher–UC Berkeley Controversy November 4, 2014 UC Berkeley Rejects Students’ Demands to Disinvite Bill Maher October 30, 2014 Free Speech Advocates Continue to Call Out UC Berkeley for Shallow Celebration October 16, 2014 FIRE Urges UC Berkeley to Honor ‘Free Speech Movement’; FIRE President to Speak at 50th Anniversary Event September 26, 2014 Press Release Catch FIRE President Greg Lukianoff in D.C., Chapel Hill, and Berkeley Next Week September 19, 2014 Free Speech, UC Davis, and the Anti-Defamation League September 17, 2014 The Free Speech Movement vs. UC Berkeley Chancellor Dirks on Free Speech September 12, 2014 UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Email Is Very Wrong About Freedom of Speech September 9, 2014 Freedom of Speech or Freedom From Speech: 50 Years After the Berkeley Free Speech Movement September 9, 2014 Blog FIRE President Takes On Berkeley Chancellor in WSJ; Releases New Book, ‘Freedom From Speech’ September 9, 2014 Press Release UC Berkeley Should Commemorate the ‘Free Speech Movement’ By Becoming a ‘Green Light’ School May 1, 2014 Boring Campuses: Not Just the Fault of Helicopter Parents April 16, 2014 Citing Centrality of 'Robust and Discordant Expressions' to University Life, OCR Dismisses Complaint of Anti-Semitism Against Berkeley August 30, 2013 From the Archives: The Fight for Freedom of Speech at UC Berkeley Helps Spark the Social Revolution of the 1960s August 29, 2012 UC Violates Journalist's Rights; California Taxpayers Lose $162,500 July 5, 2012 Uncool, Berkeley, Uncool. May 4, 2012 Berkeley Student Gov't President Voids Referendum for Paper's Funding April 13, 2012 University of California Schools Flout Student Speech Rights November 29, 2011 Affirmative Action Bake Sale at Berkeley Causes Campus Consternation September 26, 2011 'Daily Texan' Addresses Berkeley Chancellor's Chilling Campus E-mail January 19, 2011 'L.A. Times' Article Highlights UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Folly January 14, 2011 'Los Angeles Times' Quotes FIRE on Berkeley Chancellor's E-mail about Arizona January 14, 2011 Berkeley Student Weighs in on Chancellor's Controversial Statement Regarding AZ Tragedy January 14, 2011 Instapundit Highlights FIRE's Response to Berkeley Chancellor January 12, 2011 Adam Kissel Featured on 'The Huffington Post' January 11, 2011 UC Berkeley Chancellor Blames Arizona Shooting on 'Hateful Speech,' Warns of Safety Consequences on Campus January 11, 2011 'California Watch': No Free Speech at California Colleges January 7, 2011 Former FIRE Intern Urges UC Berkeley to Live Up to its Reputation November 16, 2010 3,000 Copies of 'The Daily Californian' Stolen on Eve of 2010 Midterm Elections November 4, 2010 News Berkeley Student Charged with 'Unauthorized Conduct' for Addressing Police Officer about Campus Bike Rules November 1, 2010 News The Blurred Limit of Expression at the Home of the Free Speech Movement August 10, 2010 News Does 'The Berkeley Experience' Treat Students Like Children by Encouraging Protesters to Go Too Far? July 9, 2010 Berkeley Claims Control of the Word ‘California’ But Permits Student Group to Use It May 3, 2010 Victory for Freedom of Speech at University of Arizona: Refund of Security Fee for Controversial Speaker July 6, 2009 Four FIRE Cases on Security Fees Top Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle March 31, 2009 Rights in the News: FIRE Stands up for Virginia Tech Faculty March 27, 2009 Controversial Speakers Face Huge Security Fees at Berkeley and Colorado March 17, 2009 The State of Free Speech on Campus: UC–Berkeley February 9, 2009 Blog Free Speech under Attack during Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week October 25, 2007 Blog Emmett Hogan on 2006: The More Things Change...? January 5, 2007 Journalism Association Condemns Press Freedom Violations August 16, 2006 News Newspaper Theft at Troy University: Facebook Article Involved? February 15, 2006 The Generational Swindle (Part 1001) May 12, 2005
News Speech Code RatingYellowDue Process Ratings D, B, B Free Speech Rankings 225 of 251 Cases 7 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire
WATCH NOW: FIRE presents new free speech movie from Oscar-winning director October 21, 2024 News No, the Berkeley Law student didn’t have a First Amendment right to interrupt the dean’s backyard party April 15, 2024 News VICTORY: FIRE forces Berkeley to turn over records related to DEI hiring policy after two-year delay June 14, 2023 News UC Berkeley clarifies media policies after FIRE letter; student journalists get equal campus access March 17, 2021 FIRE urges 15 top colleges and universities to improve restrictive press policies November 12, 2020 UC Berkeley agrees to pay $70k, change policies, in speech suit settlement December 4, 2018 News Berkeley revises student organization rules in lawsuit settlement July 9, 2018 Lawsuit against Berkeley speaker policies to proceed May 1, 2018 Association of American Universities endorses free speech statement April 20, 2018 New journal article discusses the conflict between academic freedom and open records laws March 20, 2018 UPDATE: After Florida school shooting, ‘Worst Colleges for Free Speech’ promising high schoolers a right to protest March 14, 2018 News The 10 worst colleges for free speech: 2018 February 12, 2018 News FIRE names America’s 10 worst colleges for free speech: 2018 February 12, 2018 Press Release Department of Justice files statement of interest in UC Berkeley First Amendment case January 26, 2018 Berkeley: Then and now (VIDEO) December 8, 2017 So to Speak podcast: Berkeley then and now November 3, 2017 News Chemerinsky and Gillman create free speech checklist for college administrators September 15, 2017 Berkeley’s new chancellor releases powerful statement: ‘Free speech is our legacy’ August 23, 2017 Berkeley plans multi-platform free speech initiative for new academic year August 17, 2017 News UC Berkeley will host Ben Shapiro event, pay fees after College Republicans accuse university of censorship July 20, 2017 FIRE statement on the cancellation of Ann Coulter’s speech at UC Berkeley April 26, 2017 Berkeley sued over Ann Coulter cancellation April 24, 2017 News [UPDATED] A message from FIRE’s president: UC Berkeley and the state of free speech on campus April 20, 2017 UC Berkeley Chancellor Condemns Calls for Violence, Reiterates Support for Free Speech February 15, 2017 After the Smoke Clears at Berkeley, Could More Have Been Done? February 4, 2017 Trump threatens U.C. Berkeley funding over violent protests February 2, 2017 Updated Statement on Violent Protest at University of California, Berkeley February 2, 2017 Statement on Violent Protest at University of California, Berkeley February 1, 2017 In Maryland and California, University Leaders Set Example with Commitments to Free Speech January 27, 2017 Speech Code Countdown: Most of America’s ‘Best Colleges’ Restrict Speech October 5, 2016 News Berkeley Protesters Attack College Republicans, Campus Police Let It Happen September 13, 2016 Berkeley Student Protesters Rush Stage at Event Hosted by Metallica Drummer, Allegedly Assault Panelist (VIDEO) March 16, 2016 ‘Slate’: ‘Every College Should Issue a Transparency Report About Government Requests for Student Data’ September 24, 2015 University of California Considers Yet Another Proposal to Silence Protected Speech September 14, 2015 News 5 Important Points About the Bill Maher-UC Berkeley Controversy January 4, 2015 Blog Bill Maher Delivers Commencement Speech Without Censorship December 22, 2014 Protest Dos and Don’ts, Brought to You By Michigan State and UC Berkeley December 15, 2014 Confused Protesters Disrupt Dialogue Between Peter Thiel and UC Berkeley Students December 11, 2014 Chris Rock Explains Why He Doesn’t Want to Perform on College Campuses December 1, 2014 Center for Constitutional Rights and Allies Write to Universities About Problems with Mandating ‘Civility’ November 19, 2014 Greg in ‘Huffington Post’: 5 Important Points About the Bill Maher–UC Berkeley Controversy November 4, 2014 UC Berkeley Rejects Students’ Demands to Disinvite Bill Maher October 30, 2014 Free Speech Advocates Continue to Call Out UC Berkeley for Shallow Celebration October 16, 2014 FIRE Urges UC Berkeley to Honor ‘Free Speech Movement’; FIRE President to Speak at 50th Anniversary Event September 26, 2014 Press Release Catch FIRE President Greg Lukianoff in D.C., Chapel Hill, and Berkeley Next Week September 19, 2014 Free Speech, UC Davis, and the Anti-Defamation League September 17, 2014 The Free Speech Movement vs. UC Berkeley Chancellor Dirks on Free Speech September 12, 2014 UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Email Is Very Wrong About Freedom of Speech September 9, 2014 Freedom of Speech or Freedom From Speech: 50 Years After the Berkeley Free Speech Movement September 9, 2014 Blog FIRE President Takes On Berkeley Chancellor in WSJ; Releases New Book, ‘Freedom From Speech’ September 9, 2014 Press Release UC Berkeley Should Commemorate the ‘Free Speech Movement’ By Becoming a ‘Green Light’ School May 1, 2014 Boring Campuses: Not Just the Fault of Helicopter Parents April 16, 2014 Citing Centrality of 'Robust and Discordant Expressions' to University Life, OCR Dismisses Complaint of Anti-Semitism Against Berkeley August 30, 2013 From the Archives: The Fight for Freedom of Speech at UC Berkeley Helps Spark the Social Revolution of the 1960s August 29, 2012 UC Violates Journalist's Rights; California Taxpayers Lose $162,500 July 5, 2012 Uncool, Berkeley, Uncool. May 4, 2012 Berkeley Student Gov't President Voids Referendum for Paper's Funding April 13, 2012 University of California Schools Flout Student Speech Rights November 29, 2011 Affirmative Action Bake Sale at Berkeley Causes Campus Consternation September 26, 2011 'Daily Texan' Addresses Berkeley Chancellor's Chilling Campus E-mail January 19, 2011 'L.A. Times' Article Highlights UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Folly January 14, 2011 'Los Angeles Times' Quotes FIRE on Berkeley Chancellor's E-mail about Arizona January 14, 2011 Berkeley Student Weighs in on Chancellor's Controversial Statement Regarding AZ Tragedy January 14, 2011 Instapundit Highlights FIRE's Response to Berkeley Chancellor January 12, 2011 Adam Kissel Featured on 'The Huffington Post' January 11, 2011 UC Berkeley Chancellor Blames Arizona Shooting on 'Hateful Speech,' Warns of Safety Consequences on Campus January 11, 2011 'California Watch': No Free Speech at California Colleges January 7, 2011 Former FIRE Intern Urges UC Berkeley to Live Up to its Reputation November 16, 2010 3,000 Copies of 'The Daily Californian' Stolen on Eve of 2010 Midterm Elections November 4, 2010 News Berkeley Student Charged with 'Unauthorized Conduct' for Addressing Police Officer about Campus Bike Rules November 1, 2010 News The Blurred Limit of Expression at the Home of the Free Speech Movement August 10, 2010 News Does 'The Berkeley Experience' Treat Students Like Children by Encouraging Protesters to Go Too Far? July 9, 2010 Berkeley Claims Control of the Word ‘California’ But Permits Student Group to Use It May 3, 2010 Victory for Freedom of Speech at University of Arizona: Refund of Security Fee for Controversial Speaker July 6, 2009 Four FIRE Cases on Security Fees Top Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle March 31, 2009 Rights in the News: FIRE Stands up for Virginia Tech Faculty March 27, 2009 Controversial Speakers Face Huge Security Fees at Berkeley and Colorado March 17, 2009 The State of Free Speech on Campus: UC–Berkeley February 9, 2009 Blog Free Speech under Attack during Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week October 25, 2007 Blog Emmett Hogan on 2006: The More Things Change...? January 5, 2007 Journalism Association Condemns Press Freedom Violations August 16, 2006 News Newspaper Theft at Troy University: Facebook Article Involved? February 15, 2006 The Generational Swindle (Part 1001) May 12, 2005
No, the Berkeley Law student didn’t have a First Amendment right to interrupt the dean’s backyard party April 15, 2024 News
VICTORY: FIRE forces Berkeley to turn over records related to DEI hiring policy after two-year delay June 14, 2023 News
UC Berkeley clarifies media policies after FIRE letter; student journalists get equal campus access March 17, 2021
New journal article discusses the conflict between academic freedom and open records laws March 20, 2018
UPDATE: After Florida school shooting, ‘Worst Colleges for Free Speech’ promising high schoolers a right to protest March 14, 2018 News
Department of Justice files statement of interest in UC Berkeley First Amendment case January 26, 2018
UC Berkeley will host Ben Shapiro event, pay fees after College Republicans accuse university of censorship July 20, 2017
[UPDATED] A message from FIRE’s president: UC Berkeley and the state of free speech on campus April 20, 2017
UC Berkeley Chancellor Condemns Calls for Violence, Reiterates Support for Free Speech February 15, 2017
In Maryland and California, University Leaders Set Example with Commitments to Free Speech January 27, 2017
Berkeley Student Protesters Rush Stage at Event Hosted by Metallica Drummer, Allegedly Assault Panelist (VIDEO) March 16, 2016
‘Slate’: ‘Every College Should Issue a Transparency Report About Government Requests for Student Data’ September 24, 2015
University of California Considers Yet Another Proposal to Silence Protected Speech September 14, 2015 News
Center for Constitutional Rights and Allies Write to Universities About Problems with Mandating ‘Civility’ November 19, 2014
Greg in ‘Huffington Post’: 5 Important Points About the Bill Maher–UC Berkeley Controversy November 4, 2014
FIRE Urges UC Berkeley to Honor ‘Free Speech Movement’; FIRE President to Speak at 50th Anniversary Event September 26, 2014 Press Release
Freedom of Speech or Freedom From Speech: 50 Years After the Berkeley Free Speech Movement September 9, 2014 Blog
FIRE President Takes On Berkeley Chancellor in WSJ; Releases New Book, ‘Freedom From Speech’ September 9, 2014 Press Release
UC Berkeley Should Commemorate the ‘Free Speech Movement’ By Becoming a ‘Green Light’ School May 1, 2014
Citing Centrality of 'Robust and Discordant Expressions' to University Life, OCR Dismisses Complaint of Anti-Semitism Against Berkeley August 30, 2013
From the Archives: The Fight for Freedom of Speech at UC Berkeley Helps Spark the Social Revolution of the 1960s August 29, 2012
Berkeley Student Weighs in on Chancellor's Controversial Statement Regarding AZ Tragedy January 14, 2011
UC Berkeley Chancellor Blames Arizona Shooting on 'Hateful Speech,' Warns of Safety Consequences on Campus January 11, 2011
3,000 Copies of 'The Daily Californian' Stolen on Eve of 2010 Midterm Elections November 4, 2010 News
Berkeley Student Charged with 'Unauthorized Conduct' for Addressing Police Officer about Campus Bike Rules November 1, 2010 News
Does 'The Berkeley Experience' Treat Students Like Children by Encouraging Protesters to Go Too Far? July 9, 2010
Victory for Freedom of Speech at University of Arizona: Refund of Security Fee for Controversial Speaker July 6, 2009
