Home Colleges (Find a School) University of California, San Diego Public University San Diego, CaliforniaSearch all Schools News Speech Code RatingYellowDue Process Ratings D, B, B Free Speech Rankings 133 of 251 Cases 8 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire News After event disruption, UCSD doubles down on charging students who weren’t even there July 31, 2023 News Folding under pressure, University of California San Diego suspends professor for protected comments November 1, 2022 News [UPDATED] UCSD must open segregated orientation to all students, regardless of race August 2, 2022 The local impact of foreign censorship laws May 21, 2021 News Censorship can be costly to colleges [VIDEO] October 27, 2020 Introducing the FIRE Model Policy for Allocating Student Fees August 2, 2019 In landmark victory for student press rights, Ninth Circuit rebukes UCSD’s censorship of satirical student newspaper July 24, 2019 When U.S. universities clash with China’s ‘sensitive content’ September 13, 2018 FIRE files amici brief in Koala’s appeal of UCSD funding cut August 3, 2017 In flawed opinion, district court dismisses The Koala’s lawsuit March 3, 2017 Dalai Lama faces opposition at UC San Diego February 23, 2017 Due Process Legal Update: The Kangaroo Lives On November 30, 2016 Court Denies Preliminary Injunction for Defunded Satirical Newspaper at UC San Diego November 14, 2016 Student Wins Preliminary Victory in UCSD Scantron Cheating Case October 7, 2016 ‘Stacking the Deck’ Against Due Process at UCSD August 24, 2016 As ‘The Koala’ Files Lawsuit Against University of California, San Diego, Public Records Reveal Administration’s Censorship June 1, 2016 News FIRE Announces 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2016 February 17, 2016 Press Release Student Newspaper’s First Amendment Lawsuit Against University of Kansas Administrators Is Important Reminder about Need to Check Student Government Power February 10, 2016 FIRE to UC San Diego: Reverse Unconstitutional Defunding of Student Media December 18, 2015 News California Court: UCSD Sexual Assault Proceedings Violated Student's Due Process Rights July 14, 2015 Universities Must Not Intrude Upon Freedom of Conscience in 'Values' Statements January 16, 2014 Liberty Requires Tough Choices: The Student Funding Dilemma July 31, 2013 Will Creeley on Hate Speech Rules in UC-San Diego Student Newspaper October 2, 2012 What's in a Name? At UC San Diego, Threats to Academic Freedom July 19, 2011 Faculty Committee Issues Stinging Report on Academic Freedom Violations at UC San Diego June 9, 2011 Staff Editorial in UCSD 'Guardian' Gets It Right on Proposed Hate Speech Bill April 2, 2010 News UCSD Campus Publications Guard the First Amendment with Vigilance April 2, 2010 Five University of California Campuses Missed the Memo on New Discriminatory Harassment Policy March 19, 2010 Blog Rights in the News: First Amendment Wins Out at UCSD March 12, 2010 Behind the Scenes at UCSD: 'Guardian' Shows the Lengths Student Government Went to Gain Control of Media March 12, 2010 Blog Victory for Freedom of the Press: UC San Diego Ends Unconstitutional Funding Freeze March 11, 2010 Victory for Freedom of the Press: UC San Diego Ends Unconstitutional Funding Freeze March 11, 2010 Press Release In 'Pajamas Media,' FIRE's Robert Shibley Criticizes Censorship of 'Hate Speech' at UCSD March 11, 2010 In Battling Racism, UC San Diego Must Not Follow the University of Delaware's Example March 10, 2010 Rights in the News: Greg's New Book Project Announced as Battle For Free Speech Continues at UCSD March 6, 2010 Blog Two California Student Newspapers Address UCSD Free Speech Issues: One Right, One Wrong March 3, 2010 UCSD Students to Protest First Amendment Violations Today March 3, 2010 San Diego Columnist: Investigating Protected Speech is an Expensive Mistake March 1, 2010 News Rights in the News: FIRE on Front Lines as Free Speech Saga Unfolds at UCSD February 27, 2010 Blog Why Doesn't FIRE Condemn [Insert Your Least Favorite Expression Here]? February 26, 2010 Blog San Diego's American Civil Liberties Union Writes Three Letters Defending Free Speech at UCSD February 26, 2010 Noose Reported at UCSD Library; Not Protected Speech February 26, 2010 UCSD Missed the Memo on New UC Harassment Policy February 25, 2010 UCSD Upholds Media Funding Ban on 33 Organizations February 25, 2010 Double Standards at UCSD February 25, 2010 Support FIRE's Work at UCSD! February 23, 2010 Silverglate on 'Corrupted Language' in Campus Speech Codes, Federal Law February 23, 2010 UC San Diego Freezes Funds to 33 Media Groups, Dissolves Student TV, Threatens to Punish Students for Protected Speech February 23, 2010 UC San Diego Freezes Funds for 33 Media Groups, Dissolves Student TV, Threatens to Punish Students for Protected Speech February 23, 2010 Press Release Two Years Later, New and Improved Speech Policy at UCSD Nears Implementation October 16, 2009 Blog Proposed Speech Policy Reform at UCSD Finalized June 12, 2009 Blog UCSD Students Organize Against Proposed Speech Restrictions; FIRE Writes Letter June 22, 2007 Students Walk Out at UCSD as Dismissal of TAs Raises Academic Freedom Concerns May 30, 2007 Blog Journalism Association Condemns Press Freedom Violations August 16, 2006 News Victory at UCSD, but Deception Remains; Administration Drops Case Against The Koala June 20, 2002 Press Release Student Humor Magazine Prosecuted for Parody at UCSD: University Decision Expected This Week June 17, 2002 Press Release
News Speech Code RatingYellowDue Process Ratings D, B, B Free Speech Rankings 133 of 251 Cases 8 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire
After event disruption, UCSD doubles down on charging students who weren’t even there July 31, 2023 News Folding under pressure, University of California San Diego suspends professor for protected comments November 1, 2022 News [UPDATED] UCSD must open segregated orientation to all students, regardless of race August 2, 2022 The local impact of foreign censorship laws May 21, 2021 News Censorship can be costly to colleges [VIDEO] October 27, 2020 Introducing the FIRE Model Policy for Allocating Student Fees August 2, 2019 In landmark victory for student press rights, Ninth Circuit rebukes UCSD’s censorship of satirical student newspaper July 24, 2019 When U.S. universities clash with China’s ‘sensitive content’ September 13, 2018 FIRE files amici brief in Koala’s appeal of UCSD funding cut August 3, 2017 In flawed opinion, district court dismisses The Koala’s lawsuit March 3, 2017 Dalai Lama faces opposition at UC San Diego February 23, 2017 Due Process Legal Update: The Kangaroo Lives On November 30, 2016 Court Denies Preliminary Injunction for Defunded Satirical Newspaper at UC San Diego November 14, 2016 Student Wins Preliminary Victory in UCSD Scantron Cheating Case October 7, 2016 ‘Stacking the Deck’ Against Due Process at UCSD August 24, 2016 As ‘The Koala’ Files Lawsuit Against University of California, San Diego, Public Records Reveal Administration’s Censorship June 1, 2016 News FIRE Announces 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2016 February 17, 2016 Press Release Student Newspaper’s First Amendment Lawsuit Against University of Kansas Administrators Is Important Reminder about Need to Check Student Government Power February 10, 2016 FIRE to UC San Diego: Reverse Unconstitutional Defunding of Student Media December 18, 2015 News California Court: UCSD Sexual Assault Proceedings Violated Student's Due Process Rights July 14, 2015 Universities Must Not Intrude Upon Freedom of Conscience in 'Values' Statements January 16, 2014 Liberty Requires Tough Choices: The Student Funding Dilemma July 31, 2013 Will Creeley on Hate Speech Rules in UC-San Diego Student Newspaper October 2, 2012 What's in a Name? At UC San Diego, Threats to Academic Freedom July 19, 2011 Faculty Committee Issues Stinging Report on Academic Freedom Violations at UC San Diego June 9, 2011 Staff Editorial in UCSD 'Guardian' Gets It Right on Proposed Hate Speech Bill April 2, 2010 News UCSD Campus Publications Guard the First Amendment with Vigilance April 2, 2010 Five University of California Campuses Missed the Memo on New Discriminatory Harassment Policy March 19, 2010 Blog Rights in the News: First Amendment Wins Out at UCSD March 12, 2010 Behind the Scenes at UCSD: 'Guardian' Shows the Lengths Student Government Went to Gain Control of Media March 12, 2010 Blog Victory for Freedom of the Press: UC San Diego Ends Unconstitutional Funding Freeze March 11, 2010 Victory for Freedom of the Press: UC San Diego Ends Unconstitutional Funding Freeze March 11, 2010 Press Release In 'Pajamas Media,' FIRE's Robert Shibley Criticizes Censorship of 'Hate Speech' at UCSD March 11, 2010 In Battling Racism, UC San Diego Must Not Follow the University of Delaware's Example March 10, 2010 Rights in the News: Greg's New Book Project Announced as Battle For Free Speech Continues at UCSD March 6, 2010 Blog Two California Student Newspapers Address UCSD Free Speech Issues: One Right, One Wrong March 3, 2010 UCSD Students to Protest First Amendment Violations Today March 3, 2010 San Diego Columnist: Investigating Protected Speech is an Expensive Mistake March 1, 2010 News Rights in the News: FIRE on Front Lines as Free Speech Saga Unfolds at UCSD February 27, 2010 Blog Why Doesn't FIRE Condemn [Insert Your Least Favorite Expression Here]? February 26, 2010 Blog San Diego's American Civil Liberties Union Writes Three Letters Defending Free Speech at UCSD February 26, 2010 Noose Reported at UCSD Library; Not Protected Speech February 26, 2010 UCSD Missed the Memo on New UC Harassment Policy February 25, 2010 UCSD Upholds Media Funding Ban on 33 Organizations February 25, 2010 Double Standards at UCSD February 25, 2010 Support FIRE's Work at UCSD! February 23, 2010 Silverglate on 'Corrupted Language' in Campus Speech Codes, Federal Law February 23, 2010 UC San Diego Freezes Funds to 33 Media Groups, Dissolves Student TV, Threatens to Punish Students for Protected Speech February 23, 2010 UC San Diego Freezes Funds for 33 Media Groups, Dissolves Student TV, Threatens to Punish Students for Protected Speech February 23, 2010 Press Release Two Years Later, New and Improved Speech Policy at UCSD Nears Implementation October 16, 2009 Blog Proposed Speech Policy Reform at UCSD Finalized June 12, 2009 Blog UCSD Students Organize Against Proposed Speech Restrictions; FIRE Writes Letter June 22, 2007 Students Walk Out at UCSD as Dismissal of TAs Raises Academic Freedom Concerns May 30, 2007 Blog Journalism Association Condemns Press Freedom Violations August 16, 2006 News Victory at UCSD, but Deception Remains; Administration Drops Case Against The Koala June 20, 2002 Press Release Student Humor Magazine Prosecuted for Parody at UCSD: University Decision Expected This Week June 17, 2002 Press Release
After event disruption, UCSD doubles down on charging students who weren’t even there July 31, 2023 News
Folding under pressure, University of California San Diego suspends professor for protected comments November 1, 2022 News
In landmark victory for student press rights, Ninth Circuit rebukes UCSD’s censorship of satirical student newspaper July 24, 2019
Court Denies Preliminary Injunction for Defunded Satirical Newspaper at UC San Diego November 14, 2016
As ‘The Koala’ Files Lawsuit Against University of California, San Diego, Public Records Reveal Administration’s Censorship June 1, 2016 News
Student Newspaper’s First Amendment Lawsuit Against University of Kansas Administrators Is Important Reminder about Need to Check Student Government Power February 10, 2016
California Court: UCSD Sexual Assault Proceedings Violated Student's Due Process Rights July 14, 2015
Five University of California Campuses Missed the Memo on New Discriminatory Harassment Policy March 19, 2010 Blog
Behind the Scenes at UCSD: 'Guardian' Shows the Lengths Student Government Went to Gain Control of Media March 12, 2010 Blog
Victory for Freedom of the Press: UC San Diego Ends Unconstitutional Funding Freeze March 11, 2010 Press Release
In 'Pajamas Media,' FIRE's Robert Shibley Criticizes Censorship of 'Hate Speech' at UCSD March 11, 2010
Rights in the News: Greg's New Book Project Announced as Battle For Free Speech Continues at UCSD March 6, 2010 Blog
Two California Student Newspapers Address UCSD Free Speech Issues: One Right, One Wrong March 3, 2010
San Diego's American Civil Liberties Union Writes Three Letters Defending Free Speech at UCSD February 26, 2010
UC San Diego Freezes Funds to 33 Media Groups, Dissolves Student TV, Threatens to Punish Students for Protected Speech February 23, 2010
UC San Diego Freezes Funds for 33 Media Groups, Dissolves Student TV, Threatens to Punish Students for Protected Speech February 23, 2010 Press Release
Victory at UCSD, but Deception Remains; Administration Drops Case Against The Koala June 20, 2002 Press Release
Student Humor Magazine Prosecuted for Parody at UCSD: University Decision Expected This Week June 17, 2002 Press Release