Home Colleges (Find a School) University of Kansas Public University Lawrence, KansasSearch all Schools News Speech Code RatingYellowFree Speech Rankings 203 of 251 Cases 6 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire News Kansas is making it easier to remove tenured faculty. What does that mean for academic freedom? February 1, 2021 Don’t fall in love with the club that will be used to beat you over the head August 29, 2019 ‘Angry White Male’ course does not violate Title IX April 10, 2019 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2019 February 12, 2019 News Warhol Foundation calls for University of Kansas to restore flag art installation to original location July 24, 2018 Civil liberties coalition calls on University of Kansas to restore flag art display July 16, 2018 Press Release Lawrence Journal-World wrong on flag art censorship at University of Kansas July 13, 2018 Kansas officials demand University of Kansas remove American flag artwork July 11, 2018 Tenth Circuit finds administrator not liable for expelling student over tweets January 9, 2018 Decision in Tweeting Case Leaves Students None the Wiser About Online Speech Rights December 12, 2016 On Free Speech, Double Standards, and Professor Mike Adams December 2, 2016 University of Kansas Settles First Amendment Lawsuit from Student Newspaper July 14, 2016 Victory: University of Kansas Professor Reinstated After Four-Month Investigation Into Classroom Speech March 21, 2016 Press Release What’s at Stake in KU’s Investigation of Professor’s In-Class Comments? Only Academic Freedom as Faculty Know It February 17, 2016 Student Newspaper’s First Amendment Lawsuit Against University of Kansas Administrators Is Important Reminder about Need to Check Student Government Power February 10, 2016 Students, Admins Cite ‘Safe Spaces’ in Seeking Limits to Media Coverage November 23, 2015 Kansas Court of Appeals Decides Off-Campus Tweeting Case October 2, 2015 Settlement in University of Kansas Open Records Case Suggests Way Forward September 10, 2015 Kansas Universities Fight Over the Limits of Title IX’s Reach June 23, 2015 News ‘New York Times’ Columnist David Brooks Calls for End to Speech Codes January 13, 2015 News Judge’s Order Stops University of Kansas From Releasing Lecturer’s Emails December 12, 2014 AAUP Conference Highlights Lack of Protection for Faculty Social Media Participation June 13, 2014 Professor Explains Why Restrictive Social Media Policies Are So Harmful May 30, 2014 News Kansas Board of Regents Approves Self-Contradictory, Unclear Social Media Policy May 15, 2014 Still Digging: Kansas State Board of Regents’ Latest Social Media Policy Remains Flawed May 9, 2014 FIRE Warns Kansas Board of Regents About Inadequate Proposed Social Media Policy Revisions May 2, 2014 Thomas Jefferson Center Announces 2014 ‘Muzzle’ Awards April 10, 2014 Kansas Faculty Workgroup Drafts Social Media Policy Affirming First Amendment and Urging Best Practices March 4, 2014 KU Senate Urges Kansas Board of Regents to Suspend Controversial Social Media Policy February 10, 2014 Kansas Faculty Workgroup Plans to Rewrite Overbroad Policy January 27, 2014 News Hey, Kansas Board of Regents: Remember the First Rule of Holes... January 23, 2014 Pittsburg State President Unintentionally Concedes Problem with Kansas Social Media Policy January 13, 2014 Do Kansas Regents' New Social Media Restrictions Threaten Accreditation? January 9, 2014 Kansas Board of Regents to Review Controversial Social Media Policy January 2, 2014 'Slate' Slams Kansas Board of Regents' Outrageous New Social Media Policy December 24, 2013 FIRE, ACLU of Kansas, and NCAC Send Letter to Kansas Board of Regents; Board Hints at Changes December 23, 2013 FIRE, AAUP Express Alarm Over New Kansas Social Media Policy December 20, 2013 AAUP: Academic Freedom Applies to Electronic Communication December 6, 2013 U. of Kansas Professor Assigned to Non-Classroom Duties October 28, 2013 U. of Kansas Faculty, Staff Declare Support for Suspended Professor's First Amendment Rights October 3, 2013 News On Professor's Suspension at KU, Journalism Faculty Get Free Speech Wrong, Anthropology Faculty Get It Right October 2, 2013 News The University of Kansas' Response to Professor's Controversial Tweet Threatens Speech. Here's Why. September 25, 2013 News The University of Kansas Controversy: Defending the Freedom to Tweet September 23, 2013 Censorship of Art on Campus Is Also Unlearning Liberty August 16, 2013 KU’s Student Senate Votes to Protect Students’ Speech Rights March 19, 2012 'Daily Kansan' Highlights KU's Red-Light Speech Codes, but Point Remains to be Made About FIRE's Speech Code Research October 19, 2011
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Kansas is making it easier to remove tenured faculty. What does that mean for academic freedom? February 1, 2021 Don’t fall in love with the club that will be used to beat you over the head August 29, 2019 ‘Angry White Male’ course does not violate Title IX April 10, 2019 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2019 February 12, 2019 News Warhol Foundation calls for University of Kansas to restore flag art installation to original location July 24, 2018 Civil liberties coalition calls on University of Kansas to restore flag art display July 16, 2018 Press Release Lawrence Journal-World wrong on flag art censorship at University of Kansas July 13, 2018 Kansas officials demand University of Kansas remove American flag artwork July 11, 2018 Tenth Circuit finds administrator not liable for expelling student over tweets January 9, 2018 Decision in Tweeting Case Leaves Students None the Wiser About Online Speech Rights December 12, 2016 On Free Speech, Double Standards, and Professor Mike Adams December 2, 2016 University of Kansas Settles First Amendment Lawsuit from Student Newspaper July 14, 2016 Victory: University of Kansas Professor Reinstated After Four-Month Investigation Into Classroom Speech March 21, 2016 Press Release What’s at Stake in KU’s Investigation of Professor’s In-Class Comments? Only Academic Freedom as Faculty Know It February 17, 2016 Student Newspaper’s First Amendment Lawsuit Against University of Kansas Administrators Is Important Reminder about Need to Check Student Government Power February 10, 2016 Students, Admins Cite ‘Safe Spaces’ in Seeking Limits to Media Coverage November 23, 2015 Kansas Court of Appeals Decides Off-Campus Tweeting Case October 2, 2015 Settlement in University of Kansas Open Records Case Suggests Way Forward September 10, 2015 Kansas Universities Fight Over the Limits of Title IX’s Reach June 23, 2015 News ‘New York Times’ Columnist David Brooks Calls for End to Speech Codes January 13, 2015 News Judge’s Order Stops University of Kansas From Releasing Lecturer’s Emails December 12, 2014 AAUP Conference Highlights Lack of Protection for Faculty Social Media Participation June 13, 2014 Professor Explains Why Restrictive Social Media Policies Are So Harmful May 30, 2014 News Kansas Board of Regents Approves Self-Contradictory, Unclear Social Media Policy May 15, 2014 Still Digging: Kansas State Board of Regents’ Latest Social Media Policy Remains Flawed May 9, 2014 FIRE Warns Kansas Board of Regents About Inadequate Proposed Social Media Policy Revisions May 2, 2014 Thomas Jefferson Center Announces 2014 ‘Muzzle’ Awards April 10, 2014 Kansas Faculty Workgroup Drafts Social Media Policy Affirming First Amendment and Urging Best Practices March 4, 2014 KU Senate Urges Kansas Board of Regents to Suspend Controversial Social Media Policy February 10, 2014 Kansas Faculty Workgroup Plans to Rewrite Overbroad Policy January 27, 2014 News Hey, Kansas Board of Regents: Remember the First Rule of Holes... January 23, 2014 Pittsburg State President Unintentionally Concedes Problem with Kansas Social Media Policy January 13, 2014 Do Kansas Regents' New Social Media Restrictions Threaten Accreditation? January 9, 2014 Kansas Board of Regents to Review Controversial Social Media Policy January 2, 2014 'Slate' Slams Kansas Board of Regents' Outrageous New Social Media Policy December 24, 2013 FIRE, ACLU of Kansas, and NCAC Send Letter to Kansas Board of Regents; Board Hints at Changes December 23, 2013 FIRE, AAUP Express Alarm Over New Kansas Social Media Policy December 20, 2013 AAUP: Academic Freedom Applies to Electronic Communication December 6, 2013 U. of Kansas Professor Assigned to Non-Classroom Duties October 28, 2013 U. of Kansas Faculty, Staff Declare Support for Suspended Professor's First Amendment Rights October 3, 2013 News On Professor's Suspension at KU, Journalism Faculty Get Free Speech Wrong, Anthropology Faculty Get It Right October 2, 2013 News The University of Kansas' Response to Professor's Controversial Tweet Threatens Speech. Here's Why. September 25, 2013 News The University of Kansas Controversy: Defending the Freedom to Tweet September 23, 2013 Censorship of Art on Campus Is Also Unlearning Liberty August 16, 2013 KU’s Student Senate Votes to Protect Students’ Speech Rights March 19, 2012 'Daily Kansan' Highlights KU's Red-Light Speech Codes, but Point Remains to be Made About FIRE's Speech Code Research October 19, 2011
Kansas is making it easier to remove tenured faculty. What does that mean for academic freedom? February 1, 2021
Warhol Foundation calls for University of Kansas to restore flag art installation to original location July 24, 2018
Civil liberties coalition calls on University of Kansas to restore flag art display July 16, 2018 Press Release
Decision in Tweeting Case Leaves Students None the Wiser About Online Speech Rights December 12, 2016
Victory: University of Kansas Professor Reinstated After Four-Month Investigation Into Classroom Speech March 21, 2016 Press Release
What’s at Stake in KU’s Investigation of Professor’s In-Class Comments? Only Academic Freedom as Faculty Know It February 17, 2016
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 Warns Kansas Board of Regents About Inadequate Proposed Social Media Policy Revisions May 2, 2014
Kansas Faculty Workgroup Drafts Social Media Policy Affirming First Amendment and Urging Best Practices March 4, 2014
KU Senate Urges Kansas Board of Regents to Suspend Controversial Social Media Policy February 10, 2014
Pittsburg State President Unintentionally Concedes Problem with Kansas Social Media Policy January 13, 2014
FIRE, ACLU of Kansas, and NCAC Send Letter to Kansas Board of Regents; Board Hints at Changes December 23, 2013
U. of Kansas Faculty, Staff Declare Support for Suspended Professor's First Amendment Rights October 3, 2013 News
On Professor's Suspension at KU, Journalism Faculty Get Free Speech Wrong, Anthropology Faculty Get It Right October 2, 2013 News
The University of Kansas' Response to Professor's Controversial Tweet Threatens Speech. Here's Why. September 25, 2013 News
'Daily Kansan' Highlights KU's Red-Light Speech Codes, but Point Remains to be Made About FIRE's Speech Code Research October 19, 2011