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FIRE to Mount Holyoke College: Students, faculty can’t be forced to make land acknowledgements

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Free expression entails not just the right to speak, but the right not to speak. FIRE defends the rights of students and faculty members — no matter their views — at public and private universities and colleges in the United States.

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What makes a campus "safe enough" in 2022 (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

A safe enough campus, though, isn’t just about prudent COVID policies—not just about balancing protection and freedom vis-à-vis the virus. “Safe enough” also means balancing protection and freedom with respect to living and learning with others. Disable left side advertisement?

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UC Hastings proposed Event Policy smacks down the ‘heckler’s veto’

FIRE

Universities facing free speech controversies can learn a thing or two from UC Hastings’ strong commitment to expressive rights. Too often, protestors violate students’ free speech rights by shouting down speakers, shutting down their events, or preventing the audience from hearing what speakers have to say. .

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Flyers critical of the Chinese Communist Party torn down across George Washington University’s campus

FIRE

In the ongoing dispute in higher education over the CCP’s human rights abuses, the latest casualties are scores of anti-CCP flyers mysteriously torn down on campus. Stretching back to February’s Beijing Winter Olympics, GW students raised awareness of the CCP’s dismal record on human rights through a series of critical flyers across campus.

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How to ChatGPT-proof Analysis Assignments

eLiterate

But we can do surprisingly well right now with what we have. Parties Involved : The State of Aridonia (Plaintiff) The State of Riverbend (Defendant) The Indigenous Tribes of the Silver River Basin (Intervenors) – They claim ancestral rights to the river and are impacted by the actions of both states.

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Free speech principles aren't just for students (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

HEITKAMP: “I no longer have to answer your questions.” Heitkamp was right, of course. I emailed the Institute of Politics directly, a leading member of the university’s (now-disbanded) Committee on Freedom of Expression and the university chancellor, asking that Heitkamp be engaged on her gun control views.

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Why Worry?

Inside Higher Ed

Academic freedom under attack. As I read the higher ed press, I try to find the trendline. Or are concerns publicized by a sensationalist press overblown, consisting of relatively isolated issues that are far less general than we think? That’s right Cal Lutheran. Community colleges failing to fulfill their mission.