Another chapter unfolded this week in the debate on what college professors should be permitted say to students, as a Brandeis University professor challenged the university’s decision to discipline him for making a reference to a derogatory term.
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education issued a statement Wednesday calling for increased media attention to the […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 18th, 2008
President Bush proclaimed this Wednesday, January 16, 2008, as Religious Freedom Day, calling on the need to “recognize the importance of religious freedom and the vital role it plays in spreading liberty and ensuring human dignity.”
Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison may have benefited from such an outlook this week, as a U.S. District Court […]
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Posted in Speech in Education on Jan 16th, 2008
DePaul University has unveiled a new policy outlining the school’s guidelines for on-campus student speech. Included in the guidelines is a warning to some students who have raised concerns that they may encounter certain viewpoints they will find offensive:
Ultimately, by remaining open to a broad range of ideas and opinions—even those that may appear to […]
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