Top 10 Worst Offenders of Free Speech on College Campuses

[Tinky]

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education released its list of the top 10 worst offenders of free speech on college campuses in 2014.

 

Modesto Junior College stopped a student from distributing copies of the Constitution on Constitution Day. Two professors have been punished for defending the student.

 

Marquette University suspended a professor and is trying to revoke his tenure after he criticized a graduate instructor for telling students that they could not express support for traditional marriage in her class.

 

Brandeis University disinvited Ayaan Hirsi Ali from a commencement address due to the feminist activist's critical views of Islam.

 

University of Iowa censored the art of Serhat Tanyolacar, professor of art. The art piece had an anti-racism message, but the collage of images featuring racial violence was deemed too offensive and upsetting to students. One email from an administrator described the display as "divisive, insensitive and intolerant," and said the it was removed due to the school's principles of "inclusion and acceptance." The same administrator later claimed that the reaction of the students to the art was more important than the intent of the art.

 

Georgetown University, a private Catholic institution, has not recognized a pro-choice student group, H*yas for Choice, and has restricted where it is able to set up an information table.

 

California State University–Fullerton ordered a sorority to have a "mandatory workshop on cultural competencies and diversity" because it has "taco Tuesday" event with Mexican garb that was deemed "disorderly, lewd, indecent or obscene."

 

Chicago State University administrators have tried, sometimes successfully, to shut down voices critical of Chicago State University administrators. They tried to shut down a faculty blog by accusing it of "cyber-bullying." They shut down an independent student newspaper, invalidated the election to student government of one, and expelled another, of the students who ran the paper. And, CSU's former legal counsel sued the school after he was fired for reporting misconduct of administration officials. He won that suit and $3 million from the university.

 

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign rescinded a job offer to a professor after he posted controversial statements about Israel to his personal Twitter account.

 

The Kansas Board of Regents instituted a policy in which professors can be punished for "improper use of social media" by impairing "harmony among co-workers."

 

The U.S. Department's of Education and Justice required the University of Montana to define sexual harassment as any "unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature," including "verbal conduct." The departments also stated that this policy should serve as a "blueprint" for all U.S. colleges and universities.

 

http://www.christianpost.com/news/top-10-worst-offenders-of-free-speech-on-college-campuses-135274/

 

 

"1984" on overdrive.  

 

 

[Babbler]

Not exactly a system of higher learning.

[kwikphilly]

Blessings Tinky

     What can I say?  Tsk Tsk,,,,,,shame on them!                           With love-in Christ,Kwik

[Aver]

We CHRISTians have to be and stay armoured In GOD so that we may be able to stand against the wicked way of the enemy, for we do not wrestle against the outward appearance, but it is the spirit of that person or persons. When CHRISTians do not take their rightful places and positions in this world, all that is left to fill these places of authority are those who work for the anti-CHRIST...

[ricky]

I would have issues with Georgetown being on the list. Georgetown, as correctly stated on the list are a private Catholic university, as such they have a right (if not a responsibility) to prohibit a group promoting something that goes against Catholic beliefs, such as "pro choice" political activism. The others on the list are OK