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This year, lawmakers passed a controversial law protecting campus speech. Now it's up to the UNC Board of Governors to move things forward
Published: Sunday, August 6th, 2017 @ 12:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I read an interesting story the other day. Colorado anesthesiologist Tim Farnum wants his state to prohibit retailers from selling smartphones for use by anyone younger than 13
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2017 @ 7:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A couple of months ago, I wrote a column that outlined emerging threats to freedom of speech on college campuses
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 10:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Saturday, April 29th, 2017 @ 2:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Friday, April 28th, 2017 @ 8:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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You may have seen some of the bizarre things happening at universities recently and thought these students and professors must be stupid, crazy or just ignorant of what freedom is all about
Published: Wednesday, April 26th, 2017 @ 12:43 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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University of North Carolina system officials apparently need a refresher course on the First Amendment
Published: Tuesday, January 10th, 2017 @ 5:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Administrators at the University of Florida recently notified students that a 24-hour counseling hotline is available to anyone who feels offended by Halloween costumes. Other colleges, in an attempt to pre-empt the psychological threat of offensive costumes
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2016 @ 8:10 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Students are roaming college campuses once again, but many of them are missing out on the robust back-and-forth debate of controversial issues that has characterized higher education for centuries
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2016 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2016 @ 3:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Wednesday, ADF International officially launched the second edition of Paul Coleman’s book Censored: How European “Hate Speech” Laws Are Threatening Freedom of Speech
Published: Saturday, June 18th, 2016 @ 3:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) advises trustees and alumni about higher education issues, identifies “oases of [educational] excellence,” and examines graduation requirements at various colleges to answer the question “What Will They Learn?”
Published: Monday, June 13th, 2016 @ 7:47 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Many view regulations as a nuisance to life in this country, or an outright infringement on our rights. These people are clearly delusional
Published: Wednesday, June 8th, 2016 @ 10:39 pm
By: Sabe Wilis
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Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofer will be available for media interviews Thursday following a hearing in federal court in the lawsuit of a Christian student group against North Carolina State University
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 6:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Following a particularly tumultuous year, Duke University has issued a lengthy report to address “bias and hate” on campus
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2016 @ 3:33 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Several years ago, the La Voz de Aztlan, a radical left-wing supplement to Fresno State University's student newspaper, published a poem steeped in anti-American sentiment
Published: Sunday, May 29th, 2016 @ 4:50 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Students could face punishment, including the possibility of expulsion, for engaging in conscious acts stifling the First Amendment rights of others, and the UNC system would be required to implement free speech rules, under a plan Lt. Gov. Dan Forest hopes to turn into law.
Published: Saturday, May 7th, 2016 @ 9:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lt. Gov. Dan Forest will be turning his attention to a Campus Free Expression Act meant to protect free speech on UNC system campuses, strike down restrictive speech codes, and punish those who attempt to stifle public discourse.
Published: Monday, March 28th, 2016 @ 11:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Just how bad colleges have become when it comes to free speech and toleration for anyone who disagrees with those who hold power cannot be underestimated
Published: Friday, February 26th, 2016 @ 7:42 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Censorship is define as the act of controlling or limiting the speech and expression of citizens. The issue over where freedom of speech ends sparked an ongoing debate at its creation, bringing rise to varying interpretations; this discourse is ironically a product of free speech.
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 1:23 am
By: Sabe Wilis
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Looking back at all that happened in higher education this year is enough to make your head spin. One minute, state politicians are finally making good policies; the next, university officials are caving to irrational demands
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 10:04 am
By: John William Pope Center
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In the last few years, the rights of students in North Carolina universities have received some significant new protections
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 6:21 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Every year, my organization, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), issues its annual Spotlight on Speech Codes report in which we rate the speech codes of more than 400 of the largest and most prestigious colleges and universities in America using a red, yellow, and green light s
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:27 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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They say "the road to Hell is paved with good intentions," but that doesn't really describe the whole mechanism. The reason that good intentions can cause so many problems is because they lead to actions with unintended consequences.
Published: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 @ 3:46 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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In 2000, the Supreme Court ruled in Board of Regents v. Southworth that using mandatory student fees to fund student organizations and speakers does not violate the First Amendment rights of those who disagree with the content.
Published: Thursday, July 30th, 2015 @ 4:33 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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