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Speech policy at UVA is tested every time a speaker arrives, a protest forms, or a student says the wrong thing. We report on how the University responds when it is tested.

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AFSA Spotlight: Week of 10/7/2022

Weekly highlights from our friends at the Alumni Free Speech Alliance:Stanford Alumni Free Speech Group joined AFSA: https://www.stanfordalumnifreespeech.orgAFSA board member Lauren Noble wrote an article about Yale’s free speech codes: https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2022/09/28/yale_is_abandoning_its_own_free_speech_codes_110769.htmlThe Jefferson Council…
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The Shockley-Goldsby Debate: The Rest of the Story

by James A. BaconIn August The Cavalier Daily ignited a furor over Bert Ellis, a conservative businessman whom Governor Glenn Youngkin appointed to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors. In a…
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Virginia Association of Scholars Readings, Week of Sept. 26

MIT moves forward with ‘freedom of expression’ statement | The College FixCampus Reform | A college professor is challenging the politicization of K-12 educationSouth Dakota Could Pass America’s Best History Curriculum (thefederalist.com)New…
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Va. Colleges Fare Pretty Well in Free-Speech Rankings

by James A. BaconThree Virginia Universities scored in the top 25 institutions in the 2022-23 College Free Speech Rankings published this week by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).The College…

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Virginia Association of Scholars Readings, Week of Sept. 5

Nadine Strossen on the importance of academic freedom and freedom of speech:  https://academicfreedom.org/seeking-justice-seeking-truth-a-conversation-with-nadine-strossen/Conflicting goals of public education:  https://www.manhattan-institute.org/new-yorks-parents-are-exercising-their-school-optionsOhio law moves universities to support free speech:  https://campusreform.org/article?id=20075Heritage report on DEI takes similar approach…

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