{"id":2106,"date":"2017-02-23T21:48:14","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T03:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/markmeckler\/?p=2106"},"modified":"2017-02-23T21:48:14","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T03:48:14","slug":"10-colleges-free-speech-isnt-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markmeckler\/2017\/02\/10-colleges-free-speech-isnt-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"10 colleges where free speech isn\u2019t on the syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/94953700\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/94953700?et=-A0A8duAT2VhI36KE9T3Kw&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=KPzmiyHk0lfKYTfkKrkEiMjQqSTWci1yFixW8tVAZ9g=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>American universities are a shell of what they used to be. No longer are they the bastions of free thought and expression, where ideas are debated and challenged. Today, campuses are overrun by the New Fascists who shut down free thought and demand conformity to progressive ideas or else.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worse at some colleges than it is at others. So, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) made a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/58ac64bfe4b0417c4066c2f1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">top-ten list of the worst<\/a> which you\u2019ll find below in this slideshow. Since they began keeping track, some colleges responded and instituted more relaxed speech codes. However, 92% of American universities are still restricting students\u2019 First Amendment rights and sequestering anyone who wants to express themselves into small \u201cfree speech zones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are the <strong>10 colleges<\/strong> where free speech isn\u2019t on the syllabus (in no particular order) as compiled by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/58ac64bfe4b0417c4066c2f1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">FIRE<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Northern Michigan University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Until FIRE called them out on it, Northern Michigan University prohibited students from discussing suicidal thoughts or self-destructive actions with each other. Doing so could get them into trouble. Though now the school has backed off that policy, FIRE says they still have some explaining to do:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>NMU is currently under investigation by the Departments of Justice and Education for allegations that it threatened to disenroll a student for discussing mental illness with a friend. The school allegedly forced the student to sign a behavioral contract promising not to do so again. Is that student now free from her contract? Is every student who received a letter about discussing self-harm now free to speak out? Will NMU ever acknowledge and apologize to the countless students it hurt in the past, many of whom have spoken up to FIRE and online? Until we get answers, NMU remains on our list of worst schools for free speech.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Click CONTINUE for more:<\/strong><br>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 475px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/543288522\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 125.052632% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/543288522?et=AJSlcz8gQa9k2KsfYzuk3w&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=DUIkfInx15p4uP1tGh3n3TLruqa8GvtzsupY0DtsbGk=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"475\" height=\"594\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>2. California State University, Los Angles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FIRE writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Last February, conservative author and political commentator Ben Shapiro was scheduled to speak at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) at the invitation of a student chapter of Young America\u2019s Foundation. After students threatened to protest Shapiro\u2019s speech, CSULA demanded that the students hosting the event pay the cost of security because the appearance was \u201ccontroversial.\u201d The students objected, but it didn\u2019t matter; CSULA President William Covino unilaterally canceled Shapiro\u2019s speech, claiming he could appear at some future date if accompanied by a panel of speakers who disagree with him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ultimately, the school relented and \u201clet\u201d Shapiro speak, but offended students protested the event, pulled fire alarms, and blocked people from getting into the speech. CSULA\u2019s actions earned them a lawsuit from Shapiro and YAF.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click CONTINUE for more:<\/strong><br>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/3013147\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 69.360269% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/3013147?et=4SvgYt7aRmZbRjP03Jt_uA&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=ZSfBggwElR-XQziKBHfPGdX9B8czZIbFk20JFwpoA3Y=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"412\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>3. Fordham University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Standing up for free speech will always mean standing up for students who support organizations of questionable politics. FIRE has fought on behalf of the anti-Israel group Students for Justice in Palestine. Fordham University ruled against allowing an SJP chapter at the school stating FU \u201ccannot support an organization whose sole purpose is advocating political goals of a specific group, and against a specific country\u201d and added that \u201cthe Israeli-Palestinian conflict\u2026 often leads to polarization rather than dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the same resistance conservative groups face all the time, so FU made FIRE\u2019s list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click CONTINUE for more:<\/strong><br>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 467px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/87996750\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 127.194861% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/87996750?et=LQugF1xbTAdsHwjeukbEGA&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=UuU2RUpy22Li8g01NeuhcdbNyMGest31VQ4kgyMEOMk=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"467\" height=\"594\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>4. University of Oregon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two incidents help the University of Oregon make FIRE\u201ds list:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>UO\u2019s BRT [Bias Response Team], which responds to student complaints about offensive (yet protected) speech, found itself embroiled in public controversy last spring and then tried to hide its records from public scrutiny. Criticism arose when the BRT\u2019s annual reports surfaced, revealing that the BRT had intervened with the student newspaper because of a complaint that it \u201cgave less press coverage to trans students and students of color.\u201d In another instance, UO dispatched a case manager to dictate \u201ccommunity standards and expectations to\u201d students who had the audacity to express \u201canger about oppression.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And the other:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Last fall, a law school professor found herself in hot water after hosting a private Halloween party at her home, attended by students and professors, where she wore blackface as part of her costume. According to the professor, the costume was \u201cintended to provoke a thoughtful discussion on racism\u201d by invoking Damon Tweedy\u2019s memoir, Black Man in a White Coat.<\/p>\n<p>The costume did, in fact, spark discussion\u2014much of it criticizing the professor\u2019s judgment. That\u2019s the proper response to offensive speech: more speech. Yet the fact that students and faculty discussed the costume was a factor UO cited in deciding it had reason to override her First Amendment right to freedom of speech and punish her. UO\u2019s move puts the cart before the horse and risks justifying punishment whenever expression motivates rigorous debate on campus.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Click CONTINUE for more:<\/strong><br>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 507px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/184881016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/184881016?et=P-rZR4siSURsAFlR55J-fA&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=TMKmmiQgNk5YNm83TTW_mS3NXdyTDKSl_rRUsIg34h8=\" width=\"507\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>5. California State University, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A play was canceled at this school because of its intentionally provocative title: N*GGER WETB*CK CH*NK (N*W*C*). It would\u2019ve been performed by black, Hispanic, and Asian students who all agreed to be in the production centered around identity, stereotypes, and racial injustice. But despite the willing participants, the school canceled their performances.<\/p>\n<p>FIRE added that CSULB has a \u201cred light\u201d rating for free speech and not protecting students\u2019 civil liberties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click CONTINUE for more:<\/strong><br>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/94953697\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/94953697?et=PJnHuYR1QkJa4VwZxNjByQ&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=3gCiaRMP3vGpRggUqSx9fZ8P9kNUjWT4QYWW17uMAMk=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>6. Harvard University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Harvard maintains FIRE\u2019s worst \u201cred light\u201d rating for free speech, it was its violation of freedom of association that got them on this list:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Last May, Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust and Dean Rakesh Khurana announced their plan to blacklist members of off-campus single-gender organizations, including fraternities, sororities, and Harvard-specific \u201cfinal clubs.\u201d Students determined to be members of these organizations would be banned from leadership positions on sports teams and official student organizations, and barred from receiving recommendations from the Dean\u2019s Office for Rhodes and Marshall scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>While not a straightforward \u201cfree speech\u201d violation, Harvard\u2019s actions so severely violate the correlated right to freedom of association that the university deserves inclusion on this list.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Click CONTINUE for more:<\/strong><br>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/632249388\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/632249388?et=zy_B9TMyReNNeDsuc2HyKA&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=jNGNE8NWIq2YY_oA2ngvdRg9kov1GxFeIq9ezxbibgE=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>7. University of South Carolina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FIRE states:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Last February, USC student Ross Abbott and the campus chapters of Young Americans for Liberty and the College Libertarians filed a First Amendment lawsuit with FIRE\u2019s assistance after Abbott was investigated for a free speech event for which the groups received prior approval.<\/p>\n<p>In late 2015, the groups planned an event to draw attention to threats to free speech on campus. The event involved poster displays featuring examples of campus censorship across the country. Given that some of their posters included provocative words and symbols, the groups sought and obtained approval for the event ahead of time from USC\u2019s director of campus life.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these precautions, Abbott received a \u201cNotice of Charges\u201d the day after the event, demanding that he meet with the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs to respond to student complaints of \u201cdiscrimination.\u201d Several weeks after their meeting, the office dropped its investigation, but it provided no clarification on USC\u2019s treatment of protected speech.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Click CONTINUE:<\/strong><br>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2865193\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.835017% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/2865193?et=_jEbXgTYRRd4Ier3aKgsTQ&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=pyTg9whOclDDGDibLFq1ogToko2OE3vD1MmH_08DqXo=\" width=\"594\" height=\"397\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>8. Williams College<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Student organizers of a speaker series called \u201cUncomfortable Learning\u201d invited a polarizing conservative commentator, John Derbyshire, to speak and debate on his writings about \u201crace realism.\u201d However, WC President Adam Falk didn\u2019t allow it saying, \u201cThere\u2019s a line somewhere, and Derbyshire, in my opinion, is on the other side of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In a single, paternalistic stroke, President Falk declared that there were certain speakers and viewpoints that Williams students weren\u2019t to engage, and he showed the lengths Williams would go to to keep them off campus. Falk has done his students a serious disservice\u2014and earned Williams a place on this year\u2019s list.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Click CONTINUE for more:<\/strong><br>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/610995380\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 65.656566% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/610995380?et=PJ0LVxcTSj56wAVzX82-ZQ&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=8_ytX976JGPycygBnb8DEcDV_t3Tl6w9Crmv-H3DxIY=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>9. Georgetown University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the second time Georgetown U has made FIRE\u2019s list. This time during an election year:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As the presidential primary season got underway, Georgetown University Law Center informed a group of Bernie Sanders supporters that campus was no place for talking to fellow students about their chosen candidate. The students were informed that, because Georgetown is a tax-exempt institution, the law school could not allow any campaigning or partisan political speech on campus\u2026<\/p>\n<p>In March, Georgetown Law released a revised policy but failed to answer many questions about permissible partisan student speech on campus. In fact, the group of Bernie supporters continued to face resistance and confusion from the law school for the entire election season.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Click CONTINUE for the last one:<\/strong><br>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/633491736\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/633491736?et=QvUPcrqLTnJoU_Eou7vk1A&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=tdx7Ulu1zICV5NlNlziKNFNOTxSAMCeMyA1j7tookBU=\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>10. DePaul University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, maybe the last one is the WORST one. Listen to what happened at DePaul last year:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In April, after students chalked messages in support of Donald Trump\u2019s presidential campaign, DePaul warned all students that they were not allowed to chalk partisan messages on campus due to the university\u2019s tax-exempt status\u2014a justification that FIRE has refuted on several occasions.<\/p>\n<p>A month later, when the College Republicans invited controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos to campus, DePaul attempted to obstruct the event by limiting Yiannopoulos\u2019 speaking time to 15\u201320 minutes and charging the students $1,000 for extra security. When students stormed the stage and disrupted the event, the security guards refused to intervene. When the College Republicans sought to re-invite Yiannopoulos, DePaul banned them from doing so.<\/p>\n<p>But DePaul was not done infringing on its students\u2019 rights. In July, DePaul also banned the DePaul Young Americans for Freedom chapter from inviting conservative journalist Ben Shapiro to speak on campus.<\/p>\n<p>FIRE wrote to DePaul about all of these incidents, urging it to adhere to its promises of free expression for students. Unfortunately, DePaul\u2019s response did little besides deflect and blithely repeat its illusory commitment to working with students to invite speakers from across the ideological spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>One might suspect that DePaul would think twice about resorting to the same censorship tactics again. 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