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Author: Cheve Tolbert

Andrew Kloster Gives Good Advice: First Amendment Rights

Andrew Kloster, a legal colleague at the Heritage Foundation, gives good advice to students about their First Amendment rights. Speaking to students on a university in Oklahoma Kloster addresses many issues with colleges restricting Free Speech.

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Posted on April 18, 2013April 21, 2013 by Cheve TolbertPosted in Legal

Kentucky On the Fence for Free Speech

Kentucky has recently been consider a risk for free speech on campus. It has gotten a “yellow” raiting which is one away from a bad rating. The student organizations decided to organize and build a free speecch wall on campus.

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Posted on April 18, 2013 by Cheve TolbertPosted in Uncategorized

Academic Freedom

Teddy Roosevelt picture from Duke University.
Teddy Roosevelt speaks at Duke University, 1903: “You stand for Academic Freedom, for the right of private judgment, for a duty more incumbent upon the scholar than upon any other man, to tell the truth as he sees it, to claim for himself and to give to others the largest liberty in seeking after the truth.” - US President Teddy Roosevelt, 1903

Current events

  • Former Texas Tech professors criticize course content changes, cite academic freedom concerns - KCBD.com
    April 28, 2026
    Former Texas Tech professors criticize course content changes, cite academic freedom concerns  KCBD.com
  • U.S. sinks in world Academic Freedom Index - Boing Boing
    April 27, 2026
    U.S. sinks in world Academic Freedom Index  Boing Boing
  • More U.S. scholars choosing Canada for academic freedom: report - HR Reporter
    April 27, 2026
    More U.S. scholars choosing Canada for academic freedom: report  HR Reporter
  • Academic freedom slides globally, as it takes a nosedive in the US - Chemistry World
    April 24, 2026
    Academic freedom slides globally, as it takes a nosedive in the US  Chemistry World
  • Harry Keyishian, Lead Plaintiff in Academic Freedom Case, Dies at 93 - The New York Times
    April 22, 2026
    Harry Keyishian, Lead Plaintiff in Academic Freedom Case, Dies at 93  The New York Times
  • Open seminar on academic freedom: “We must continue to fight for Ahmadreza Djalali” - Karolinska Institutet
    April 17, 2026
    Open seminar on academic freedom: “We must continue to fight for Ahmadreza Djalali”  Karolinska Institutet
  • OPINION: Tenure is under attack nationwide, threatening academic freedom and sending chills to faculty - The Hechinger Report
    April 15, 2026
    OPINION: Tenure is under attack nationwide, threatening academic freedom and sending chills to faculty  The Hechinger Report
  • Bill to protect academic freedom and free speech advances from Louisiana House committee - fox8live.com
    April 15, 2026
    Bill to protect academic freedom and free speech advances from Louisiana House committee  fox8live.com
  • Why should academic freedom protect ineffective teaching? - University Affairs
    April 14, 2026
    Why should academic freedom protect ineffective teaching?  University Affairs
  • Academic freedom declines in US and 49 other countries, survey finds - C&EN
    April 14, 2026
    Academic freedom declines in US and 49 other countries, survey finds  C&EN

More current events

From shuttered print editions to firings, student journalists clash with universities March 21, 2026 https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2026/0321/student-journalism-first-amendment

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