Today in fascist academia
Time for another update on the growing movement on American campuses to squelch freedom of speech. The stories below highlight some of the more egregious examples since my last update.
Note also that I am making a point to identify the university in every headline I link to. If you have children who are about to pick a college, a quick search here at Behind the Black will tell you where a college stands on the first amendment and free speech.
- The assault on academic freedom at UCLA
- UCLA Tries To Stop Shapiro Speech With Unconstitutional Fee To College Republicans
- Republican students harassed, threatened for wearing MAGA hats at UC-Riverside
- Brooklyn College Stifles Pro-Israel Voices
- Columbia University Republican leaders ‘doxed,’ harassed by Antifa group
- Pro-life display immediately hit by vandals at Northern Kentucky University
No one should be surprised that three of these stories come out of California, which in recent years has become increasingly hostile to the concept of dissent.
All is not bad news, however. The Board of Regents that runs the University of Wisconsin two weeks ago approved a new policy that would suspend and expel students who disrupt speeches and presentations on campus.
This tidbit from the story reveals once again which political party today believes in free speech, and which political party does not.
The new Wisconsin policy mirrors Republican legislation the state Assembly passed in June, though the Senate has yet to act on the bill. Regents President John Robert Behling told the board before Friday’s vote that adopting the policy ahead of the legislation shows “a responsiveness to what’s going on in the Capitol, which helps build relationships.”
Republican Gov. Scott Walker appointed all but two of the board’s 18 members. State public schools Superintendent Tony Evers and Wisconsin Technical College System Board President Mark Tyler are automatically regents by virtue of their offices.
Evers, a Democrat running against Walker in next year’s gubernatorial election, cast the only dissenting vote. He accused the regents of sacrificing free speech to curry favor with Republican lawmakers.
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Time for another update on the growing movement on American campuses to squelch freedom of speech. The stories below highlight some of the more egregious examples since my last update.
Note also that I am making a point to identify the university in every headline I link to. If you have children who are about to pick a college, a quick search here at Behind the Black will tell you where a college stands on the first amendment and free speech.
- The assault on academic freedom at UCLA
- UCLA Tries To Stop Shapiro Speech With Unconstitutional Fee To College Republicans
- Republican students harassed, threatened for wearing MAGA hats at UC-Riverside
- Brooklyn College Stifles Pro-Israel Voices
- Columbia University Republican leaders ‘doxed,’ harassed by Antifa group
- Pro-life display immediately hit by vandals at Northern Kentucky University
No one should be surprised that three of these stories come out of California, which in recent years has become increasingly hostile to the concept of dissent.
All is not bad news, however. The Board of Regents that runs the University of Wisconsin two weeks ago approved a new policy that would suspend and expel students who disrupt speeches and presentations on campus.
This tidbit from the story reveals once again which political party today believes in free speech, and which political party does not.
The new Wisconsin policy mirrors Republican legislation the state Assembly passed in June, though the Senate has yet to act on the bill. Regents President John Robert Behling told the board before Friday’s vote that adopting the policy ahead of the legislation shows “a responsiveness to what’s going on in the Capitol, which helps build relationships.”
Republican Gov. Scott Walker appointed all but two of the board’s 18 members. State public schools Superintendent Tony Evers and Wisconsin Technical College System Board President Mark Tyler are automatically regents by virtue of their offices.
Evers, a Democrat running against Walker in next year’s gubernatorial election, cast the only dissenting vote. He accused the regents of sacrificing free speech to curry favor with Republican lawmakers.
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Thanks Bob! I do not like the news, but there is hope as long as people do not give in to the intimidation.