Laura Beltz
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø Staff Speaker
Laura Beltz is a Philadelphia-area native who graduated from Penn State University with a B.A. in English through the Schreyer Honors College. She is also a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and is a member of the Pennsylvania state bar. At Penn Law, Laura was an associate editor of the Journal of Constitutional Law, and completed internships with ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø and the National Constitution Center.
In her free time, she enjoys hiking — especially when there’s an opportunity to visit a craft brewery afterwards.
Recent Writings
- Speech codes subvert higher ed’s core purpose. Here’s how to fix them.,
- FIRE’s annual Spotlight on Speech Codes report reveals 85% of colleges restrict protected speech,
- Why Hillsdale earns a ‘Warning’ rating from ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø,
- Tulane’s ban on ‘rude’ messages earns ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø’s lowest speech code rating,
- University of South Dakota tramples student free speech rights with restrictive posting policy,
- Wheaton College speech code violates Chicago Statement principles,
- Say what? Westfield State University bans ‘derogatory or inflammatory statements, and/or idle gossip’,
- Trinity University policy burdens events with a ‘History of or Potential for Protests or Disturbance’,
- Cal State Monterey Bay bans signs with ‘offensive language’ in dorms,
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville bans using computing resources to send ‘offensive material’ ,
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