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We are in the cancel culture part of the tragedy cycle

Cancel culture ends when we decide that people can be horrifically wrong and still entitled to the grace that enables us all to grow from our worst moments.

Charles Negy was fired over a tweet — now he's having his day in court

A judge says UCF can’t dodge a professor’s First Amendment lawsuit — meaning campus cancel culture might soon get its day in court.

Getting copyright wrong: Nashville judge cites copyright law to withhold Covenant school shooter’s writings

The public has a right to see the Covenant school shooter’s writings, but a Nashville judge is using copyright law to block a newspaper’s FOIA request.

Anti-free speech trends on campus threaten freedom but can be reversed

At the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø, we collect a great deal of data about the higher education system, and our findings should alarm everyone.

A tale of two pretexts: Sham investigations silence professors at Central Florida and Princeton 

On May 16, 2022, an arbitrator ordered UCF to reinstate psychology professor Charles Negy, who was fired in January 2021 after two of his tweets were used to open an investigation.

By delaying free speech survey in response to criticism, University of Wisconsin System errs

Yale’s treatment of psych lecturer another step in continuing retreat from academic freedom 

Trouble brewing after ‘dehumanizing’ artisanal coffee remark prompts students to grind for filter.

University of South Carolina indefinitely postpones speech on Ethiopian civil war after regime's defenders complain

New Republic, old data: Article on UATX wrongly dismisses campus illiberalism problem

A recent essay in The New Republic argues the University of Austin is, in essence, a solution in search of a problem.

Who’s protected by a free student press? Part II: Viewpoint diversity and neutrality in the newsroom