"To be clear, you as university employees still retain the right to express your own opinions, provided you don’t use UF ...

More than 100 people packed into Kachemak Bay Campus’s Pioneer Hall for a citizen’s town hall meeting following the “No Kings” demonstration on Saturday, Oct. 18. Panel member discussion and audience ...

This review is part of a preview of the winter 2026 issue of Academe. The issue will be released in full in February.

From Friday's decision by Judge Michael Watson (S.D. Ohio) in Sullivan v. Ohio State Univ.: American public universities have traditionally "prided themselves on being forums where controversial ideas ...

AFTER A WAVE OF CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE DEATH OF POLITICAL ACTIVIST CHARLIE KIRK, SOME EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HERE IN THE PIEDMONT TRIAD ARE FINDING THEMSELVES OUT OF WORK DUE TO ...

Americans can now take over a dozen free, online courses hosted by Arizona State University to learn more about their First Amendment rights, thanks to a new partnership between two nonprofits. The ...

First Amendment freedoms shape how we live, work and connect with one another. These fundamental rights — freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition — form the foundation of American ...

From protests and journalism to social media and campus speech, explore how the First Amendment safeguards everyone — including immigrants — and what it actually covers. The First Amendment is a ...