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DePaul University

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Chicago, Illinois

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As DePaul students and faculty condemn professor’s views, administration stands by free speech, academic freedom

May 3, 2019

DePaul outside speaker review policy predictably bad on free speech

October 15, 2018

UPDATE: After Florida school shooting, ‘Worst Colleges for Free Speech’ promising high schoolers a right to protest

March 14, 2018

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The 10 worst colleges for free speech: 2018

February 12, 2018

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FIRE names America’s 10 worst colleges for free speech: 2018

February 12, 2018

Press Release

Best of Newsdesk: Censored at DePaul

August 10, 2017

DePaul rescinds McInnes invitation, extends speaker review policy

May 25, 2017

FIRE Takes an Inside Look at What Might Be America’s Worst School for Free Speech

March 24, 2017

FIRE Announces America’s 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2017

February 22, 2017

Press Release

At DePaul, Free Speech Is Out; ‘Fee Speech’ Is In

September 26, 2016

Press Release

Is DePaul America’s Worst School for Free Speech?

September 9, 2016

DePaul Continues to Rail Against Viewpoint Diversity, Bans Ben Shapiro

August 2, 2016

DePaul Rightly Condemns the ‘Heckler’s Veto’

May 26, 2016

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Media Continues to Report on ��֭��'s '10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech' List

January 17, 2014

The 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2013

December 27, 2013

Student at IU Attempts to Censor Fellow FIREby Vandalizing Pro-Life Display

October 1, 2013

Injustice at DePaul Hits News Outlets Across the Country

March 4, 2013

DePaul Punishes Student for Exposing Vandals of Pro-Life Display

February 28, 2013

Press Release

DePaul Student: Stop Me From Looking at Things I Don’t Like!

February 11, 2013

FIRE Admit to Vandalism at DePaul University

February 7, 2013

No, Mob-Rule Censorship Is Not Free Speech

February 4, 2013

A Canadian College Student Vandalizes Free Speech Wall, Then Claims Moral High Ground

January 30, 2013

Blog

DePaul University Investigating Vandalism of Group’s Pro-Life Display

January 23, 2013

DePaul University's Double Standard

November 11, 2011

DePaul Alumnus Speaks out Against University's 'Managing' of Ideas

April 5, 2011

The Shifting Sands of DePaul University's Censorship of Student Group

March 4, 2011

How Did DePaul University Get on ��֭��'s 'Worst 12' List?

January 28, 2011

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FIRE in 'The Huffington Post' on America's 12 Worst Schools for Free Speech

January 27, 2011

News

Illinois Supreme Court Ends Professor Klocek’s Free Speech Case at DePaul

December 13, 2010

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Catholic Bishops Stood With FIREin 'CLS v. Martinez'; Where Will they Stand on Freedom of Association at DePaul?

November 19, 2010

Discriminatory Treatment of Student Organizations at DePaul University

October 18, 2010

Discriminatory Treatment of Student Organizations at DePaul University

October 18, 2010

Press Release

Connecticut College Password-Protects Key Documents

May 21, 2009

DePaul University Password-Protects its Policies, Leaving Prospective FIREin the Dark

November 4, 2008

Minding the Campus Essay on ‘Collegiality’ as Criterion for Tenure

July 2, 2007

Academic Freedom: Crucial for All Professors, Tenured or Not

April 2, 2007

Klocek Speaks

January 25, 2007

Klocek Returns to DePaul

January 17, 2007

Columbia University: Land of the Free?

September 25, 2006

Klocek Petition Closing in on Goal

August 31, 2006

Chalk One Up for the Little Guy

July 3, 2006

‘What Difference Can My Measly $18 Million Make?’

June 30, 2006

Petition for Klocek

June 22, 2006

News

John Leo Awards ‘Sheldons’ to the Richly Deserving

May 1, 2006

FIRE Comes to Chicago

April 24, 2006

DePaul: The Nightmare That Keeps on Recurring

April 3, 2006

More Insanity at DePaul: Racial Graffiti a Hoax?

March 16, 2006

DePaul FIREAcquitted of Harassment Charges

February 20, 2006

Partial Victory for Free Speech at DePaul

February 20, 2006

Press Release

DePaul, Meet Kutztown

February 10, 2006

DePaul’s Sordid Legacy Continues

January 30, 2006

DePaul University Calls Affirmative Action Protest ‘Harassment’

January 30, 2006

Press Release

On National Television Tonight: DePaul Surrenders

January 6, 2006

DePaul University Revokes Vague Ban on ‘Propaganda’

January 6, 2006

Press Release

Administrative Abuses Live On

December 30, 2005

DePaul Forbids Student Group to Protest Ward Churchill

December 21, 2005

Press Release

‘National Review’ Highlights Klocek Case

October 10, 2005

Klocek Files Suit

June 17, 2005

DePaul Professor Suspended Without a Hearing After Arguing with FIREon Middle East Issues

May 18, 2005

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