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UPDATE: UNC Chapel Hill’s clarification on DEI task force reignites ��֭����’s First Amendment concerns

June 7, 2023

News

VICTORY: UNC Chapel Hill rejects task force recommendation, shows why it’s a ‘green light’ school

May 18, 2023

News

UNC Chapel Hill trustees vote unanimously to establish School of Civic Life and Leadership

February 3, 2023

News

UNC Chapel Hill student government commits to follow First Amendment after suggesting it wouldn’t fund pro-life student groups

August 10, 2022

News

Repressive executive order from UNC Chapel Hill student government cuts off funding for pro-life individuals, causes

July 28, 2022

Press Release

Nobody said defending free speech was easy

July 22, 2022

10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2022

February 2, 2022

News

Alumni Spotlight: UNC Free Speech Alliance

January 11, 2022

News

Members of Congress, foreign diplomat, and advocacy orgs pressure UNC to cancel course on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

October 19, 2021

News

FIRE urges transparency in Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure denial at University of North Carolina

June 16, 2021

News

FIRE statement on UNC trustees’ alleged nixing of tenure for ‘1619 Project’ creator

May 19, 2021

Statement

New faculty-authored report evaluates culture of free expression at UNC Chapel Hill

February 13, 2020

Duke-UNC Middle East studies program gets its funding, but concerns remain

October 2, 2019

FIRE statement on Department of Education letter to Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies

September 20, 2019

Grave consequences: The need for independent counsel in higher education judicial systems

July 1, 2019

REPORT: North Carolina is home to some of America’s best colleges for free speech

September 24, 2018

Press Release

FIRE interviews UNC faculty council committee member about new free speech statement

April 27, 2018

Faculty council at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill adopts ‘Chicago Statement’

April 16, 2018

Announcing a weekly FIREvideo series: ��֭����side Chats

November 30, 2017

Undercover cop joined protests of Confederate statue on UNC campus

November 8, 2017

UNC Board of Governors to discuss system-wide free expression policy

November 1, 2017

Victory: Academic freedom for faculty preserved at UNC - Chapel Hill

September 14, 2017

Threat to strip UNC law school center’s right to litigate draws objections over academic freedom and First Amendment [Updated]

August 1, 2017

News

Flawed FERPA ruling stifles transparency in higher education

May 23, 2017

News Organizations Join Forces to Sue UNC For Access to Records

November 30, 2016

UNC Chapel Hill Apologizes After Campus Police Attempt to Remove Professor’s Sign

August 13, 2015

FIRE’s Majeed: 2015 Already a Good Year for Speech Code Reform

July 30, 2015

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Earns ��֭����’s Highest Rating for Free Speech

July 7, 2015

Press Release

University of North Carolina Votes to Remove Controversial Anti-Harassment Rule

May 1, 2015

Questions Raised as UNC Board of Governors Considers Vote to Shut Down Academic Centers [UPDATED]

February 27, 2015

News

FIRE’s Robert Shibley: UNC Doesn’t Need Another Restriction on Speech

February 11, 2015

UNC, Halloween, and the ‘Professionalism’ Threat to the First Amendment

October 31, 2014

News

Catch FIREPresident Greg Lukianoff in D.C., Chapel Hill, and Berkeley Next Week

September 19, 2014

FIRE Welcomes David Deerson

June 20, 2014

College Risk Management Lawyers Call Out FIRE(Without Doing Their Homework)

May 27, 2014

UNC-Chapel Hill Investigates Allegedly Flawed Study on Student-Athlete Literacy

January 21, 2014

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

January 17, 2014

North Carolina Newspaper: Free Speech 'Indispensable Ally' of Tolerance

January 6, 2014

The 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2013

December 27, 2013

UNC-Chapel Hill Surrenders to 'Heckler's Veto,' Revokes Emeritus Professor's Network Access

August 2, 2013

Blog

Please Explain Why Putting University Administrators in Charge of Judging Speech Is a Good Idea

July 9, 2013

Campus Progress Emphasizes First Amendment Concerns in UNC Honor Code Case

June 11, 2013

Scandal Over Handling of Rape Charge Prompts UNC to Suspend Speech Code; FIREHad Warned UNC that Rule Was Unconstitutional

June 7, 2013

Blog

Letter to Editor on ‘National Failure of Student Discipline Codes’

April 1, 2013

Controversy Grows over UNC’s Response to Sexual Assault Claim

March 6, 2013

FIRE in the News: Watch Clips of ‘Stossel,’ ‘Red Eye’ Featuring FIRECases!

October 2, 2012

FIRE’s Shibley on ‘Stossel’ This Thursday

September 24, 2012

FIRE Senior VP at UNC Today for ‘Stossel’ Taping

September 21, 2012

‘Daily Tar Heel’ Editorial Board: Get Rid of UNC’s Speech Codes

September 20, 2012

FIRE Speakers on Campuses for Constitution Day

September 17, 2012

‘Inside Higher Ed’, KC Johnson on the University of North Carolina’s New ‘Two-tiered’ Disciplinary Procedures

April 26, 2012

Speech Code of the Month: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

February 7, 2012

Former FIREIntern: UNC Should Not Be Comfortable With Unconstitutional Policies

February 1, 2012

‘Daily Tar Heel’ Article Shows that Free Speech Has a Long Way to Go at UNC

January 30, 2012

Victory at University of North Carolina: Religious Student Group Free to Practice Its Beliefs

October 14, 2011

Press Release

Will Threat of Legal Action Spur UNC to Restore Emeritus Professor's Rights?

September 20, 2011

At University of North Carolina, Choral Group's Vote Prompts Investigation--And Raises First Amendment Concerns

September 2, 2011

'Chronicle' Article on Emeritus Faculty Highlights Case of Wronged UNC Professor

August 15, 2011

'Triangle Business Journal' on UNC's Revocation of Emeritus Professor's Network Access

July 1, 2011

FIRE's Shibley Raps UNC's Punishment of Emeritus Professor in 'Herald-Sun'

June 24, 2011

FIRE Corrects the Record on 'Inside Higher Ed' Reporting of UNC Case

June 22, 2011

Resolutions to Protect Academic Freedom of Faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Delaware

November 19, 2010

FIRE's Robert Shibley Takes on UNC Speech Codes in 'Chapel Hill Herald' Op-Ed

October 18, 2010

'The Daily Tar Heel' on FIREat UNC-Chapel Hill

October 6, 2010

Blog

FIRE, AAUP, and Thomas Jefferson Center File Brief with Fourth Circuit in Support of UNC Professor

July 6, 2010

News

One Year Later, Heckler's Veto Shelved at University of North Carolina

May 5, 2010

Watch the Video of Greg's UNC Speech

November 19, 2009

UNC Rejects the Heckler’s Veto

April 24, 2009

Editorial Board of UNC’s Daily Tar Heel: “Protect Free Speech”

March 2, 2009

FIRE Cautions University of North Carolina System against Implementing Hate Speech Policy

February 16, 2009

Nearly Three Years Later, Significant Improvement at North Carolina’s Public Universities

September 22, 2008

‘UNC Chapel Hill Tries to Spin Away a Major Defeat’

May 18, 2006

Laughable Spin at UNC

May 5, 2006

Newspaper Theft at Troy University: Facebook Article Involved?

February 15, 2006

Liberty in the Balance in North Carolina

February 1, 2006

The War on Christians (and Muslims)

December 27, 2005

Blog

UNC Restores Tradition of Holiday Travesties

December 15, 2005

Blog

Foggy Thinking about ‘Discrimination’ at UNC

May 31, 2005

Princeton Victory Covered by AP

May 12, 2005

Blog

Grassroots Censorship at Loyola Marymount

April 4, 2005

Blog

What Is Up with North Carolina?

March 8, 2005

Blog

Here Comes the Judge: UNC Enjoined

March 7, 2005

News

Victory for Freedom of Association at UNC-Chapel Hill

March 6, 2005

Press Release

Rhode Island College vs. Freedom—Again

February 23, 2005

Blog

Good News for Religious Liberty

February 17, 2005

Blog

Is ‘Derecognize’ a Word?

February 16, 2005

Blog

A Big Week for Religious Liberty

February 14, 2005

News

Alpha Iota Omega Files Suit Against UNC-Chapel Hill

August 24, 2004

News

FIRE Answers UNC; Congressman Calls for Inquiry into UNC's Actions

August 16, 2004

Press Release

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Denies Recognition to Another Christian Group

August 11, 2004

News

Victory for Religious Liberty at UNC

January 1, 2003

News

Victory for Religious Liberty at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

December 31, 2002

Press Release

InterVarsity Multi-Ethnic Christian Fellowship Banned at Rutgers University

December 29, 2002

Press Release