Trump’s free speech executive order will do little to change existing laws, experts say
The executive order, signed in March, threatens to pull federal funding for universities and colleges that do not protect “free inquiry.” Read more »
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College Republicans, Democrats debate income inequality and climate change
The two student political organizations debated several topics in Maxwell Auditorium on Thursday night. Read more »
Syverud says SU will ‘continue to vigorously protect freedom of expression’ after Trump executive order
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that threatens to pull research funding and grants from universities that don’t comply with federal standards of freedom of expression. Read more »
Our reader: SU can learn from the past to creatively protest, now
Our reader responds to executive order mandating free speech at all colleges and universities. Read more »
Kanye West needs to be more responsible with his words, as a figure of influence
Kanye West has recently made national headlines, but it’s not for his music. Read more »
Syracuse’s payment to anti-gay protester was justified, free speech experts say
The Syracuse Common Council recently approved a six-figure payment to Jim Deferio, a street preacher and anti-gay protester. Read more »
Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia receives free speech award posthumously
Daphne Caruana Galizia was posthumously awarded the Tully Free Speech Award for her reporting on corruption in Malta. She was assassinated in October 2017. Read more »
Syracuse University is right to protect applicants participating in peaceful protests
The Daily Orange Editorial Board commends SU’s decision to protect applicants following the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. Read more »
University Senate still seeking final recommendations on revised free speech policy
Chancellor Kent Syverud set a March deadline for the Senate Agenda Committee to provide suggestions in relation to SU’s Stop Bias website, reasonable person definition and the campus posting policy. Read more »
Syracuse University speech codes are too strict, according to outside organization
The organization more commonly known as FIRE has given Syracuse University a “red” free speech code rating. Read more »
How 'trigger warnings' spark debate in higher education
"Trigger warnings” are often used in academia to alert students of content that could be sensitive or upsetting to them, including topics of sexual assault, PTSD and other material deemed uncomfortable. Read more »
Administrator’s political activity memo draws backlash from some SU faculty members
SU community members, a memo contends, can participate in political activity “on their own behalves” but they need to specify that their views are not reflective of the university as a whole. Read more »
Does Syracuse University's funding of campus publications dictate content?
SU provides funding to student-run media outlets and publications through the $203 student activity fee, which provides the basic financial resources that keeps these outlets afloat. Read more »
Amid national debate, Syracuse Athletics does not intend to adopt a policy for athlete protests
How sports leagues, teams and administrators address athlete demonstration is still very much alive, Syracuse included. Read more »
Free speech expert calls planned MSU whiteboard ban an ‘overreaction’
Roy Gutterman, the director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, discusses the controversial ban that will be starting this fall at MSU. Read more »
Newhouse School receives grant for free speech project from the Koch brothers
The Tully Center for Free Speech received a grant from the Charles Koch Foundation, stirring up concern among faculty members. Read more »
Syracuse University alumnus responds to professor's placement on Professor Watchlist
Syracuse University alumnus and Syracuse resident Richard Wilkins shares his thoughts on SU professor Dana Cloud's placement on the Professor Watchlist. Read more »
Dean Emeritus and Professor retires after 28 years in Newhouse
David M. Rubin, who has served as dean of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications for 28 years, taught his last class Wednesday, Dec. 7. Read more »
Following Donald Trump’s election, professors’ free speech is under siege
Liberal columnist Cole Jermyn explains the hypocrisy behind the free speech-threatening Professor Watchlist, which publishes the names of professors who are said to suppress conservative opinions in their classrooms. Read more »
Iranian-American journalist receives Newhouse School’s annual Tully Award
Jason Rezaian received the award for his experiences and brave journalism after being held in an Iranian prison for over 18 months. Read more »
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud announces revisions to free speech policies
Syracuse University has announced some revisions to its free speech policies, according to an email sent to the SU community on Tuesday from Chancellor Kent Syverud. Read more »
University Senate makes recommendations for SU's free speech policy
The University Senate also unanimously endorsed a report by the Chancellor’s Working Group on Free Speech. Read more »
University Senators spend most of meeting discussing faculty policy revisions
More than 40 minutes of Wednesday’s University Senate meeting were spent discussing a revision to Syracuse University’s faculty policies, leaving little time to address a report covering free speech on campus. Read more »
Q&A: Associated Press correspondent Kathy Gannon on returning to journalism after getting shot while reporting in Afghanistan
The Daily Orange talked to Associated Press reporter Kathy Gannon about her experiences covering Afghanistan and Pakistan, getting severely wounded on the job and then coming back to reporting afterward. Read more »
