Essays and analysis

From the Columbia Free Speech Alliance and its contributors…

Columbia Dome
Yet another blow to Columbia University’s autonomy...
Canary
Columbia alumni are taking a stand to defend free speech,...
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The “Chicago Statement” refers to the free speech policy...
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Alumni take up the fight for free speech — and you can help!
As campuses grow more hostile to free expression, it may be up to alumni to tip the scales in favor of individual rights. Long after alumni leave campus, they remain some of higher education’s most powerful...
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Five ways university presidents can prove their commitment to free speech
Threats to free speech and academic freedom on campus constantly change: One year, it’s speech codes and federal government overreach that present the greatest danger. The next, it could be speaker disinvitations...
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Columbia Free Speech Alliance statement on student protest, hate speech and violence
Although we fully support free speech and students’ right to protest, there are legitimate limits. According to the First Amendment, hate speech is protected with narrow exceptions, as identified by the...

Columbia in the spotlight

Selected coverage and commentary from beyond CFSA, offering context and insight into the fight for free expression on campus.