Washburn University approved YAF chapter’s plans to bring Michael Knowles to campus, but then sought to marginalize the event. Washburn’s president publicly condemned YAF as “inciting fear.” YAF filed a request seeking records concerning the statement. At first, Washburn unbelievably claimed none existed. YAF successfully appealed the records denial to the Kansas Attorney General, who ordered the school to produce additional records.
Date Commenced: March 2022
Status: The AG is continuing to monitor this production to ensure Washburn fully complies with its First Amendment obligations.
A president of a public university in Kansas sent a school-wide email condemning an upcoming Young America’s Foundation campus lecture featuring Michael Knowles, claiming he was “disappointed” that First Amendment rights are being used to make students feel “unsafe” on campus. Read more
