Another University Of Minnesota Alumnus Yanks Support Over Censorship Of Ben Shapiro, Conservative Students
Following the University of Minnesota’s second-class treatment of conservative students, another alumnus has announced he’s yanking support for his alma mater over the school’s censorship of conservative students and their work to host Ben Shapiro last spring. This alumnus’ decision comes on the heels of another major donor’s decision to pull support in May. “I […]
Young America’s Foundation Sues University Of Minnesota For Suppressing Student Speech
On Tuesday, Young America’s Foundation filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the University of Minnesota, in federal court, after University officials engaged in viewpoint-based censorship of conservative students and their YAF-sponsored lecture featuring New York Times bestselling author Ben Shapiro. School policy permits administrators to wield unbridled discretion to suppress student speech that administrators dislike. […]
Internal Emails Show University Of Minnesota DID Censor Shapiro Lecture
Emails obtained by Young America’s Foundation through a public records request made as part of YAF’s Censorship Exposed project show University of Minnesota administrators engaging in content-based censorship of YAF’s lecture with Ben Shapiro. Days before the February 26 lecture, University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler issued a public statement on Twitter saying, in part, […]
Young America’s Foundation Puts University Of Minnesota On Notice For First Amendment Violations
Young America’s Foundation (YAF) and Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) put the University of Minnesota on notice Tuesday that a lawsuit is imminent if the school doesn’t remedy its disparate treatment of conservative students working to host Ben Shapiro through YAF’s nationwide campus lecture program on February 26. The letter sent to the University of Minnesota can […]
