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Pennsylvania House of Representatives Select Committee on Student Academic Freedom

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives brought together a committee to examine allegations that Pennsylvania's public universities were plagued by liberal ideology and indoctrination. David A. French, at the time president of ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ, served as a legal adviser to the panel. FIREreleased FIREReport on the First Amendment Responsibilities of Pennsylvania State-Funded Colleges and Universities, explaining that Pennsylvania universities are bound to follow the strictures of the U.S. and Pennsylvania Constitutions, notably to respect the expressive rights of students and faculty members, to protect religious liberty on campus, and to protect freedom of conscience on campus.

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