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New ‘FIREQuarterly’ Available
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Spring is here, and so is our latest edition of The FIREQuarterly! This newest issue focuses on highlighting the many FIREvictories that were achieved in recent months.

False Promises Of Academic Freedom
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Scott McConnell was recently expelled from Le Moyne College in Syracuse because his personal beliefs didn't fit within the school's indoctrination grid.

The Columbia Report: An Analysis
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Columbia’s Ad Hoc Grievance Committee issued a report detailing its findings regarding the ongoing academic freedom controversy.

College in Flap over Corporal Punishment Essay
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A dispute has escalated between a small college in New York state and a student who was barred from the school's teacher training program because he wrote a paper in support of corporal punishment.

Occidental College’s Ongoing Shame: Part 6
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The lack of serious local coverage of this case is one of the reasons that this case has gone on so long.

Occidental College’s Ongoing Shame: Part 5
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Occidental officials misrepresented facts in defending their actions, and they actually found Antebi guilty of harassment for protected speech.

Occidental College’s Ongoing Shame: Part 4
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The ACLU of Southern California wrote to Occidental College General Counsel Sandra Cooper after she said her interpretation of ACLU policy is more accurate than that of the managing attorney of the ACLU.

College Expels Student Who Advocated Corporal Punishment
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Graduate student Scott McConnell handed in an assignment in which he described his ideal classroom environment, which involved "strong discipline and hard work" and which included "corporal punishment."

Occidental College’s Ongoing Shame: Part 3
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The administration at Occidental College used the controversy around Jason Antebi as an excuse to dissolve the student government.

Occidental College’s Ongoing Shame: Part 2
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Occidental College student radio host Jason Antebi was fired from his job and found guilty of sexual harassment for mocking fellow members of the student government on air.
