Two FAU Faculty Members Return to Work After Charlie Kirk Comments Found to Be Protected Speech

Two FAU faculty members return to work after Charlie Kirk comments found to be protected speech

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two Florida Atlantic University faculty members returned to work Tuesday after a university investigation concluded that comments they made about Charlie Kirk were protected speech.

Two FAU faculty members return to work after Charlie Kirk comments found to be protected speech

Two Florida Atlantic University faculty members returned to work Tuesday after a university investigation concluded that comments they made about Charlie Kirk were protected speech. Karen Leader, an associate professor of art history, and Rebel Cole, an eminent scholar in the College of Business, have resumed their full duties after two months of administrative leave, according to an FAU spokesperson. The two faculty members, along with a third,…

Two FAU faculty members return to work after Charlie Kirk comments found to be protected speech

Two Florida Atlantic University faculty members returned to work Tuesday after a university investigation concluded that comments they made about Charlie Kirk were protected speech.

The Flawed Firing of a Public University Professor: First Amendment Lessons About Online Speech Rights

By late September, the New York Times had identified “more than 145” instances of people being “fired, suspended, reassigned or pushed to resign . . . for things they said about [Charlie Kirk’s] assassination.” NBC News asserted that such actions stemmed from “a campaign propelled by conservative influencers and Republican lawmakers who urged schools and other employers to fire people who they say made light of or celebrated Kirk’s death.” Indee…

Two FAU faculty members return to work after Charlie Kirk comments found to be protected speech

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two Florida Atlantic University faculty members returned to work Tuesday after a university investigation concluded that comments they made about Charlie Kirk were protected speech.

Suspended U.S. Law Professor Challenges Campus Inquiry Over Israel Criticism

A University of Kentucky law professor known for his outspoken criticism of Israel has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block an ongoing university investigation into his conduct—an inquiry he says is politically motivated, unconstitutional, and fundamentally retaliatory. The case underscores the escalating national tension between academic freedom, campus speech, and new legislative measures targeting antisemitism in higher education. Ramsi W…