Law students at Yale University disrupted a speaking event on free speech rights
Monica Miller and Kristen Waggoner, Yale University
March 2022
Yale University
David Azerrad, Saint Vincent College
April 2022
Saint Vincent College
Saint Vincent College’s president announced a new public speaker policy after a lecture sponsored by the college was widely criticized as racist
Mike Pence, University of Virginia
April 2022
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia’s student newspaper published an editorial calling for Mike Pence to be “de-platformed” because of his speech
Andy Ngo, Dartmouth College
January 2022
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College moves appearance of right-wing journalist from in-person to Zoom due to security concerns.
Badiucao and Unknown Students, George Washington University
February 2022
George Washington University
George Washington University’s interim president initially called for discipline against students responsible for displaying posters satirizing the Chinese government, but soon thereafter reversed course in the face of criticism by, among others, the artist responsible for the images displayed
Dorian Abbot, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
September 2021
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
MIT cancels lecture of scientist opposed to affirmative action and other diversity initiatives, partly due to scientist’s comparison of diversity initiatives to Nazism.
Michael Oren, UC Irvine
From February 2010, to September 2011
University of California, Irvine
A speech by an Israeli diplomat was interrupted by protests by Muslim students.
Karl Rove, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
April 2013
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
A prominent Republican strategist was shouted down at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Robert Zoellick, Swarthmore College
From April 2013, to April 2013
Swarthmore College
Robert Zoellick was a deputy secretary of state under President George W. Bush, and was nominated by Bush as president of the World Bank in 2007. In 2013, Zoellick was invited to deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree at Swarthmore College on June 2. Some students and faculty objected to Zoellick’s participation […]
Ben Carson, Johns Hopkins University
From March 2013, to April 2013
Johns Hopkins University
2016 Republican president candidate Ben Carson cancelled his appearance at Johns Hopkins University’s graduation ceremony after an outcry over remarks he made about gay marriage.
