The North Dakota Attorney General wrote that the North Dakota State University Foundation and Alumni Association violated public record laws when it refused to release information about the candidates for the CEO position to a state newspaper.
The embattled professor, who is suspended from her job and undergoing an investigation by the university system's governing board, will complete 20 hours of community service with no jail time.
Students and administrators frequently misunderstand copyright law and how it relates to student work, often leading to conflicts in schools.
Some public access advocates are worried that the bill simply echoes the requirements set by the federal Clery Act instead of advancing transparency in private universities' police forces.
Chris Carroll, director of student media at Vanderbilt, and Will Drabold, college journalist at Ohio University, speak about the future of college media and the challenges the field is facing. Frank LoMonte: Hi everybody, welcome to another installment of the Student Press Law Center’s monthly podcast, a run down of developments affecting the rights of those… Continue reading January 2016 Podcast: The Future of College Media
Two brothers are organizing a nationwide event to pushback against free speech zones and other suppressions of students' speech on college campuses.
The Society of Professional Journalists has announced its support of Missouri's Walter Cronkite New Voices Act, which would protect high school and college student journalists from censorship. "Student journalists set the foundation for the future of the profession. They are limited in their ability to do their job as journalists when government officials and administrations weaken their… Continue reading Society of Professional Journalists endorses Missouri’s New Voices bill
WASHINGTON — A committee of state senators heard testimony from student journalists, high school advisers, free press advocates and school association officials on Thursday regarding student press freedom legislation for the Evergreen State. The Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee hearing on the New Voices of Washington bill, which was introduced last week, largely… Continue reading Washington Senate committee hears testimony on student press freedom legislation
The Columbia City Prosecutor's Office has filed a third-degree assault charge against the professor who made national news for blocking a student photojournalist from covering a public protest.
The general manager of UNC-Chapel Hill's independent student newspaper made the decision on financial and safety grounds, but the student editor-in-chief said she should have been consulted.