The Student Press Law Center commends the Wisconsin Assembly for their approval yesterday of New Voices legislation restricting censorship of school-sponsored student media. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration. Sponsored by Representative Tom Michalski, AB 551 ensures that Wisconsin’s public sixth grade through college student journalists determine the content of student media… Continue reading Wisconsin Assembly approves New Voices bill
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SPLC provides testimony supporting proposed New Voices bill in Wisconsin
SPLC provided written testimony to Wisconsin's Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities in support of proposed New Voices legislation.
Wisconsin university and state DOJ drop FOIA case after accidentally releasing unredacted records
A Winnebago County Circuit Court judge ruled against a professor who tried to stop the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh from releasing his personnel records to student journalist Alex Nemec.
University of Wisconsin system approves policy mandating punishment for students who disrupt free expression
University of Wisconsin schools will now be required to suspend students after two violations and expel them after three.
Student journalist challenges University of Wisconsin for records in investigation of professor
When a professor was pulled out of a lecture and suddenly stopped teaching his other classes, Alex Nemec, a student journalist at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh, filed records requests to find out why. Nemec has encountered two hurdles to accessing records, the first imposed by the University and the second by the professor himself.
High school paper in Wisconsin slapped with a prior review policy after publishing a story on rape culture; SPLC’s model guidelines soon replace policy
"The SPLC helped me realize that what I was fighting for was important. With their support, we were able to overturn the prior review policy and return Cardinal Columns to the rightful hands of student journalists."
Wisconsin student government, angry at student newspaper’s debt, calls for adviser’s resignation
The UW-Oshkosh student newspaper, facing crippling debt, has the university administrators' support — but the student government has denounced the paper's leadership.
University of Wisconsin system now has fewer disclosure requirements for applicants to top leadership positions
The University of Wisconsin system will no longer have to reveal final candidates for its top positions, now that an exemption has been signed into law with the state biennial budget.
Censorship-fighters from Wis., Pa., recognized with 'Courage in Student Journalism' award
Tanvi Kumar, former editor-in-chief of Cardinal Columns at Wisconsin’s Fond du Lac High School and co-editors Gillian McGoldrick and Reed Hennessy of The Playwickian at Pennsylvania’s Neshaminy High School will share the Courage award, presented annually to recognize students who show exceptional fortitude in overcoming adversity to bring important stories to the public.
Wis. high school reverses prior review policy, returns editorial control to students, adviser
Fond du Lac High School’s student news organization will return to business as usual this academic year with new guidelines, after a prior review policy caused friction between administrators and student journalists in the previous school year.