Censoring ‘All Men Are Created Equal’ cost U. Oregon $724K — will other universities learn?
Guest Column - The College Fix
July 17, 2025
OPINION: The First Amendment exists to protect dissent and divergent opinions, not just ideas that align with rigid campus orthodoxy
The University of Oregon just learned a very costly lesson about free speech.
This cautionary tale began in June 2022, when Portland State University Professor Bruce Gilley responded to a University of Oregon Division of Equity and Inclusion “racism interrupter” post on Twitter by retweeting it with the comment “all men are created equal.”
Ironically, it seems that UO’s definition of “inclusion” didn’t include tolerance for the principle of colorblindness. Rather than recognizing that Gilley’s quote from the Declaration of Independence was protected speech, a university DEI official blocked Gilley from the @UOEquity account.
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