510 Walnut St. | Suite 1250 2023 Cable News Network. FIRE has written many thousands of words over the years about the value of free speech in a free society. Former UNC Wilmington professor Mike S. Adams sudden July 23 death has been ruled as a suicide, according to the New Hanover County Sheriffs Office in a press Mike S. Adams death ruled a suicide The Seahawk Check out our library of resources to get started on your First Amendment journey! U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Adams v. University of North Carolina-Wilmington, From Florida to Maine, school boards and city councils silence critics in the name of decorum, Major moves: Corn-Revere on FIRE, Mchangama and Future of Free Speech Project open base at Vanderbilt University First Amendment News 377, Trinity University policy burdens events with a History of or Potential for Protests or Disturbance, VICTORY: After FIRE lawsuit, Dauphin County to lift ban on political expression in public park, pay $91K, Cert. petition: Floyd Abrams takes on SEC in First Amendment challenge FAN 333, Special issue: Academic speech Protected or perilous? Making ends meet: students speak out about low wages on campus, Sen. Michael Lee receives Razor Walker Award for Public Policy despite protests, An interview with the new 2023-2024 SGA Presidents, Wilmington residents protest for trans rights, Dr. Aswani K. Volety installed as Chancellor of UNCW, False alarm reported at Watson College of Education, The Salvation Armys downtown shelter set to close, new location under construction, WAVE Transit pays tribute to Rosa Parks with reserved seat, New carbon filtration system removes PFAS from drinking water, The 124th Anniversary of the 1898 Wilmington Massacre, Your email address will not be published. Why Isnt Joe Biden a Threat to Democracy? were released the next day on July 24, indicating that Adams had suffered a gunshot wound and a handgun was taken as evidence but did not confirm the cause of death at the time. The fact is, though, that in a society that respects dissentthe society in which we are supposed to be livingMike would almost certainly still be alive. As a result of the settlement, Adams agreed to retire from the school. account, from which he posted his unfiltered thoughts on a wide range of political and social issues. Selected works Novels Bird (1997) Dangerous to Know (2004) A Kiss Goodbye (2005) Detective Mike Croft series The Greenway (1995) Conservative Professor Found Dead Just Youll find many videos where he talked about the importance of the First Amendment and conservatives standing up for themselves even at systemically anti-conservative higher ed institutions like UNCW that are known for forcing out conservatives for WrongThink. Adams cause of death has not been made public. Because I said the world is better off for Mike Adams not being in it. He was found alone in his house on July 23 with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.