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Thu, June 21, 2012
FIRE Update
Speech Code of the Month
FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for June 2012: Centre College in Kentucky. Centre promises to protect students' fundamental rights, but it severely ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
FIRE Update
Professor Who Criticized Muslims on Facebook
Sues Purdue University Calumet
CHICAGO, May 16, 2012–A professor has filed a free speech lawsuit against Purdue University ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
FIRE Update
The Latest News from FIRE
FIRE VP Shibley on 'Fox Friends'
FIRE's Robert Shibley appeared on Fox News Channel's Fox Friends on April 1 to discuss our ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
FIRE Update
Speech Code of the Month
FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for February 2012: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). For a number ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Campus Speech Codes Decline Again
New FIRE Report: Campus Speech Codes Decline Again
PHILADELPHIA, January 10, 2012–The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE; thefire.org) released its 2012 report on campus ...
Mon, November 07, 2011
FIRE Update
November 7, 2011 Volume 8 / Issue 22
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
George Will Castigates Vanderbilt for ...
Fri, October 14, 2011
Religious Student Group Gets Green Light
Will Creeley, Director of Legal and Public Advocacy
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Thu, September 15, 2011
FIRE Update
September 15, 2011 Volume 8 / Issue 19
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
Victory for Freedom of Speech at Northern ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
FIRE Update
September 8, 2011 Volume 8 / Issue 18
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
Outrage Builds Against U.S. Department of ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
FIRE Update
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
In Daily Caller, FIRE's Robert Shibley Warns Parents, Grandparents about Reduced ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
FIRE Update
August 4, 2011 Volume 8 / Issue 16
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
American Association of University Professors ...
Tue, July 26, 2011
FIRE Update
July 25, 2011 Volume 8 / Issue 15
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
Widener Law ...
Thu, July 07, 2011
FIRE Update
July 7, 2011 Volume 8 / Issue 14
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
Campus Muzzles Announced: Yale, Wesleyan, ...
Thu, June 23, 2011
FIRE Update
June 23, 2011 Volume 8 / Issue 13
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
FIRE Challenges Yale to Stand Up for Free ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
FIRE Update
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
UC Santa Barbara Student Government Tries to Derail David Horowitz Event, Lies About ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Seven Best School for Free Speech
PHILADELPHIA, May 24, 2011–Today the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) commends the nation's seven best colleges and universities for freedom of speech in an article by FIRE ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
FIRE Update
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
Former FIRE Intern on Glenn Beck to Discuss Problems for Conservatives on Campus
Fri, May 06, 2011
New Fed Regs Limit Campus Rights
FIRE: New Federal Regulations Limit Due Process Rights on Campus
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2011–In response to new federal regulations announced last month that require colleges and universities ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
FIRE Update
April 27, 2011 Volume 8 / Issue 9
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
Wendy Kaminer in The Atlantic on the 'SaVE ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
FIRE Update
April 18, 2011 Volume 8 / Issue 8
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
Joined by Broad Coalition, FIRE Files Brief in ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Gainsville College Censorship
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Thu, April 07, 2011
FIRE Update
Ohio College Prohibits Student from Peacefully Distributing Literature on Abortion, Birth Control
DAYTON, Ohio, April 6, 2011–Sinclair Community College has ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
FIRE Update
March 31, 2011 Volume 8 / Issue 6
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
FIRE's Adam Kissel Discusses Case of ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
FIRE Update
March 17, 2011 Volume 8 / Issue 5
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
UCLA Student's 'Asians in the Library' Video ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
FIRE Update
March 3, 2011 Volume 8 / Issue 4
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
With 8-1 Ruling, Supreme Court Affirms Primacy ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
FIRE Update
February 17, 2011 Volume 8 / Issue 3
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
Tue, February 01, 2011
Arizona State Eliminates Speech Code
TEMPE, Ariz., February 1, 2011–This week, Arizona State University (ASU) eliminated its unconstitutional speech code, earning a coveted "green light" rating from the Foundation for Individual ...
Thu, January 27, 2011
FIRE Update
January 27, 2011 Volume 7 / Issue 2
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
FIRE in 'The Huffington Post' on America's ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
FIRE Update
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
FIRE Highlights UGA's 'Scootergate' in New Video
When University of ...
Fri, December 31, 2010
2010 A Pivotal Year for Campus Liberty
PHILADELPHIA, December 30, 2010–Two-thirds of America's leading colleges and universities–those places most badly in need of open debate and discussion–have speech codes that ...
Tue, December 21, 2010
FIRE Update
FIRE's Kissel in 'New York Post' on Syracuse's War on Satire
Yesterday's New York Post featured an article by FIRE Vice President of Programs Adam Kissel about Syracuse University's ...
Mon, December 20, 2010
New Threats to Free Speech Emerge
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20–Today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) releases its 2011 report on campus speech codes, revealing that 67 percent of the 390 colleges and ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
FIRE Update
December 1, 2010 Volume 6 / Issue 16
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
New FIRE Legal Scholarship Published in Two ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
University Recognizes YAF
University Recognizes Young Americans for Freedom: Conservative and Libertarian Groups Were Too 'Similar' to Coexist
TAMPA, Nov. 30, 2010–The University of ...
Mon, November 15, 2010
FIRE Update
November 15, 2010 Volume 6 / Issue 15
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
FIRE's ...
Fri, November 05, 2010
FIRE Update
New FIRE Video: Sean Clark on Penn State's Problem with 'God-Given Free Will'
FIRE's Campus Freedom Network (CFN) has released a new video as part of a series ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
U of Virginia Elimates Speech Codes
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., October 28, 2010–This week, the University of Virginia (UVa) confirmed that it had eliminated the last of its policies that unconstitutionally restricted the free speech ...
Thu, October 21, 2010
FIRE Update
October 21, 2010 Volume 6 / Issue 13
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
FIRE's Greg Lukianoff Discusses Student ...
Tue, October 19, 2010
DePaul Discriminates Against Student Organizations
CHICAGO, October 18, 2010–DePaul University is engaging in unjust and deceptive viewpoint discrimination against student organizations despite its promise to support "robust debate and exposure ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
FIRE Update
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
Professor Steven Pinker on FIRE, Censorship, and the 'Psychology of Taboo'
Thu, September 30, 2010
Censorship of Anti-Terrorist Art Exhibit Documented
PHILADELPHIA, September 27, 2010–A new short film by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) documents the experience of Penn State student artist Joshua Stulman, whose ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
FIRE Update
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
In 'Huffington Post,' FIRE President Explains Importance of Valdosta State Win ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
FIRE Places Billboard Critical of Bucknell Free Speech Record
LEWISBURG, Pa., September 20, 2010–One of the main ways that universities maintain immoral and unconstitutional speech codes is to keep alumni and parents in the dark about rules that restrict ...
Thu, September 09, 2010
FIRE Update
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
Reminder to Attorneys in New York and Pennsylvania: Last Chance to Sign Up for ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
UCLA Halts Retaliation Against Whistleblower
LOS ANGELES, September 2, 2010–The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has temporarily halted its violations of the free expression rights of an environmental health sciences ...
Tue, August 31, 2010
FIRE Exposes Abusers of Student, Faculty Rights
PHILADELPHIA, August 31, 2010–The 2011 edition of U.S. News World Report's Best Colleges issue, released today, includes a full-page advertisement from the Foundation for Individual Rights in ...
Thu, August 19, 2010
Third Circuit Strikes Down University of Virginia Speech Codes
PHILADELPHIA, August 18, 2010–In a victory for free speech on campus, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion today in McCauley v. University of the Virgin ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
FIRE Update
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
FIRE to Offer Continuing Legal Education Course on First Amendment Law on ...
Tue, July 27, 2010
Victory for Academic Freedom
Victory for Academic Freedom: 'Human Heredity' Professor Receives $100,000 Settlement
SAN JOS…, Calif., July 26, 2010–Nearly three years after ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
FIRE Update
July 22, 2010 Volume 6 / Issue 9
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
FIRE Offering ...
Wed, July 07, 2010
FIRE Update
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
FIRE Launches New Video Series With Short Film on Censorship of Gun-Related ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
FIRE Launches Video Series on Gun-Relates Speech
FIRE Launches New Video Series With Short Film on Censorship of Gun-Related Speech
PHILADELPHIA, June 30, 2010--Today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is proud ...
Sat, June 19, 2010
FIRE Update
FIRE Legal Scholarship: Kelly Sarabyn's 'Prescribing Orthodoxy' Published in Cardozo
Public Law, Policy and Ethics Journal
Hot on the heels of our last ...
Wed, May 19, 2010
College Student Barred from Class for Swearing
JACKSON, Miss., May 18, 2010–Mississippi's largest community college unconstitutionally bans "cursing and vulgarity" and has barred a student from a course for swearing outside of class. After ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
FIRE Update
FIRE and ACLU: California College's 'Free Speech Patio' Chills Expression
SAN DIEGO, May 13, 2010–Southwestern College (SWC) limits free expression on its California campus to a single ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
FIRE Update
May 5, 2010 Volume 6 / Issue 2
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
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Mon, April 19, 2010
FIRE Update
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
FIRE Chairman Harvey Silverglate in the Wall Street Journal
Thu, April 08, 2010
Duke University Removes Student Protections
DURHAM, N.C., April 7, 2010–Duke University has instituted a new "sexual misconduct" policy that can render a student guilty of non-consensual sex simply because he or she is considered ...
Wed, March 31, 2010
Victory for Free Speech at Duke
Pro-Life group's rights restored
DURHAM, N.C., March 30, 2010–Duke University has reversed a decision by its Women's Center that prohibited the Duke Students for Life (DSFL) student group from holding a discussion on student ...
Mon, March 29, 2010
Duke Denies Facilities to Pro-Life Group
DURHAM, N.C., March 29, 2010–Duke University's Women's Center has canceled an event about motherhood because the sponsor was engaging in pro-life expression elsewhere on campus. A Women's ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
University of Chicago Censors Student Facebook Posts
CHICAGO, March 24, 2010–For the second time in two years, the University of Chicago has censored a student's post on a private Facebook page. Undergraduate Joseph "Tex" Dozier posted a joke ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
FIRE Update
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
Ford Hall Forum Honors FIRE Tonight with 2010 First Amendment Award
Tue, March 16, 2010
Federal Court Strikes Down Gun Rights Protest Restrictions
Victory for Free Speech on Campus: Federal Court Strikes Down Gun Rights Protest Restrictions at Tarrant County College
Dear Mr. Henry:
Late yesterday, ...
Fri, March 12, 2010
Victory for Freedom of Press at UC San Diego
SAN DIEGO, March 11, 2010–In a victory for freedom of the press on campus, the student government of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) voted last night to end an ongoing moratorium ...
Fri, February 26, 2010
FIRE Update
February 26, 2010 Volume 6 / Issue 2
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities.
UC San Diego Continues Assault on Student ...
Thu, February 11, 2010
Victory for Free Speech at Temple University
PHILADELPHIA, February 11, 2010–Temple University has withdrawn an unconstitutional, after-the-fact security fee levied by the university on a student group for hosting a presentation last ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
FIRE Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supporting Freedom of Association
FIRE Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supporting Freedom of Association in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez
WASHINGTON, February 4, 2010–Today, the Foundation for Individual ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
FIRE Update
Temple University Charges Unconstitutional 'Security' Fee for Geert Wilders Event; Dutch Trial Begins Today over Controversial Expression
PHILADELPHIA, January 20, 2010–Dutch ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
FIRE Urges Ninth Circuit to Defend First Amendment
SAN FRANCISCO, January 13, 2010–Today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ...
Mon, December 28, 2009
FIRE Update
December 28
FIRE Op-Ed in New York Post on University of Minnesota Victory
Today's issue of the New York Post features an op-ed by FIRE's Adam Kissel, in ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
Victory for Freedom of Conscience
University of Minnesota backs away from idelogical screening
MINNEAPOLIS, December 23, 2009–In response to sustained pressure from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities has backed away ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
University of Minnesota Defends Ideological Screen of Students
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Adam Kissel For Immediate Release:
Phone: 215-717-3473 December 17, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS, December 17, 2009–The University of ...
Sun, December 13, 2009
FIRE Update
Teacher Re-Education Scandal at University of Minnesota Gains Steam
Late last month, FIRE wrote a letter to the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
about proposed changes that would ...
Mon, November 30, 2009
FIRE Update
FIRE and 15 National Organizations Sign Statement of Principle on 'Free Expression at Risk, at Yale and Elsewhere'
FIRE has joined with the American Association of University Professors, ...
Tue, November 24, 2009
FIRE Legal Scholarship on Speech Codes Published
FIRE is pleased to announce the publication of Defying the Constitution: The Rise, Persistence, and Prevalence of Campus Speech Codes in the Georgetown Journal of Law Public Policy. Authored by ...
Thu, November 12, 2009
FIRE Announces New Publication
Contact: Will Creeley For Immediate Release:
Phone: 212-582-3191 November 12, 2009
FIRE Announces Publication of 'Correcting Common Mistakes in Campus Speech ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
Students File Lawsuit Challenging Censorship of Pro-Gun Protest
PRESS RELEASE
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Phone: 215-717-3473 November 5, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas, November 5, 2009–Tarrant County ...
Wed, November 04, 2009
College Abandons Mysterious 'Sexual Harrassment' Charge for Lack of Evidence
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Fri, October 30, 2009
FIRE Update
October 30
Under Pressure from FIRE and Students, University of North Texas Eliminates Free Speech Zones
FIRE is very pleased to report that the ...
Fri, October 23, 2009
FIRE Update
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Mon, October 19, 2009
FIRE Wins Templeton Freedom Award
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Wed, October 14, 2009
FIRE Update
October 14
Final Day to Register Online for FIRE's 10th Anniversary Celebration Dinner in NYC!
Online registration is still available for FIRE's 10th ...
Fri, October 09, 2009
FIRE Update
October 8
Fully Redesigned Campus Freedom Network Website Provides New Activism and Community Tools to Fight for Liberty on Campus
FIRE is taking the next step in activism for campus ...
Mon, October 05, 2009
Victory for First Amendment in Pittsburgh
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Robert Shibley For Immediate Release:
Phone: 215-717-3473 October 2, 2009
Victory for First Amendment: Pittsburgh-Area College ...
Thu, September 24, 2009
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Update
September 24
Breitbart.tv Covers Mysterious 'Sexual Harassment' Case at East Georgia College
Breitbart.tv is airing an extensive, 23-minute interview with ...
Mon, September 21, 2009
Bucknell University Hardens Policy Used to Shut Down Student Protests
Student newspaper rejects FIRE ad
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Thu, September 17, 2009
FIRE Update
September 17
FIRE Joins Open Letter to Yale Protesting Censorship of Mohammed Cartoons
Earlier this week, FIRE joined a dynamic coalition of 13 civil ...
Fri, September 11, 2009
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Update
September 10
FIRE Celebrates Our 150th Victory for Rights on Campus
FIRE is proud to announce that we've achieved our 150th ...
Fri, September 04, 2009
Students Return with New Tools to Defend Liberty
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Wed, August 26, 2009
FIRE Kick Off Awareness Campaign
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Greg Lukianoff FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Phone: 215-717-3473 August 25, 2009
Full-Page Ad in U.S. News College Rankings Issue ...
Mon, August 17, 2009
FIRE Update
August 14
In Pajamas Media, FIRE's VP Slams Yale Press Censorship of Mohammed Cartoons
In an article posted today on Pajamas Media, FIRE Vice President ...
Thu, August 06, 2009
FIRE Update
'Harvard Law Review' Gets Lazy: Prestigious Journal Publishes Article Ignoring Case Law, Defending Speech Codes
In its April issue, the Harvard Law Review (HLR) analyzes one of FIRE's ...
Thu, July 30, 2009
Dave Barry Stars in New FIRE Video
PHILADELPHIA, July 30, 2009–Dave Barry, Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist and author of more than 30 books, is no stranger to critics trying to censor his writing. The nationally ...
Wed, July 22, 2009
Free Speech Chilled at Santa Rosa Junior College
SANTA ROSA, Calif., July 20, 2009–Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) has failed to lift an unconstitutional ban on "unofficial" use of the initials "SRJC" in private e-mail ...
Wed, July 22, 2009
FIRE Update
'The State of Free Speech on Campus' Series Exposes Repressive Policies Nationwide
The countdown is now complete for FIRE's series of blogs on The State of Free ...
Wed, July 15, 2009
Victory for Freedom of the Press at University of West Georgia
PRESS RELEASE
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Phone: 215-717-3473 July 15, 2009
Victory for Freedom of the Press at University of West ...
Mon, July 06, 2009
Victory for Freedom of Speech at University of Arizona
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Thu, July 02, 2009
FIRE Update
July 2
On This Independence Day, Sgt. DeJohn Still Waiting for Fair Treatment from Temple
This Saturday, Americans will celebrate the 223rd ...
Thu, June 25, 2009
FIRE Update
June 24
Second Annual CFN Conference a Success; Gift Fund Surpassed!
Since October, we have been calling on you to donate to ...
Mon, June 15, 2009
Bucknell University Slams Door on Student Satires of Obama Stimulus Plan
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Wed, June 10, 2009
FIRE Update
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Thu, May 28, 2009
First Amendment Rights Trampled by Pittsburgh College
Student advocates for concealed carry of firearms on campus
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Tue, May 26, 2009
FIRE Update
May 22
Register Online Today for FIRE's 10th Anniversary Celebration Dinner in NYC!
Online registration began yesterday for FIRE's 10th Anniversary ...
Fri, May 08, 2009
Victory for Student Rights in Wisconsin:
Regents to Restore Due Process Rights
MADISON, Wis., May 6, 2009–After substantial input from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has restored essential due ...
Thu, April 30, 2009
FIRE Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Hear Student Freedom of Association Case
Contact: William Creeley FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Phone: 212-582-3195 April 29, 2009
FIRE Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Hear Student Freedom ...
Fri, April 24, 2009
Victory for First Amendment Rights at UMass Amherst
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Tue, April 21, 2009
Victory for Freedom of Speech at University of Colorado at Boulder
Victory for Freedom of Speech at University of Colorado at Boulder: University Lifts Financial Burden on Students Hosting Controversial Speakers Ward Churchill and William Ayers
BOULDER, ...
Fri, April 17, 2009
UMass Amherst Stands by as Student Newspaper is Stolen and Censored
UMass Amherst Stands by as Student Newspaper is Stolen and Censored; Student
Government Senator Ejected for Trying to Uphold First Amendment on Campus
AMHERST, ...
Wed, April 15, 2009
Victory for Freedom of Conscience at Virginia Tech
Contact: Adam Kissel FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BLACKSBURG, Va., April 14, 2009–The president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has announced that proposed ...
Wed, April 08, 2009
New Virginia Tech 'Diversity' Requiremens for Tenure Violate Acadamic Freedom
BLACKSBURG, Va., April 6, 2009–After being alerted to mandatory "diversity" requirements for faculty tenure, promotion, and personal development, the Board of Visitors at Virginia Polytechnic ...
Wed, April 08, 2009
FIRE Update
Jefferson 'Muzzle' Awards for Censorship Given to Two Colleges Involved in FIRE Cases
Every year, the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression awards the ...
Mon, March 30, 2009
FIRE Update
March 26
FIRE Calls on Virginia Tech to Abandon New Political Litmus Test for Faculty
FIRE is calling on Charles W. Steger, President of Virginia Tech, to ...
Tue, March 17, 2009
Controversial Speakers Face Huge Security Fees at Berkeley and Colorado
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Fri, March 13, 2009
FIRE Update
March 12
FIRE to Hold 10th Anniversary Celebration in New York City
This year, FIRE celebrates our ten-year anniversary. To commemorate our first decade of ...
Thu, March 05, 2009
FIRE Update
FIRE Announces Second Annual Campus Freedom Network Student Conference
This summer, students from around the country will meet in Philadelphia for the second annual Campus Freedom Network ...
Mon, March 02, 2009
Wright State University Bans Christian Group from Campus
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Robert L. Shibley FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Phone: 215-717-3473 March 2, 2009
DAYTON, Ohio, March 2, 2009–Wright State ...
Wed, February 18, 2009
FIRE Update
February 17
FIRE Co-founder Nominated for Harvard Board of Overseers
Harvey Silverglate, FIRE's co-founder and chairman, has been nominated as a petition ...
Wed, February 04, 2009
FIRE Update
February 4
Brandeis University in Hard Times: No Better Time to Heal Free Speech Wounds
Brandeis University's administration is in quite a pickle trying to ...
Wed, January 28, 2009
Michigan State Drops 'Spamming' Complaint Against Student Critic of Administration
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Tue, January 27, 2009
FIRE Update
The State of Free Speech on Campus: UCLA, University of Virginia, and Georgetown
Over the next six months, FIRE will be exposing the speech codes silencing students at America's most ...
Wed, January 21, 2009
FIRE Pens Open Letter to President Obama
Asks for help fighting unconstitutional speech codes on college campuses
WASHINGTON, January 20, 2009–This Inauguration Day, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has sent President Barack Obama an open letter requesting that, as a constitutional ...
Wed, January 14, 2009
Deceit at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale as Chancellor Tries to Cover Up Free Speech Crisis
CARBONDALE, Ill., January 13, 2009–To cover up a free speech crisis on his campus, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's chancellor has resorted to deceit. SIUC Chancellor Samuel Goldman ...
Tue, January 06, 2009
FIRE Update
Welcome to FIRE's Ten Year Anniversary Celebration!
This year FIRE celebrates its ten-year anniversary. Back in 1999, FIRE was founded by Alan Charles Kors and Harvey Silverglate to address a ...
Tue, December 30, 2008
Liberty on Campus in 2008: FIRE's Year in Review
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: William Creeley
Phone: 212-582-3191 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 30, 2008
Liberty on Campus in 2008: FIRE's ...
Mon, December 22, 2008
FIRE Update
December 19
FIRE Announces Winners of 'Freedom in Academia' High School Essay Contest
Today FIRE named seniors Laura Fitzpatrick of Groton Dunstable Regional ...
Mon, December 15, 2008
FIRE Update
December 12
FIRE Co-founder Announces Candidacy for Harvard Board of Overseers
FIRE is excited to announce that Harvey Silverglate, FIRE Co-founder and ...
Fri, December 05, 2008
Michigan State University Student Faces Suspencion for 'Span' After E-Mailing Profs
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Tue, December 02, 2008
FIRE Update
N.C. State in Uproar Over Racist Messages in 'Free Expression Tunnel'
Anger and controversy have been swirling at North Carolina State University about messages painted in N.C. State's ...
Fri, November 21, 2008
FIRE Update
November 21
Slow Progress Toward Free Speech at Drexel University: Speech Code of the Month Revised, but Concerns Remain
In a positive development for free ...
Mon, November 17, 2008
Victory for Freedom of Speech at Binghamton University
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Fax: 215-717-3440
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Adam Kissel
Phone: 215-717-3473 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thu, November 06, 2008
FIRE Update
November 4
FIRE to Next President of the United States: End Speech Codes and Defend Free Speech on Campus
On this Election Day, ...
Thu, November 06, 2008
Temple College Recerses Censorship of Cartoon, Nietzsche Quote
601 Walnut Street, Suite 510 Philadelphia PA 19106 215-717-3473
Fax: 215-717-3440
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Adam Kissel
Phone: 215-717-3473 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thu, October 30, 2008
FIRE Update
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Adam Kissel
Phone: 215-717-3473 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2008
Quinnipiac University Threatens Student ...
Mon, October 20, 2008
'Top Ten Gun Safety Tips' Censored at Lone Star College in Texas
601 Walnut Street, Suite 510 Philadelphia PA 19106 215-717-3473
Fax: 215-717-3440
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Adam Kissel
Phone: 215-717-3473 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fri, October 17, 2008
FIRE Update
October 17
With Election Weeks Away, Political Speech Under Attack on America's Campuses
With the presidential race between John McCain and Barack Obama the ...
Thu, October 16, 2008
Political Speech Under Attack on America's Campuses
Greg Lukianoff, President
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)
601 Walnut Street, Suite 510
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 215-717-3473; Fax: 215-717-3440
Mon, October 06, 2008
FIRE Update
The Shadow University Celebrates Its Ten-Year Anniversary
October marks the ten-year anniversary of the publication of The Shadow University: The Betrayal of Liberty on America's Campuses, an ...
Wed, October 01, 2008
After Free Speech Victory in Federal Court, FIRE Warns Public Universities Violating First Amendment
PHILADELPHIA, September 30, 2008–Today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) sent letters to administrators at twenty public colleges and universities in New Jersey, ...
Wed, September 24, 2008
FIRE Update
FIRE is proud to announce that President Greg Lukianoff is the inaugural recipient of the Playboy Foundation's Freedom of Expression Award, given to support an individual "whose record of ...
Mon, September 22, 2008
Victory for Free Speech at Baldosta State University
New president's changes remove school from FIRE's red alert list
PHILADELPHIA, September 17, 2008–In a welcome reversal, Valdosta State University (VSU) has revoked its unconstitutional free speech zone policy, restoring free expression to the vast majority ...
Thu, September 11, 2008
FIRE Update
September 11
Remembering September 11 and the Freedoms that Make Us Americans
On the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our nation, FIRE ...
