Alex Morey
FIRE Staff Speaker
Director of Campus Rights Advocacy
Campus Rights Team
Alex is an attorney and a journalist whose approach to defending student and faculty rights blends trusted legal strategy and the power of public interest reporting. She leads FIRE’s Campus Rights Advocacy program, a team of attorneys and advocates who help people of all political and ideological persuasions facing civil liberties threats on American college campuses.
Alex is a member of the First Amendment Lawyers Association. She has a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School, a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, and has trained at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She attended the University of Arizona in her hometown of Tucson, majoring in journalism and French and graduating with honors. She was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Madagascar, where she taught English in rural, underserved schools.
Alex is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, New York, and Wisconsin, where she lives with her husband and their three children.
Recent Writings
- Report: Stanford student may need to ‘take accountability,’ ‘acknowledge harm’ for reading Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’,
- Hamline hiding critical Twitter, Facebook posts amid blasphemy ban controversy,
- Yale Law dean’s message to alumni promises free speech changes. We’re (very) cautiously optimistic.,
- University of Minnesota Medical School’s updated Hippocratic Oath could raise compelled speech concerns,
- FIRE to Claremont McKenna College: No matter what you call it, intimidation chills,
- Soka professor unjustly punished for ‘triggering’ students with readings on ‘Writing the Body’ gets split decision from faculty committee of just two,
- Silencing the boo birds: University of Hartford improperly threatened student-athletes over ‘disruptive’ graduation expression,
- FIRE, PEN America, condemn new rule forcing some Mississippi universities to consider ‘collegiality’ in tenure review,
- St. Olaf ousts faculty director of institute dedicated to bringing controversial speakers to campus — because speakers caused controversy,
- Saint Vincent College president says he gets to pick all the speakers now,
- MIT policy says students, faculty can’t ‘request’ others wear masks. (Yes, they can.),
- Oklahoma Christian University ‘demands’ free speech — then allegedly fires tenured professor for inviting gay guest speaker to class,
- Court: University of North Texas professor’s First Amendment retaliation lawsuit over firing for calling ‘microaggression’ flyers ‘garbage’ can continue,
- Bitchassness, hateration, general stankness possible motives behind reassignment of San Diego State philosophy professor for teaching slurs, ‘offensiphobia’,
- Indiana University provost, police department vow to uncover identity of offensive Greek Rank posts — and FIRE intervenes,
- Texas A&M spins hostile takeover of student paper as part of journalism program reboot,
- [UPDATED] University of Kentucky violates state, federal law by vowing to investigate students over viral, ‘No uterus, no opinion’ video,
- By pressuring Penn, Philadelphia City Council threatens faculty speech rights,
- After testimony dustup, University of Florida reportedly censoring ‘critical’ and ‘race’ in syllabi,
- VICTORY: University of Florida reverses course on controversial professor testimony ban,
- CU Boulder’s stock Twitter response to complaints about student and faculty speech may violate First Amendment,
- Montana lawsuits challenge broad ban on campus political activities,
- The threat of campus orthodoxy has been looming. Dorian Abbot’s MIT disinvitation suggests it’s arrived.,
- A federal court held that a police department’s use of Facebook content filters violated the First Amendment. Public colleges could be next.,
- UMass Chan Medical School policy restricts what faculty can say about capital punishment,
- FIRE and EFF: Tech companies must act now to stem tide of ‘flimsy’ e-cheating allegations,
- UConn group to keep pursuing free speech initiative despite student government shutout, threatening messages,
- Dartmouth drops cheating charges against med students, apologizes for flawed investigation,
- Disturbing new University of Oregon policy claims jurisdiction to monitor students lives 24/7 off campus,
- Citing appalling due process failures at root of cheating scandal, FIRE demands answers from Dartmouth,
- FIRE objects to Dartmouth med school social media crackdown amid cheating controversy,
- Absurd UVA microaggressions case shows just how badly schools can abuse professionalism codes ,
- It’s time for the Supreme Court to reexamine qualified immunity on campus,
- North Carolina’s SB 514 would force faculty, RAs to report adult students’ ‘gender nonconformity’ to parents,
- URI undergrad threatened for appealing parking ticket fights back,
- Judge: Syracuse had ‘no rational basis’ for suspending frat over alleged harassment by non-student; calls university’s actions ‘troubling’,
- Cassie Conklin is asking questions.,
- Iowa College of Dentistry controversy highlights impact of unnecessary investigations into student speech,
- Duquesne faculty committee urges reinstatement of professor Gary Shank,
- FIRE warns University of Illinois Chicago over investigation into law professor’s exam question,
- Tune In: Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski,
- Theater director fought for banned show to go on. Tonight, it will — and you can watch.,
- Iowa State stands up for First Amendment after FIRE letter, turns down demands to violate law,
- Kenyon College student developing FIRE guidebook hopes to change campus culture around discussing tough topics,
- Sarah Lawrence’s Samuel Abrams, viewpoint diversity scholar who defied cancellation, joins FIRE’s Advisory Council,
- UCLA reinstated Gordon Klein. Who will reinstate his reputation?,
- Duquesne terminates Gary Shank over racial slur discussion, violating academic freedom promises,
- FIRE and Cato Institute file friend-of-court brief with Supreme Court in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski,
- Duquesne flouts academic freedom, risks massive liability in punishing professor Gary Shank for racial slur discussion,
- ‘Fairness for everyone’: Yosemite Community College District trustee duo defies status quo with ambitious due process policy,
- Constitution requires University of Rhode Island to defend professor’s right to express controversial views,
- Austin Tong is suing Fordham — to protect your rights.,
- Northeastern goes too far threatening incoming freshmen who answered ‘Hell Yeah’ to partying survey,
- Diane Klein sentenced to ‘academic death penalty’ at University of La Verne despite unanimous faculty recommendation to reinstate her. Klein vows lawsuit.,
- FIRE objects to Ohio State belief pledge students and faculty must sign,
- Update: Wayne Law says it will not report students for bar exam advocacy,
- USC finally updates free expression policy it promised to fix. It’s even worse now.,
- Princeton must clarify it won’t investigate Joshua Katz for opinion piece,
- FIRE objects after Wayne State Law School says students can’t criticize bar exam,
- Supreme Court grants cert in speech code case, Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski,
- Worst IT Policies: Massachusetts College of Art and Design,
- Nicholls State president declares ‘Free speech does not protect hate speech.’ Not exactly.,
- Catholic U. won’t explain why it punished professor for tweets, even though it promises free speech,
- FIRE condemns police attack caught on video targeting Ohio State reporters,
- Worst IT Policies: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania’s email policy,
- Columbia cannot punish professor who told CUNY student to ‘drop dead’ on social media,
- Worst IT Policies: Civility Edition,
- After drag show controversy, John Carroll U. pushes ‘Speakers and Events Policy’ that would give it more power to censor students,
- Did St. Thomas U. expel a student for complaining? University stonewalls — in violation of federal law — as FIRE investigates.,
- Garden City Community College to pay hefty settlement for violating faculty rights,
- Worst IT Policies: Macalester College’s ‘Social Media/Social Networking’ policy,
- Responding to ‘Zoombombing’: Best practices for students and faculty,
- University of California System must be free to discuss coronavirus, COVID-19,
- Emory prof’s reinstatement a bittersweet victory after year-long 'N-word' investigation,
- FIRE, SPLC write Virginia Commonwealth student government amid allegations that members — including the president — stole newspapers,
- [UPDATED] Wrongly arrested for racial slur, UConn students sue university over violation of First Amendment, court order,
- Central Washington leaders on video brainstorming how to censor newspaper, make it seem legal,
- After popular adviser fired, Diablo Valley student reporters describe a journalism program in crisis,
- Amid Radford cover-up, more stolen papers nationwide, newspaper theft appears on the rise,
- Campus censors should heed Obama’s rebuke of call-out culture,
- Investigating Halloween costumes is ‘an issue of free speech’ — even if universities say otherwise (UPDATED),
- 20th anniversary: This September in FIRE history,
- Middlebury student cleared of charges after asking questions at CIA info session,
- Penn Law dean attends student town hall to ‘address the Amy Wax situation’,
- Q&A: Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz on running for Yale’s Board of Trustees, and his ‘scary’ but ‘essential’ advice for students and faculty,
- Student journalist thanks paper-thieves for bringing tons of attention to story they tried to trash,
- FIRE announces Targeted Advocacy department, Home & Abroad Initiative,
- Professor who fled Egypt over censorship at American University in Cairo: ‘There’s still an accounting that needs to take place’,
- ‘Model’ William & Mary Student Defenders group prioritizes people over punishment,
- ‘The Coddling of the American Mind’ out in paperback today,
- 20th anniversary: This July in FIRE history,
- FIRE intern in Albany’s Times Union: ‘Sunlight, not bans, will expose anti-Semites’,
- 20th anniversary: This June in FIRE history,
- Georgia legislator suggests professor be punished for comments on illegal immigration,
- People are loving FIRE’s comic book. Get free copies!,
- Lawsuit: St. Bonaventure discriminated against long-time dean for Wiccan beliefs,
- 20th anniversary: This May in FIRE history,
- Librarian chose not to censor Doane University’s past, so they censored her,
- Christian student club gets official recognition, handbook update, in favorable lawsuit settlement,
- As DePaul students and faculty condemn professor’s views, administration stands by free speech, academic freedom,
- UMass Amherst faces new lawsuit over event implicating Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
- SUNY Geneseo: We never considered discipline in Snapchat photo investigation,
- Colorado’s repealed newspaper theft law in spotlight after CSU student paper stolen,
- FIRE president Greg Lukianoff wins Hefner Foundation award for “The Coddling of the American Mind”,
- FIRE announces Art Contest winner: Emily Artigue,
- Rhode Island Supreme Court rules former grad student’s First Amendment case should go to trial,
- Loyola Chicago updates media relations policy after letter from FIRE, PEN America,
- Syracuse denies recognition of student group, says conservative views and support of U.S. Constitution are ‘not inclusive’,
- Words but not deeds? Religious university breaks promise on academic freedom to demote professor, endorse book-banning,
- DOJ filing in Iowa student group case cites ‘alarming trend’ of campus First Amendment violations,
- Tensions rise at Temple after professor’s controversial comments,
- UC Berkeley agrees to pay $70k, change policies, in speech suit settlement,
- North Alabama student journalists run blank front page after censorship attempt, earn praise from local newspaper,
- Watch now: FIRE due process expert on PBS, CNN’s Amanpour & Company,
- Federal judge’s dangerous speech code ruling overshadows promising due process decision,
- Media coverage roundup: FIRE supports due process gains in proposed Title IX regulations,
- FIRE welcomes Kayla Gubov to staff,
- New campus studies show dip in free speech support; support for censorship, violence,
- Congressman’s office pressures U. of Nebraska to punish professor who liked ‘Fartenberry’ Facebook photo,
- Halloween costumes on college campuses,
- Texas A&M journalism programs at risk after faculty advisor punished for protecting sources,
- DePaul outside speaker review policy predictably bad on free speech,
- Gallup: Americans report major confidence drop in higher education,
- Supreme Court Justice Kagan urges students to debate more, be “less sensitive”,
- Rebecca Johnson joins FIRE staff as Program Officer for Campus Outreach,
- On campus, even the Constitution isn’t safe on Constitution Day,
- John McAdams returns to Marquette with upbeat attitude, no regrets,
- Evan Cree Gee joins FIRE staff,
- Americans sharply divided over trajectory of higher education but agree on free speech,
- Rutgers restores flag artwork display after temporarily moving it indoors,
- University of Texas objects to own courtroom stance on academic freedom,
- “State of the First Amendment” survey includes unsettling data on campus speech,
- Former University of Central Florida kicker scores courtroom win in YouTube case,
- FIRE Investigates: An (il)liberal arts education at Wellesley College? (VIDEO),
- FIRE alerts students to due process threats using campus newspapers,
- FIRE welcomes Faculty Outreach Fellow Julia Schwarz,
- Lisa Durden: All about her famous Fox News interview and its fallout (VIDEO),
- Hampshire College apologizes for canceling pro-gun event and vows policy changes, but questions over censorship linger,
- FIRE files amicus brief with Wisconsin Supreme Court in McAdams v. Marquette,
- After five years of ‘Unlearning Liberty,’ book’s prescriptions command urgent attention,
- TUNE IN LIVE: Senate, House host panels on FIRE issues [Updated],
- FIRE event celebrates 5th anniversary of ‘Unlearning Liberty’,
- So to Speak podcast: ‘Is this the day the Internet dies?’,
- FIRE to Dept. of Ed: Campus Title IX proceedings must be fair,
- Mary Zoeller returns to FIRE as Policy Reform program officer,
- Berkeley’s new chancellor releases powerful statement: ‘Free speech is our legacy’,
- Harvard professors sign, resubmit faculty motion against social club ban,
- Berkeley plans multi-platform free speech initiative for new academic year,
- Best of Newsdesk: Censored at DePaul,
- Best of Newsdesk: ‘For Want of A Degree’: Free speech ‘victor’ denied master’s degree he earned. Can your college or university help?,
- Meet FIRE’s new Campus Coordinator, Sam Flannery,
- Student Defender Profile: Veronica Joyce, director of Penn State’s Student Conduct Advisors,
- Student Defender Profile: Steven Lazickas, Student Advocates program director at Binghamton University,
- UC Berkeley will host Ben Shapiro event, pay fees after College Republicans accuse university of censorship,
- Student Defender Profile: Sam Flannery, director of Ohio University’s Students Defending Students,
- Student Defender Profile: Marvi Ali, chair of William & Mary’s Conduct and Honor Advisor Program,
- Lukianoff and Haidt in The Atlantic: ‘Why It’s a Bad Idea to Tell Students Words Are Violence’,
- Harvard students, faculty, alumni, vow fight against ‘deeply disturbing’ social club ban,
- Harvard’s Steven Pinker on proposal to ban social clubs: ‘This is a terrible recommendation’,
- Harvard committee proposes banning all social clubs; punishing violators,
- Amy Gettlin joins FIRE as Development Associate,
- ‘For Want of A Degree’: Free speech ‘victor’ denied master’s degree he earned. Can your college or university help?,
- FIRE Q&A: Harvard sorority president Rebecca Ramos,
- FIRE board members tackle free speech issues in today’s Wall Street Journal,
- FIRE investigative report: Alarming free speech climate at Tufts a warning to students at all private campuses (VIDEO),
- Good read: FIRE on academic freedom versus transparency in Harvard’s Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review,
- Claremont McKenna allows demonstrators to block access to campus speech,
- FIRE asks House Judiciary Committee to strengthen protections for campus free speech,
- Tune in this morning: FIRE to guide House on campus First Amendment protections,
- American College of Trial Lawyers on campus sexual assault investigations: ‘Under the current system everyone loses.’,
- In anti-intellectual email, Wellesley profs call engaging with controversial arguments an imposition on students,
- Chronicle of Higher Education profiles ‘Free-Speech Warriors’ at FIRE,
- Northwestern student government endorses free speech, viewpoint diversity,
- Expert: Your brain might predispose you against certain speech,
- Get to know new FIRE staffers: Faculty Outreach Fellow Graham Peterson,
- In wake of Middlebury incident, speech-friendly UChicago releases promising ‘Disruptive Conduct’ report,
- Northwestern downplays ‘serious violations of academic freedom’ alleged in new report; censored faculty respond,
- Violent Middlebury protesters injure professor, force invited speaker to flee lecture hall,
- UNC: ‘Let’s talk about freedom of speech’,
- Get to know new FIRE staffers: Archival Fellow Alec Schoenfeld,
- Get to Know New FIRE Staffers: Pamela Paresky, Chief Research Officer to the President and CEO,
- Report: 94 Percent of UK Universities Censor Student Speech,
- Cal Poly Confirms Change in Security Fee Policy After Student Group Alleges Double Standard,
- Get to Know New FIRE Staffers: Tim Murphy, Digital Outreach and Alumni Development Fellow,
- Get to Know New FIRE Staffers: Gordon Danning, History Research Fellow,
- Get to Know New FIRE Staffers: Bonnie Kerrigan Snyder, High School Outreach Fellow,
- FIRE Q&A: ‘Hero in a hijab,’ Amina Amdeen,
- Get to Know Our New FIRE Staffers: Communications Coordinator, William Rickards,
- Get to Know Our New FIRE Staffers: Communications Manager, Daniel Burnett,
- Register Now: Greg to Speak at Stanford Screening of ‘Can We Take a Joke?’,
- Marquette’s McAdams Won’t Apologize, Remains Suspended,
- Ahead of DeVos Hearing, Two FIRE Editorials on Justice and Due Process,
- Obama Endorses Open Debate, on Campus and Beyond, In Farewell Address,
- Yes, Free Speech is Threatened on Campus,
- Campus Disinvitations Set Record in 2016,
- In the News: FIRE’s ‘Spotlight on Speech Codes 2017’,
- Adam Goldstein Joins FIRE,
- Free Speech Orientation Program Keeps Conversation Going at Purdue,
- FIRE Adds Ryne Weiss to Staff,
- FIRE Notes Uptick in Student-Driven Calls for Art Censorship as Salem State Shutters Exhibit [UPDATED],
- Report: Threats to Student Media ‘Disturbingly Routine’,
- First Amendment Library Feature: Case Database,
- First Amendment Library Feature: Unique Document Collection,
- First Amendment Library Feature: Free Speech Timeline,
- Speaking Out After the Presidential Election? We’ve Got a Few Tips,
- The Unstoppable Nicole Sanders: FIRE’s Successful SUFS Plaintiff Reflects on Ayn Rand, Campus Outreach, ‘Liberty-Inspired’ Clothing,
- Harvard President to Consider ‘Alternatives’ to Final Club Policy, but Reveals Troubling Views on Freedom of Association,
- FIRE Welcomes Eli Feldman,
- Christie Hefner Honors Lenny Bruce’s ‘Hilarious and Transgressive’ Legacy With Symposium Keynote,
- Greg Goes Coast to Coast this Week for Events in California and New York,
- Universities Give Students Frightening Halloween Assignment: Pick a Costume,
- One Year Later, Erika Christakis Breaks Her Silence on Yale Halloween Controversy,
- More Campus Leaders Address Free Speech; Some Do It Better Than Others,
- ‘Knight News’ Wins College Press Freedom Award, Vows Continued Fight Against UCF,
- Newseum Panelists Debate Status, Future of First Amendment,
- UNLV’s Free Speech Zone Too Far from Tonight’s Presidential Debate,
- PEN America Issues Report on Campus Speech,
- Northwestern President Arguing With Himself Over Microaggressions … and Losing,
- Secret Syllabus Investigation at Brooklyn College Exemplifies ‘Frightening’ Expansion of Title IX,
- FIRE Project Named 2016 Templeton Freedom Award Finalist, Nets $25,000 Prize,
- 'Newsdesk' Has a New Look!,
- Speech Code Countdown: ‘U.S. News’ Top 25 College Rankings, Top 10,
- Student Wins Preliminary Victory in UCSD Scantron Cheating Case,
- Speech Code Countdown: ‘U.S. News’ Top 25 College Rankings, Numbers 19-11,
- Florida’s Eckerd College Adopts Free Speech Statement,
- Attorney Brynne Madway Joins FIRE Staff,
- Speech Code Countdown: Most of America’s ‘Best Colleges’ Restrict Speech,
- Student Government’s Mandatory Trigger Warning Request May Signal Impending Academic Freedom Battle at American U.,
- Janet Napolitano in ‘The Boston Globe’: ‘It’s time to free speech on campus again’,
- Nebraska President Releases Pro-Speech Statement on Husker Players’ Anthem Protest,
- Milo Yiannopoulos Tour Highlights Dangers of Security Fee Censorship,
- Request a FIRE Speaker for Your Event!,
- Robert Shibley’s ‘Twisting Title IX’ Set for Release September 27—Pre-Order Today!,
- Professors Standing Up for Freedom of Association at Harvard,
- Check Out FIRE's Back to School Page!,
- Greg to Give Constitution Day Lecture at Brown: ‘Should Free Speech be Limited on College Campuses?’ [UPDATED],
- Could It Be a Trend? More Colleges Endorse Free Speech After UChicago,
- FIRE Welcomes Zach Greenberg to Staff,
- Sign FIRE’s ‘Thank You’ Note to the University of Chicago [UPDATED],
- Are Columbia’s Speech Codes’ Days Numbered?,
- University of Southern Indiana Adopts the Chicago Statement,
- BACK TO SCHOOL: FIRE’s FAQ for Student Protests on Campus,
- Northwestern State Improves Speech Code Rating by Quickly Revising Problematic Policy,
- U. Chicago’s ‘Academic Freedom’ Letter a Win for Campus Speech [UPDATED],
- FIRE GIVEAWAY: Flemming Rose’s ‘The Tyranny of Silence’,
- University of Iowa to Rework Bias Response After Criticism,
- Greg, Flemming Rose to Speak at Danish Parliament on ‘The Challenges of Freedom of Speech in the 21st Century’,
- Newseum Video Contest: ‘How Is Your Campus Protecting Free Expression?’,
- Harvard to Student Club: Lie About Your Policies and You’ll Be OK,
- FIRE Q&A: First Amendment Attorney Daniel Silver of Landmark Supreme Court Case 'Healy v. James',
- Your Alma Mater Is Listening. What Message Are You Sending?,
- FIRE, NCAC Disappointed with UW-Stout’s New Plan for Controversial Paintings,
- 50 Years Later, We Still Can't Laugh About Lenny Bruce,
- Best of 'The Torch': Williams College Bars ‘Uncomfortable Learning’ Speaker from Campus, Declares ‘Hate Speech’ Too Uncomfortable,
- At Ole Miss, Free Speech Helps Heal Wounds of Segregationist Past,
- Professor Gets Settlement in Lawsuit After Banishment For Critical Blogs,
- Catch Greg’s Talk on Free Speech and Comic Books at Comic-Con,
- Wayne State College’s Ouster of Newspaper Adviser Raises Free Press Concerns,
- Student Activism Roundup Highlights Continued Need for Speech Code Reform,
- Harvard Faculty, Students, Alumni Condemn Social Club Blacklist (VIDEO),
- Wisconsin Legislator’s Threat to Slash UW Budget Over Reading Assignment ‘Cuts to the Core of Academic Freedom’,
- Lipson’s Five Steps to ‘Revive’ Campus Speech a Solid Start,
- Audiobook Alert: Listen to ‘Kindly Inquisitors’ Narrated by Penn Jillette,
- Facing More Troubling Details and Public Outcry, Northern Colorado Vows to Reconsider Bias Response Team,
- New University of Arizona Symposium Focuses on First Amendment Issues in Higher Ed,
- Nicholas Christakis in ‘The New York Times’: ‘Teaching Inclusion in a Divided World’,
- Throwing Money at a Problem? OCR Shouldn’t Get a Budget Increase for Breaking the Law,
- FIRE’s Catherine Sevcenko at NeW Annual Conference: Anti-Speech Campus Phenomena Are Connected,
- Professor Investigated for Discussing Conflicting Viewpoints, 'The Coddling of The American Mind',
- FIRE’s Harvey Silverglate on ‘Overregulation of Ordinary Life,’ Higher Education (VIDEO),
- Joseph Nucci Joins FIRE as Executive Assistant to the President,
- FIRE Adds Office Administrator Mike Maggiore to Staff,
- Introducing FIRE Legal Intern Mary Zoeller,
- Want FIRE’s Take on Free Speech at Public and Private Schools? Emory’s Volokh Spells It Out in Two Minutes,
- Introducing FIRE Legal Intern Vanessa Miller,
- Seattle University Dean’s ‘Administrative Leave’ May Extend to Faculty Role,
- Harvard Law’s Randall Kennedy Praises Chicago Statement in Princeton Commencement Address,
- College Trustees Reject Free Speech Statement Approved by Franklin & Marshall Faculty,
- FIRE Q&A: Steven Glick of 'The Claremont Independent',
- Special Treatment? Harvard Exempts ‘The Harvard Crimson’ from Single-Gender Club Policy,
- Bloomberg and Koch in ‘The Wall Street Journal’: ‘Stop stifling free speech’,
- Successful Student Plaintiff Shouts Out FIRE with Graduation Garb,
- ‘Gravely Concerned’ Over Social Club Sanctions, FIRE Writes to Harvard,
- Emory Committee Releases Formal Statement on ‘Chalkening’ Controversy, Political Expression,
- Harvey Silverglate Wins Manhattan Institute’s Alexander Hamilton Award,
- A Lifetime in ‘The Truth Business’: FIRE Honors the Exceptional Career of Wisconsin Professor Donald Downs,
- FIRE’s Azhar Majeed in ‘Huffington Post’: ‘How to Address Campus ‘Bias Incidents’ Without Restricting Free Speech’,
- Jason Riley on His Campus ‘Disinvitation,’ Lack of Intellectual Diversity in Academia,
- John McAdams Sues Marquette University for Suspension Over Blog Post,
- With Feds’ Letter to UNM, AAUP’s Predictions of Title IX Overreach Materialize,
- FIRE’s Silverglate and UMass Amherst’s Patai: Campus Diversity Initiatives Are ‘Ideological Training Camps’,
- FIRE Wins The Heritage Foundation’s Salvatori Prize for Citizenship,
- FIRE Welcomes John Merigliano to Staff,
- Reason Features FIRE's Greg Lukianoff, 'Can We Take a Joke?' (VIDEO),
- FIRE Joins NYCLU Effort to Protect Creative Writing, Clarify Threat Policy at St. John’s,
- FIRE-supported Documentary 'Can We Take a Joke?' Acquired by Samuel Goldwyn, Set for Release this Summer,
- Greg on Campus: FIRE President and CEO to Speak at North Carolina Universities,
- Emory President Chalks Pro-Speech Message After Trump Controversy as Students, Alumni Urge More Action (VIDEO),
- AAUP: Free Speech, Due Process, and Academic Freedom Collateral Damage in Feds’ Title IX Enforcement,
- FIRE’s Samantha Harris Talks Due Process at Yale on ESPN’s ‘Outside The Lines’,
- Greg to Speak at Newseum Event: ‘First Amendment on College Campuses: Speech, Religion, Sexuality, Gender’,
- Tune In Now: Greg on SiriusXM’s 'Insight Hour',
- Minnesota Faculty Committee Votes to Move Free Speech Statement Forward,
- Minnesota Faculty Senate Committee to Consider Free Speech Resolution,
- A Walk Down (Bad) Memory Lane: Revisiting FIRE Cases That University of South Carolina Students Got in Trouble for Simply Talking About,
- FIRE’s Greg Lukianoff Among ‘Top Minds’ Featured at U. Chicago Free Speech Event,
- LIVE: FIRE’s Catherine Sevcenko Testifying Before Congress,
- Watch Live Tonight! Intelligence Squared Debate at Yale: 'Free Speech Is Threatened on Campus',
- Controversial Mizzou Professor’s Firing Raises Due Process Concerns,
- FIRE Q&A: Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project Plaintiff Ross Abbott,
- ‘The Atlantic’ Features FIRE’s Will Creeley: ‘Should Professors Be Fired for Damaging a College’s Reputation?’,
- Louisiana State University’s Faculty Senate Adopts Chicago Statement,
- FIRE Welcomes Aaron Reese to Staff,
- Williams College Bars ‘Uncomfortable Learning’ Speaker from Campus, Declares ‘Hate Speech’ Too Uncomfortable,
- Get Tickets or Watch Live! Intelligence Squared U.S. Hosting Campus Free Speech Debate at Yale,
- BREAKING: Fired Mount St. Mary’s University Professors Reinstated,
- FIRE Asks Mount St. Mary’s To Reinstate Fired Professors, Uphold Academic Freedom and Due Process,
- President of Mount St. Mary’s U. Goes Nuclear, Fires Professors Who Questioned Plan to Expel Students (UPDATED),
- FIRE’s Greg Lukianoff and Samantha Harris Contribute Chapter to Public Policy Book,
- Yale Profs in ‘NYT’ Op-Ed: ‘Why College Is Not Home’,
- FIRE Is Hiring: Web Developer,
- ‘60 Minutes’/’Vanity Fair’ Freedom of Speech Poll: Most Americans Don’t Want Colleges to Be ‘Safe Spaces’,
- FIRE Welcomes Adam Steinbaugh to Staff,
- FIRE Welcomes Laura Beltz Back to Staff,
- ‘The Economist’ Covers Chicago Statement on Free Speech and FIRE,
- Available Today: The Winter 2016 ‘FIRE Quarterly’,
- Greg Responds to Eric Posner: ‘Time, Place, and Good Manners!?’,
- Harvard Law Prof in ‘Wall Street Journal’: ‘Feds Use Title IX to Bully Universities’,
- Teresa Buchanan Uncensored: How an Innovative Educator Created Top Teachers and Got Fired for It,
- On Day of FIRE Lawsuit, LSU Faculty Introduce Resolution to Adopt ‘Chicago Principles’,
- Don’t Miss Tomorrow’s Big Announcement: Subscribe to FIRE Updates Today!,
- ‘Cato Unbound’ Series Enters ‘Conversation Phase’ as Greg Responds to Posner, Ross,
- ‘The Chronicle of Higher Education’ Debuts Title IX Investigation Database,
- Silenced at Saint Mary’s: Censorship and Academic Freedom Concerns Raised After Professor’s Firing,
- Faculty Focus: How Three Professors Banded Together to Beat Back a Free Speech Threat at Clemson,
- Syracuse Dean Emeritus Calls for ‘Less Safety and More Honesty’,
- FIRE Q&A: Reason@Brown's Christopher Robotham,
- Scientist: Demotion of Free Speech at Yale Imperils Intellectual Advances,
- ‘Coddling of the American Mind’ Wins David Brooks’ ‘Sidney Award’,
- FIRE Nominated for Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award,
- Students Fly Flags at GWU in Support of Student Told to Remove Palestinian Flag,
- University of Wisconsin’s Board of Regents Passes Free Speech Statement,
- GWU President Apologizes to Student Threatened for Hanging Palestinian Flag; Student Group Will Hold Protest,
- ‘Newsweek’ Covers ‘The Other Side of the Sexual Assault Crisis,’ Features FIRE Expert,
- Dozens of Former Wesleyan Newspaper Editors Sign Letter Defending ‘Argus,’ Free Press,
- UPDATED: Erika Christakis to Quit Teaching After Email Controversy; Husband to Take Sabbatical,
- Journalism Professor: ‘College Is Not a Safe Space’,
- Study: Professors Worry About Trigger Warnings,
- FIRE to OCR: Affirmative Consent Standards Threaten Due Process,
- FIRE Warns Occidental Against Proposal to Create ‘Institutional Orthodoxy’,
- Calls to Restrict Expression Among Student Demands to Fight Campus Racism,
- Students, Admins Cite ‘Safe Spaces’ in Seeking Limits to Media Coverage,
- Rauch to ‘New York Daily News’: One Trigger Warning College Students Need,
- Mizzou Makes Big Promises, Then Waffles on Free Speech; Says Its ‘Red Light’ Speech Codes Comply with First Amendment,
- Steven Salaita Settles Lawsuits with University of Illinois,
- Harvard Professors Denounce ‘The Hunting Ground’ as ‘Misleading,’ ‘Propaganda’,
- Salman Rushdie Champions Free Speech, Chides Coddled Students at ‘Chicago Tribune’ Award Ceremony,
- FIRE Debates Recap: Debaters Disagree on Paying Student-Athletes, ‘Smart Drugs’ at Colleges, Without Being Disagreeable,
- College Students Should Be Scared to Celebrate Halloween,
- Harvard, Brandeis Lecturer: Trigger Warnings Were My ‘Last Straw’,
- Wesleyan University President on ‘Argus’ Debate: ‘There Is No Right Not to Be Offended.’,
- Tensions Rise, But Mississippi State Administrators Stand by Free Speech,
- Speaker Disinvited from 'Uncomfortable Learning' Series for Making Students Uncomfortable,
- Strossen Praises FIRE at Harvard Free Press Lecture, Criticizes OCR for Chilling Speech,
- Party Poopers: University Administrators Chill Speech by Investigating Campus Gatherings,
- NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’ Talks Campus Due Process with FIRE’s Joe Cohn,
- Greg to Speak at ‘spiked’ Magazine’s Sold Out ‘free speech NOW!’ Conference Tomorrow,
- FIRE’s Samantha Harris Pens New Analysis of Recent Title IX, Due Process Court Cases,
- LSU Law Center’s Diversity Task Force Mulls Prior Restraint, Administrative Oversight of Student Newspaper,
- Purdue Admits ‘Overreaction’ in Snowden Censorship Gaffe,
- Responding to Faculty Resolution, American University Student Government Unanimously Endorses Trigger Warnings,
- Salaita’s ‘Why I Was Fired’ Article Puts Civility in the Spotlight,
- ‘The Atlantic’: Student Journalists Nationwide Fight First Amendment Battles,
- Listen In: Greg to Debate Microaggressions at UC Irvine Tomorrow Evening,
- Tune In! Greg on ‘Stossel’: ‘Playing the Victim’,
- Purdue President and Students Join Forces for Free Speech on Campus,
- First to Adopt Chicago Statement, Princeton’s Free Speech Promises More Than Just Talk,
- ‘Slate’: ‘Every College Should Issue a Transparency Report About Government Requests for Student Data’,
- More Campuses Using Special Victims Units to Investigate Sexual Assaults,
- Polis Fallout Continues Despite Apology for Saying Innocent Students Should Be Expelled,
- ‘USA TODAY’ Asks Colleges to ‘Recommit to Free Speech on Campus,’ Endorse Chicago Principles,
- Baylor Follow-Up: Remaking the Case for Mandatory Reporting,
- President Obama Echoes FIRE: College Students Shouldn’t Be ‘Coddled and Protected From Different Points of View’ (Transcript),
- Baylor Rape Controversy More Evidence Colleges Unequipped to Decide Sexual Assault Cases,
- Tune In: FIRE’s Joe Cohn to Testify Before Congress Tomorrow,
- ‘Freedom From Speech’ Celebrates Its First Birthday,
- Update: Citing First Amendment, SHSU Won't Punish Student for Tweet,
- Trinity College President Calls to Eliminate Co-Ed Mandate,
- Now That It’s Being Sued, ‘Red Light’ Columbia Cozies Up to Free Speech,
- FIRE’s Samantha Harris on L.A.’s KCRW: ‘Yes Means Yes’ Policies Endanger Due Process,
- ‘Arizona Republic’ Fact-Check: FIRE’s Stats Stand Up to Scrutiny,
- Bioethicist Alice Dreger resigns from Northwestern over censorship,
- Tune In: FIRE’s Greg Lukianoff on ‘The Diane Rehm Show’ Tomorrow,
- ‘The Daily Caller’ Uses FIRE’s Spotlight Database to Rank Best Colleges,
- FIRE’s Azhar Majeed Urges Drexel and Temple to Abolish Speech Codes in ‘Philadelphia Inquirer’,
- FIRE’s Joe Cohn Makes Case for Mandatory Reporting of Sex Assaults in ‘The Hill’,
- FIRE’s ‘Star Tribune’ Op-Ed: Affirmative Consent Policy ‘Obviously Flawed’,
- Academic Freedom Concerns Plague UW-Madison’s Handling of Professor’s Twitter Controversy,
- FIRE Welcomes Tyler Coward,
- FIRE Prompts Change In School's Troubling Consent Policy For Disabled,
- Mizzou Says Years-Old Confederate Flag Twitpic Not a ‘Threat,’ Retracts Statement,
- Graphic Designer Nikki Eastman Joins FIRE,
- FIRE Weighs in on Minnesota’s ‘Affirmative Consent’ Policy, Commends Delay,
- ‘TV Guide Magazine’ Features Students Who Stood Up For Speech,
- Crafton Hills College Ditches Disclaimer After FIRE, Coalition Warning,
- London Calling: Greg Takes FIRE to the U.K.,
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