Daniel Burnett
FIRE Staff Speaker
Communications Team
Daniel graduated from the University of Georgia in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in journalism. Before joining FIRE, he worked at a global development non-profit and as the director of communications at the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, where he defended strong liberal arts curricula and advocated for increased transparency and accountability on campus. In his spare time, Daniel likes studying American history, brunching, and playing kickball. Daniel knows for a fact that Dolly Parton is the best human on Earth, but he believes in your right to disagree.
Recent Writings
- Alarming proposal would punish K-12 students for any written communication unrelated to class,
- A Marshall University professor criticized unmasked Trump supporters. Then censorship spread.,
- FIRE’s Naughty List: 89 colleges earn our lowest rating for free speech,
- Since they love pre-written apology notes, Yale administrators should sign ours,
- [UPDATED] No, Elizabethtown College, your racially segregated event is not okay.,
- FIRE’s new defense fund is here to save college faculty jobs. And we just closed our first case.,
- ‘Stop talking right now’: University of Oklahoma training shows instructors how to censor, indoctrinate students,
- Pushed out of teaching, Central Michigan University journalism professor has his own story to write,
- Federal court rightly rebukes school principals aiming to censor pro-gun clothing,
- Montana State to revise student event policy criticized by FIRE,
- Give up your constitutional rights due to COVID? At Montana State University, there’s an app for that.,
- Tulane decides the show must not go on, shamefully postpones anti-racism event,
- FIRE files amicus brief after Fordham ignores state law, its own policies, our advice, and common sense in banning pro-Palestinian student group,
- Advice to Fordham: Ignoring FIRE will only get you scorched,
- We waited with bated breath for Princeton to affirm faculty free expression. What took so long?,
- Kansas State’s free speech policies are some of the best in the country. Amidst the George Floyd tweet controversy, it must live by them.,
- FIRE condemns Catholic University of America’s firing of professor for tweets critical of Democratic politicians,
- Update: Professor rescinds resignation over tweets; Weber State must end any investigation of protected speech,
- After Binghamton shoutdown, protesters need to know how the First Amendment works,
- A closer look at Georgia Southern’s response to students’ book burning,
- 50 universities now earn FIRE's highest rating for free speech,
- Survey: Speaker shoutdown support gets double-digit boost in one year,
- Panel rejects UGA’s charges against teaching assistant, but chilling effect persists,
- On Student Press Freedom Day, a look back at censorship in 2018,
- FIRE launches database of college leaders’ statements on free speech, due process,
- Is North Carolina the country’s best state for campus free speech?,
- FIRE’s ‘green light’ schools top Heterodox Academy’s just-released guide to colleges,
- Texas Southern dropping Sen. Cornyn is just another drop in the disinvitation bucket,
- Jefferson Muzzles 2017: Free expression group awards America’s worst censors,
- LA Times editorial board on FIRE lawsuit: 'Don’t squeeze free speech on college campuses',
- April Fools’ Day: A little humor can spell big trouble for college newspapers,
- During March Madness, Georgia Tech alums reflect on big victory in different kind of court,
- UC Davis to students: You have no right to silence opposing viewpoints,
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