Jordan Howell
Communications Team
As digital editor-in-chief, Jordan works with a staff of writers to edit and publish content for FIRE's award-winning Newsdesk and helps maintain FIRE's website. Jordan also writes for Newsdesk as a staff writer.
Before joining FIRE, Jordan was an award-winning journalist and professional writer in Delaware with nearly ten years of experience teaching English in higher education. He graduated from Armstrong Atlantic State University in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in English, and the University of Delaware in 2011 with a master’s in English. He also has extensive political experience, having served as communications manager and press secretary for numerous electoral and issue campaigns. In his spare time, Jordan enjoys watching Bob’s Burgers and playing folk standards on the ukulele. He lives in Wilmington, Delaware, with his wife and their two children.
Recent Writings
- UChicago president: ‘Culture of free expression’ vital to the future of higher ed,
- Here’s why Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot can’t ask teachers to help her reelection campaign,
- FIRE attorney breaks down Hamline University controversy for British audiences,
- FREE SPEECH FUMBLE: Phoenix ordinance restricting signs during Super Bowl is offsides on the First Amendment,
- WATCH: ‘You’ve got to let her speak!’ Michigan residents sue after mayor’s temper tantrum shuts down public criticism,
- New members join FIRE’s Board of Directors, Advisory Council,
- Caltech silent on FIRE request to review event funding guidelines that contradict school’s free speech policy, violate state law,
- VICTORY! MIT drops controversial new mask policy prohibiting requests for others to mask up,
- New York Times survey shows bipartisan agreement on host of free speech issues,
- Critics of FIRE’s Free Speech Rankings get it wrong — again.,
- Georgetown Law provokes backlash by suspending lecturer over tweets,
- Lawsuit: Professor suspended for profanity-laced video sues Ferris State,
- Judge: University of Florida can’t enforce conflict-of-interest policy to ban faculty testimony,
- From protests to the Supreme Court: How the Civil Rights Movement advanced First Amendment legal protections,
- How adjunctification undermines academic freedom, and what FIRE is doing to help,
- Congressional committee to investigate University of Florida over testimony ban,
- MIT community rallies behind Chicago Statement after Dorian Abbot disinvitation,
- In letter to University of Florida, FIRE demands university rescind controversial decision banning professors’ voting rights testimony ,
- Harvard reserves performance of ‘Macbeth’ exclusively for ‘Black-identifying audience members’,
- Montana lawsuits challenge broad ban on campus political activities,
- Fordham’s Students for Justice in Palestine group should be celebrating its sixth anniversary. Instead, it’s still fighting to be recognized.,
- Court filing: Yale’s lawyers make surprising claims about the school’s academic freedom promises,
- 20 years later, 9/11 still prompts protests and calls for censorship on campus,
- Former graduate instructor, blacklisted over testy exchange with TPUSA student, sues University of Nebraska – Lincoln,
- Virginia GOP demands UVA investigate professor over political tweets,
- Supreme Court denies cert in Hoggard v. Rhodes, but Justice Thomas warns qualified immunity is on ‘shaky ground’ ,
- Lawsuits against community college that targeted student athletes for Title IX complaints may proceed,
- In challenge to Georgia's anti-BDS law, federal district court sides with journalist disinvited from Georgia Southern University,
- Skidmore could be sued for denying recognition to libertarian student organization,
- Minnesota police unions call for investigations into student’s comments advocating civil disobedience,
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