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On the eve of Student Press Freedom Day, we learn about the challenges student journalists face accessing public records within the UC system. Read more

The coalition urged Tennessee’s public universities to resist calls to prohibit their student-athletes from exercising their First Amendment protest rights. Read more

Marilyn Kennedy, assistant professor of English at Orange Coast College and Faculty Network member, talks free expression research, teaching, and advocacy. Read more

FIRE has crafted a mini-lesson for high schoolers on the importance of the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of the press — that you can use today! Read more

She rehabbed Frostburg State’s student newspaper into a relentless university watchdog. Now they’re watching her. Read more

FIRE warned SJU today that they cannot punish Gregory Manco for tweets criticizing reparations and the perception of racism in the United States. Read more

FIRE wrote to UAB seeking the university’s assurance that it will not investigate or punish Sarah Parcak for her protected off-campus expression. Read more

When it comes to giving its own students a fair shake when they are accused of campus offenses, Notre Dame has truly been a basement-dweller as of late. Read more

Note: I am doing the book award and the nerd treat award separately this month because they will be unusually long. The recipient of the February Jack Kirby award is: Fantastic Four issues 232-295 — The John Byrne years (which I read on previous Jack Kirby award-winning service, Marvel Unlimited).If you’re one of the (upwards... Read more Read more

Public universities like UW-Madison, which receives federal and state funding, must use social media in accordance with their First Amendment obligations. Read more