Press Releases

Many will censor, but only 10 will be crowned as the "worst of the worst." Read more

FIRE's newest report shows shows how censorship spread during the pandemic and how technology like Zoom aided in silencing dissenting voices. Read more

“Adding the Faculty Legal Defense Fund to FIRE’s arsenal will allow us to help more faculty — faster." Read more

"I can be a successful and professional pharmacist as well as a strong woman that embraces her sexuality. The two are not mutually exclusive." Read more

The First Amendment is clear: A public university cannot cancel a professor’s courses because of public anger over his extramural political expression. Read more

As we did with President Trump and President Obama on their inaugurations, FIRE calls on the new president to defend student and faculty individual rights. Read more

“The university owes Jared and all students an apology and a plan on how they’ll protect student rights moving forward." Read more

Ohio is now the 18th state to pass legislation banning public colleges and universities from relegating student expression to free speech zones. Read more

How far will a university administration go to retaliate for bad press? At Frostburg State University, the answer is chilling. Read more

Amidst pandemic-fueled online learning, half of colleges maintain policies that impermissibly restrict online speech — including ~200 public institutions. Read more