Press Releases

December 6, 2018, WCU, UNC Pembroke bring speech policies in line with the Constitution, earn ‘green light’ rating
November 15, 2018, VICTORY: Rutgers reverses finding against professor who posted about resigning from the white race on Facebook
October 12, 2018, VICTORY: Student government abandons discriminatory funding policy at the University of Rhode Island
October 10, 2018, New York college summons student to a meeting for holding unloaded guns in off-campus Facebook video
September 24, 2018, REPORT: North Carolina is home to some of America’s best colleges for free speech
August 30, 2018, Students return to campus with FIRE on their side
August 29, 2018, Keene State College becomes third institution in New Hampshire to earn FIRE’s coveted ‘green light’ rating
August 21, 2018, Rutgers caves to outrage mob: Professor faces punishment for Facebook posts about white people, Harlem gentrification
July 16, 2018, Civil liberties coalition calls on University of Kansas to restore flag art display
July 10, 2018, REPORT: Artists clash with campus censors
July 6, 2018, Wisconsin Supreme Court: Marquette University wrongly fired professor for opinions on personal blog
June 13, 2018, NEW SURVEY: Vast majority of students want due process rights that colleges refuse to provide
June 8, 2018, Syracuse slams students with multi-year suspensions for satirical fraternity roast
May 21, 2018, Binghamton University campus police surveil students and threaten prosecution over anti-racism flyers
May 14, 2018, The University of New Hampshire earns FIRE’s top rating for free speech
May 7, 2018, Syracuse University threatens to expel students for satirical fraternity ‘roast’; fires professor who defended free speech
April 25, 2018, VICTORY: Fresno State drops investigation into professor’s fiery tweets about former First Lady Barbara Bush
April 18, 2018, VICTORY: Student detained for passing out political flyers settles lawsuit with Illinois college
March 21, 2018, Claremont McKenna becomes first college in California to earn FIRE’s highest rating for free speech
March 12, 2018, Florida becomes ninth state to ban restrictive campus free speech zones
February 21, 2018, FIRE-backed lawsuit challenging Department of Education’s unlawful Title IX mandate voluntarily withdrawn
February 20, 2018, ‘Too controversial’: Polk State College rejects professor’s anti-Trump artwork
February 12, 2018, FIRE names America’s 10 worst colleges for free speech: 2018
January 30, 2018, Auburn University earns FIRE’s highest rating for free speech
January 18, 2018, Court rejects Pierce College’s attempt to dismiss lawsuit against its tiny ‘free speech zone’
January 11, 2018, FIRE files lawsuit on behalf of Illinois student detained by police for ‘Shut Down Capitalism’ flyers
January 4, 2018, FIRE sues college for ignoring records requests about its firing of Black Lives Matter advocate

Press Releases

Press Releases

December 6, 2018, WCU, UNC Pembroke bring speech policies in line with the Constitution, earn ‘green light’ rating

November 15, 2018, VICTORY: Rutgers reverses finding against professor who posted about resigning from the white race on Facebook

October 12, 2018, VICTORY: Student government abandons discriminatory funding policy at the University of Rhode Island

October 10, 2018, New York college summons student to a meeting for holding unloaded guns in off-campus Facebook video

September 24, 2018, REPORT: North Carolina is home to some of America’s best colleges for free speech

August 30, 2018, Students return to campus with FIRE on their side

August 29, 2018, Keene State College becomes third institution in New Hampshire to earn FIRE’s coveted ‘green light’ rating

August 21, 2018, Rutgers caves to outrage mob: Professor faces punishment for Facebook posts about white people, Harlem gentrification

July 16, 2018, Civil liberties coalition calls on University of Kansas to restore flag art display

July 10, 2018, REPORT: Artists clash with campus censors

July 6, 2018, Wisconsin Supreme Court: Marquette University wrongly fired professor for opinions on personal blog

June 13, 2018, NEW SURVEY: Vast majority of students want due process rights that colleges refuse to provide

June 8, 2018, Syracuse slams students with multi-year suspensions for satirical fraternity roast

May 21, 2018, Binghamton University campus police surveil students and threaten prosecution over anti-racism flyers

May 14, 2018, The University of New Hampshire earns FIRE’s top rating for free speech

May 7, 2018, Syracuse University threatens to expel students for satirical fraternity ‘roast’; fires professor who defended free speech

April 25, 2018, VICTORY: Fresno State drops investigation into professor’s fiery tweets about former First Lady Barbara Bush

April 18, 2018, VICTORY: Student detained for passing out political flyers settles lawsuit with Illinois college

March 21, 2018, Claremont McKenna becomes first college in California to earn FIRE’s highest rating for free speech

March 12, 2018, Florida becomes ninth state to ban restrictive campus free speech zones

February 21, 2018, FIRE-backed lawsuit challenging Department of Education’s unlawful Title IX mandate voluntarily withdrawn

February 20, 2018, ‘Too controversial’: Polk State College rejects professor’s anti-Trump artwork

February 12, 2018, FIRE names America’s 10 worst colleges for free speech: 2018

January 30, 2018, Auburn University earns FIRE’s highest rating for free speech

January 18, 2018, Court rejects Pierce College’s attempt to dismiss lawsuit against its tiny ‘free speech zone’

January 11, 2018, FIRE files lawsuit on behalf of Illinois student detained by police for ‘Shut Down Capitalism’ flyers

January 4, 2018, FIRE sues college for ignoring records requests about its firing of Black Lives Matter advocate