Press Releases

After FIRE growled at a Missouri university for unconstitutionally rejecting an animal rights student group, Truman State University reformed its policies. Read more

It has all the ingredients of an ancient Athenian play. The only difference: this Greek tragedy is playing out in Colorado, circa 2020 A.D. Read more

Who are the worst campus censors? The competition is stiff, but today FIRE released its annual list of America’s 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech. Read more

We’re not supposed to be here anymore. At least that was the thought when we were founded 20 years ago. Read more

Innocent until proven guilty? Not on college campuses. Top universities fail to provide students accused of campus misconduct with fair procedures. Read more

Naomi Mathew tried to start an animal rights group on campus. But after a committee rejected the club, it’s her First Amendment rights that are endangered. Read more

SCRANTON, Pa., Dec. 5, 2019 — Administrators at the University of Scranton granted its student government unfettered authority to decide which students can form political groups on campus. Then the administration stood by when student government members abused that authority to deny recognition to a prospective conservative student group because of their political beliefs. Read more

Millions of students nationwide check their free speech rights at the door when they arrive on campus, according to a new report from FIRE. Read more

Jackson State University eliminated its speech policies that conflicted with the First Amendment to earn FIRE's highest free speech rating. Read more

Ohio University has dropped an unconstitutional directive banning members of more than a dozen student organizations from any meetings and other communication unless “pre-approved” by an administrator, after the directive was criticized by students and FIRE. Read more