Press Releases

FIRE wrote to Wake Forest on March 28, urging administrators to drop the sham investigation. The university has not yet responded. Read more

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education submitted a lawsuit to California’s Superior Court yesterday against the University of California, Los Angeles for failing to fulfill a public records request filed over a year ago. Read more

Today, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed HB 254 into law, protecting free speech at the commonwealth’s public colleges and universities by granting students the “broadest possible latitude to speak, write, listen, challenge, learn, and discuss any issue.” Read more

We will watch closely to see if the executive order furthers the meaningful, lasting policy changes that FIRE has secured over two decades. Read more

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill outlawing free speech zones at the state's public colleges and universities. Read more

A group of Portland State University police officers stood by as a heckler with a cowbell single-handedly hijacked a College Republicans meeting. Read more

NC State brought its speech policies in line with the Constitution, making it the largest university in North Carolina to earn FIRE’s highest speech rating. Read more

For the first time, more than 1 million students across the country attend an institution earning FIRE's highest, "green light" rating for free speech. Read more

While 9 in 10 colleges around the country restrict free speech, all rated universities in Arizona have earned FIRE's highest free speech rating. Read more

USM revised its speech policies to join just 47 other institutions nationwide that earn the FIRE’s highest rating for free speech. Read more