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Episode 124: How Student Governments Can Protect and Promote Student Rights (part 1)
Adam Kissel, Director of FIRE's Individual Rights Defense Program, recently attended the Association of Big Ten Students Summer Conference, where he spoke to representatives from student governments about what they can do to protect and promote rights to freedom of speech, freedom of association, and due process. Listen to part one of Adam's presentation in today's episode of our podcast series, FIREside Chats, and tune in next week for our Back to School special, when we will be covering ways for students to fight abuses of power on campuses across the country.
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