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FIRE President Greg Lukianoff on Campus Censorship After 9/11
In The Daily Caller, FIRE President Greg Lukianoff discusses campus censorship in the aftermath of the tragic events of 9/11. Greg, who began work as FIRE's Director of Legal and Public Advocacy almost immediately after the attacks, highlights some of the egregious crackdowns on freedom of expression he saw at our nation's colleges and universities during that tumultuous time.
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