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FIRE Welcomes Our 2012 Interns!
From left to right: Luke Wachob, James Madison University; Sophia Mortensen, The College of William & Mary; Kelsey Curtis, Colgate University; Shelli Gimelstein, University of Pennsylvania; Emily Harrison, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Yean Do, Georgetown University; Danielle Lahee, University of Richmond.
This week, FIRE welcomes our 2012 undergraduate intern class to our Philadelphia office. Welcome to Luke, Sophia, Kelsey, Shelli, Emily, Yean, and Danielle! Check back on The Torch over the next two weeks to meet our interns and hear why they decided to spend their summer with FIRE.
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FIRE is monitoring outbreaks of violence and arrests on campuses nationwide. Sadly, we must again restate a bedrock principle: Violence is never acceptable.
BREAKING: New Title IX regulations undermine campus free speech and due process rights
New Title IX regulations encourage colleges to violate free speech rights and to eliminate essential due process protections.
STATEMENT: Title IX regs mean students less likely to receive justice
FIRE's mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought—the most essential qualities of liberty.
Stanford president and provost cheer free expression in open letter to incoming class
The letter is a ringing embrace of the importance of free speech to the mission of a university.