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FIRE’s French on Fox News Today

FIRE President David French will be on Fox News Channel’s Your World w/ Neil Cavuto today at 4:40 p.m. (ET) discussing the controversy surrounding Harvard President Larry Summers. If you’re near a TV, don’t miss it!
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FIRE statement on Columbia University's settlement with Trump administration
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