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University of Nebraska leadership defends academic freedom after anti-CRT proposal

University of Nebraska leadership defends academic freedom after anti-CRT proposal

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A fiery comeback: FIRE Student Network conference returns to Philadelphia

A fiery comeback: FIRE Student Network conference returns to Philadelphia

University of Iowa officials denied immunity in religious freedom case

University of Iowa officials denied immunity in religious freedom case

REPORT: New Title IX regulations bolstered due process at colleges, but Lhamon nomination threatens progress

REPORT: New Title IX regulations bolstered due process at...

University of Oklahoma instructor gets it wrong — again

University of Oklahoma instructor gets it wrong — again

So to speak podcasts

So to Speak podcast: Free speech, psychology, and madness

So to Speak podcast: Free speech, psychology, and madness

So to Speak podcast: Mahanoy v. B.L. Supreme Court ruling analysis

So to Speak podcast: Mahanoy v. B.L. Supreme Court ruling analysis

So to Speak podcast: A history of Western censorship with Eric Berkowitz

So to Speak podcast: A history of Western censorship with Eric Berkowitz

The Eternally Radical Idea

13 important points in the campus & K-12 ‘critical race theory’...

Jon Rauch’s ‘The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth’ is the most important book of 2021: The June 2021 Prestigious Awards

Jon Rauch’s ‘The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth’ is the most important book of 2021: The June 2021 Prestigious...

John McWhorter’s ‘Nine Nasty Words’ is my May book of the month — with a serious digression into academic freedom & teaching about epithets

John McWhorter’s ‘Nine Nasty Words’ is my May book of the month — with a serious digression into academic freedom & teaching about...

Free Speech History Podcasts

Clear and Present Danger – Episode 41 – Free Speech and Racial Justice: Friends or Foes?

Clear and Present Danger – Episode 41 – Free Speech and Racial Justice: Friends or...

Clear and Present Danger – Special Edition – Suzanne Nossel

Clear and Present Danger – Special Edition – Suzanne Nossel

Clear and Present Danger – Special Edition – Daphne Keller and Kate Klonick

Clear and Present Danger – Special Edition – Daphne Keller and Kate...

Fire Videos

College due process report 2021 [VIDEO]

College due process report 2021 [VIDEO]

Haverford College adopted a restrictive speech code banning ‘microaggressions’ [VIDEO]

Haverford College adopted a restrictive speech code banning ‘microaggressions’...

FIRE Student Network 2021 Keynote Address: Jane Coaston [VIDEO]

FIRE Student Network 2021 Keynote Address: Jane Coaston [VIDEO]