California State faculty group starts fall semester with open letters for academic freedom

A group of faculty in the California State University system is working to promote free speech and academic freedom throughout the CSU system, and it is starting the school year off right with two new initiatives.

FIRE partners with the New Tolerance Campaign, urges new Columbia president to do better on free speech

Columbia earned an “abysmal” free speech score from FIRE, putting it dead last in our annual College Free Speech Rankings. Can the university’s new president turn things around?

Cal State faculty stand up for academic freedom and free speech 

Hundreds of faculty at every campus in the California State University system have formed a group to protect academic freedom and free speech.

FIRE launches new civil liberties learning platform

We are thrilled to launch Learn with FIRE, our new interactive learning platform offering free courses about civil liberties, including free speech.

Introducing FIRE’s summer interns: Part 2

It’s been about a month since FIRE’s summer undergraduate interns started working with us. In celebration of them and their efforts, we would like to share a little bit about each intern in a two-blog series.

Introducing FIRE’s summer interns: Part 1

It’s been about a month since FIRE’s summer undergraduate interns started working with us. In celebration of them and their efforts, we would like to share a little bit about each intern in a two-blog series.

Pro-free speech graduate students at Emory Law prevail 

FIRE Student Defenders group at UC Davis provides ‘holistic model of support’ for students on campus

Former student journalists on FIRE’s staff talk about their experiences wielding the power of the written word: Part 2

Former student journalists on FIRE’s staff talk about their experiences wielding the power of the written word: Part 1