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.
This week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights published a “Dear Colleague” letter to educational institutions accepting federal funds reminding them of their obligation to prohibit discrimination based on race, national origin, and ethnicity.
In a unanimous decision late last month, the Connecticut Supreme Court issued a blistering critique of Yale University’s lack of procedural safeguards in its Title IX proceedings.
Last week, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law SB 365, a bill that codifies crucial due process protections before, during, and after campus disciplinary proceedings.
FIRE sent a letter to Harvard University today detailing serious free speech and due process concerns about a series of policy proposals open for public comment through tomorrow.
