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Table of Contents

FIRE Quarterly: Volume 4, Number 4

by

FIRE

February 28, 2007

From the President

Columbia University: No Friend of Free Speech

Victory for Freedom of the Press at Johns Hopkins University

Marquette University Bans Political Dave Barry Quote from Office Door

Mystery Shrouds Brown's Suspension of Religious Group

FIRE Hosts Reception for National Association of Scholars

In the Mail

FIRE in the News

From the Board of Directors

The Last Word

Recent Articles

FIRE’s award-winning Newsdesk covers the free speech news you need to stay informed.

Radford University is the latest school to receive a rare “green light” rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.

Totally rad: Radford University earns top rating for free speech

December 5, 2023

Radford University is the latest school to receive a rare “green light” rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.

Shelf of books with a locked chain in front of it

Texas law turns booksellers into censors

December 1, 2023

'READER Act' forces booksellers to blacklist books based on vague standards. FIRE is asking the Fifth Circuit to put a stop to it.

A child waves the flag of Israel at a rally during the March for Israel in Washington on the National Mall

To combat anti-Semitism, House bill chips away at free speech

November 30, 2023

An amendment before the U.S. House impermissibly threatens the expressive rights of students and faculty across the country.

UMass Boston sign

VICTORY: UMass Boston quietly removes DEI requirements from faculty applications

November 30, 2023

The University of Massachusetts Boston has eliminated mandates for faculty applicants to express particular views about diversity, equity, and inclusion after months of back-and-forth with FIRE.

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