Sounding the FIRE alarm at Haverford College

Despite its proud history at my school, it is clear that free speech is not fully valued at Haverford College today.

UChicago president: ‘Culture of free expression’ vital to the future of higher ed

President Paul Alivisatos wrote a powerful op-ed on the importance of maintaining a culture of free expression at the University of Chicago.

REPORT: Free speech is the missing variable in MIT’s equation

Facing lawsuit, Hamline suddenly discovers its commitment to academic freedom

After dismissing an instructor who showed medieval artwork of the Prophet Muhammad, Hamline backtracks, announces it’s committed to academic freedom in the face of legal action and a Board of Trustees investigation.

So to Speak podcast transcript: The costs of offending religious sensitivities

A faculty member at Hamline University lost her job. Twelve staffers at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were murdered. And Salman Rushdie was repeatedly stabbed. All of them offended certain people's religious sensitivities.

Hamline University president triples down in defending instructor’s nonrenewal for showing Muhammad painting

FIRE attorney breaks down Hamline University controversy for British audiences

FIRE attorney Alex Morey appeared on the British television station GB News to discuss FIRE’s advocacy for the art history professor who was punished by Hamline University for showing a depiction of the Prophet Muhhammad.

Hamline hiding critical Twitter, Facebook posts amid blasphemy ban controversy

The Prophet Muhammad isn’t the only thing the university doesn’t want you to see.

FIRE criticizes Harvard for rescinding human rights champion Ken Roth’s fellowship

Ken Roth is the second controversial figure to be disinvited from Harvard’s Kennedy School in recent years. It happened to military whistleblower Chelsea Manning in 2017.

FIRE files accreditor complaint over Minnesota art history professor fired for showing Muhammad painting