Student and Administration Equality Act

Guarantees critical due process protections to students at public institutions of higher education facing serious non academic disciplinary proceedings.

Campus Free Expression Act

The CAFE Act prohibits public colleges and universities from limiting speech and expressive activity to unconstitutionally restrictive “free speech zones.”

Intellectual Freedom Protection Act Draft

FIRE is introducing model legislation that prohibits the use of political litmus tests in college admissions, hiring, and promotion decisions.

Model Code of Student Conduct

This Model Code of Student Conduct is a guide for college and university administrations for governing student life.

Chicago Statement Endorsement Letter for University

Support free speech on your college campus by endorsing the gold standard in free speech policies to your administration.

Adopting the Chicago Statement

Since 2015, nearly 100 colleges and universities have adopted some version of the Chicago Statement on the principles of free expression.

Adopt a Campus Free Speech Statement

This toolkit has all of the information and resources you need to get a free speech policy statement adopted at your school.

Campus Free Expression Act Letter to Representative

Write a letter to your representative endorsing the Campus Free Expression Act, legislation designed to prohibit unconstitutional “free speech zones.”

Know Your School's Speech Code

The first step to ensuring that student rights are protected on campus is to find out if your school has policies that restrict speech.

Department of Education's Proposed Title IX Regulations - June 23, 2022

On June 23, 2022, the Department of Education released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would revise the 2020 Title IX regulations.

FIRE Statement on the Use of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Criteria in Faculty Hiring and Evaluation

Vague or ideologically motivated DEI statement policies can too easily function as litmus tests for adherence to prevailing ideological views on DEI.

Comment of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education for the Department of Education’s June 7 to June 11 Public Hearing on Title IX

Model Speech Policies for College Campuses

FIRE's Model Speech Policies are for faculty, administrators, and others who strive to improve their college’s policies regulating student expression.

Political Speech and Campaigns on Campus

Chicago Statement

The “Chicago Statement” is a model free speech policy statement that many universities have adopted, affirming their commitment to free expression.