Spotlight on Speech Codes 2021

Most college students in the United States should be able to expect that freedom of expression will be upheld on their campuses. For our 2021 report, FIRE surveyed the written policies of 478 colleges and universities, evaluating their compliance with First Amendment standards.

2019-2020 Annual Report

FIRE navigates the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic on the heels of our 20th anniversary, all while defending the rights of more students and faculty than ever before.

Memory-holed: Universities and Internet Speech

Because of the pandemic, universities have been forced to contend with questions about maintaining academic freedom while teaching to online students across borders.

Tracker: University Responses to Chinese Censorship

See FIRE's tracking of colleges' and universities' responses to Hong Kong National Security Law and other Chinese censorship efforts in education.

2020 Mid-Year Impact Report

During the first half of 2020, FIRE secured 21 victories affecting more than 1.5 million students. FIRE coordinated aggressive and creative campaigns aimed at combating major threats to campus rights.

No Comment: Public Universities' Social Media Use and the First Amendment

FIRE surveyed 200 public universities about how they filter or block content and users on their official Facebook and Twitter accounts.

2018-2019 Annual Report

We reflect on FIRE's nearly two decades of advocacy that led us to become the nation's leading defender of free speech on campus.

Spotlight on Due Process 2019-2020

Spotlight on Speech Codes 2020

The percentage of schools earning an overall “red light” rating in FIRE’s Spotlight database has gone down for the twelfth year in a row, this year to 24.2%. which is exactly 50 percentage points lower than the percentage of red light institutions in FIRE’s 2009 report.

Under Pressure: The Warning Signs of Student Newspaper Censorship

Colleges are more obsessed with ‘protecting the brand’ than they’ve ever been before. The result? An epidemic of student media censorship.

Student Attitudes Association Survey FAQ

By publishing this survey, FIRE hopes to contribute to a national conversation about free speech and expression at American colleges and universities.

Student Attitudes Association Survey

Survey conducted by FIRE and YouGov analyzed college students’ attitudes toward issues relating to expression, student fees and association on campus.

Spotlight on Speech Codes 2019

The percentage of schools earning an overall “red light” rating in FIRE's Spotlight database has gone down for the eleventh year in a row.

Spotlight on Due Process 2018

FIRE rated the top 53 universities in the country, and our findings were troubling. Most institutions lacked most of the procedural safeguards we looked for in written policies.

Do North Carolina Students Have Freedom of Speech?

North Carolina’s colleges and universities lead the way nationally for their written policies protecting student free speech.