Campus Pulse Check: Reviewing One Decade of University Priorities

As trust in America’s colleges and universities has declined, FIRE compiled the following report to observe key metrics of some campuses where trust has fallen the most.

Free speech and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict after Oct. 7

Since the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks against Israel, and the subsequent war in Gaza, FIRE has written dozens of articles and commentary explaining what forms of expression are (and are not) protected by the First Amendment.

Sherzad v. Pettigrew - Brief of Amicus Curiae in Support of Plaintiff

SUNY Cortland Disciplinary Letter to Professor Mario Hernandez

Courtesy photos of FIRE plaintiff Lars Jensen

Lars Jensen is a math professor at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada, who was suspended for speaking about against falling math standards.

Opinion - Jensen v. Brown

Lars Jensen, a math professor at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada, criticized what he saw as new watered-down math standards his college implemented.

Motion for Dismissal - Lawson v. Unversity of Hawaii

University of Hawai‘i dean sues law professor who criticized diversity event.

FIRE Letter to Nassau Community College, February 7, 2025

Nassau Community College’s punishment of students without providing them copies of the complaints filed against them.

Complaint - Ohio Northern University et al v. Scott Gerber

Ohio Northern University Professor of Law Scott Gerber was suspended from teaching and escorted off campus without providing the factual basis of the allegations against him.

Lawson v. University of Hawaii - Defendant Counterclaim Against Plaintiff

After Professor Lawson filed his censorship grievance, Dean Nelson hit him with a defamation lawsuit.