Microaggressions are subtle slights against another based on a person’s status in a marginalized group. Answers to microaggressions free speech questions.
Requires public colleges and universities nationwide to protect their students' free speech and freedom of association rights on campus. The bill also requires private institutions that receive federal funding to disclose their free speech and freedom of association policies annually.
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.
As we approach another election season, FIRE remains concerned by the continuing trend towards preemptive censorship of political speech on our nation’s college and university campuses.
In the fight for free speech on college campuses, university presidents and administrators have a big role to play. FIRE’s Leader Statement Database provides a record of positions on free speech and academic freedom.
For the first time, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has rated the top 53 universities in the country based on 10 fundamental elements of due process. The findings are dire.