FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION

Free speech org launches tool to help student journalists

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has created an online tool to help reporters stay within the law …

By Angela Morabito
Nov 1, 2021

UCLA sued after stonewalling Steve Mnuchin public records request

The Foundation for Individual Rights won a lawsuit against UCLA after the university failed to fulfill a public rec…

By Ashley Carnahan
Dec 29, 2020

Schreiner's 'Free Speech Policy' is anything but, FIRE warns

Schreiner University's new "Free Speech Policy" is raising concerns among First Amendment advocates, who warn that …

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jul 31, 2018

Georgia becomes 9th state to pass free speech legislation

Gov. Nathan Deal made Georgia the ninth state in the country to pass campus free speech legislation last week, sign…

By Adam Sabes
May 15, 2018

Duke students outraged that admin won't punish 'hate speech'

The students became further incensed when Larry Moneta subsequently posted a tweet reminding students that "freedom…

By Adam Sabes
May 1, 2018

Student gov passes resolution supporting 'free speech zones'

A representative of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, however, noted that classrooms are not consi…

By Adam Sabes
Apr 9, 2018

Florida joins push to outlaw 'free speech zones' on campus

The bill, filed in mid-December by two Republican lawmakers, would require schools to allow anyone to engage in exp…

By Adam Sabes
Jan 2, 2018

Free speech sweeps through North Carolina campuses

East Carolina University became the latest "green light" campus in recognition of its controversial decision to all…

By William Nardi
Jul 12, 2017

USD removes guidelines proscribing 'feelings of hatred'

Responding to public criticism, the University of South Dakota has removed speech guidelines from its website that …

By Adam Sabes
Jun 26, 2017

DePaul revises speech policies to promote social justice

DePaul University has adopted new guidelines governing “speech and expression” on campus, but First Amendment advoc…

By Justin Caruso
Jun 5, 2017

REPORT: Universities grudgingly abandon speech restrictions

The percentage of schools receiving "red light" ratings for unconstitutional speech restrictions fell from 49.3% la…

By Amber Athey
Dec 14, 2016

Univ. allows anonymous 'bias reports' of profs., students

A speaker at a public event was reported for "perceived unequal treatment, inappropriate and microaggressive commen…

By Peter Hasson
Aug 12, 2015

U of Michigan spent $16K teaching students that words can hurt

Students were urged to sign a pledge to “use inclusive language” and avoid words such as “ghetto,” “insane,” and “t…

By Gabby Orr
Feb 9, 2015

U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner: College kids not ‘developed’ enough for free speech

Commissioner Michael Yaki argued that free speech restrictions were necessary because adolescent and young adult br…

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Aug 5, 2014

Two students on probation after a passerby heard a race joke during a party

A pair of football players at Lewis and Clark College, one black and one white, referenced an inside joke at a part…

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Apr 28, 2014