Jackie Farmer
Jackie graduated magna cum laude from Drexel University in 2015 with bachelor's degrees in political science and environmental studies. She has worked at FIRE ever since participating in Drexel’s cooperative education program. Jackie’s interest in free speech stems from her love of political satire, previous involvement in student activism, and time spent volunteering at her local library as a teen. When she is not thinking about free speech, you can find her preaching about why you should watch reality TV and B-movies instead of Oscar-winning films. As FIRE’s learning and development specialist, Jackie enjoys helping staff deepen their knowledge of free speech and find opportunities for professional development.
Recent Writings
- Enduring lessons from Nat Hentoff’s 1982 ‘The Day They Came to Arrest the Book’,
- FIRE to host Continuing Legal Education doubleheader on the First Amendment in Philadelphia,
- Banned Books Week and censorial language ,
- Banned Books Week Coalition announces Jason Reynolds as first ever Honorary Chair,
- With good old fashioned ‘more speech,’ students take to TikTok to respond to campus preachers ,
- FIRE launches new podcast reading series, ‘Free Speech Out Loud’,
- A spirited op-ed section at University of Dallas, a reminder for why we celebrate Banned Books Week,
- ‘Censorship Is a Dead End’: Banned Books Week 2020 theme announced!,
- FIRE and First Amendment Watch launch campus free speech orientation program,
- Studying or teaching abroad? Check out FIRE’s interactive map of American satellite campuses,
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