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Check Out FIRE's Back to School Page!
You can now access FIRE’s favorite Back to School resources all in one place.
Our popular Back to School series covered a range of helpful information that we hope will get you ready to speak your mind on campus this semester—now these tips have been compiled on a single, user-friendly webpage.
On our Back to School resource page you can:
- learn more about your right to protest on campus,
- find out if your school restricts speech, and take action if they do,
- prepare to defend yourself against attempts to censor political speech,
- get tips on hosting an advocacy event … and more!
We’ve even got two helpful videos on students’ rights ...
...and campus advocacy.
Check out all of FIRE's great Back to School resources, then get out there and speak your mind this semester!
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Get the latest free speech news and analysis from FIRE.
How McCarthy scared America silent
A paranoid senator, a terrified nation, and the birth of modern political censorship. This is the chilling story of how McCarthyism came to haunt America.
The Privacy Protection Act protects watchdogs. What if it’s ignored?
When the government treats “find the leak” as a license to raid reporters, the law meant to protect watchdogs starts looking more like a speed bump than a guardrail.
Lawmakers see different threats to campus speech — but the same stakes
A recent congressional hearing revealed that despite real disagreement, Democrats and Republicans agree that campus free speech is essential to higher education — and America’s future.
Senate’s rush to regulate AI chatbots is bad for everybody
Congress can regulate AI without gutting free speech but the GUARD Act risks censorship, compelled speech, and mandatory ID checks.