FIRE attorney Alex Morey appeared on the British television station GB News to discuss FIRE’s advocacy for the art history professor who was punished by Hamline University for showing a depiction of the Prophet Muhhammad.
Phoenix city council passed a resolution establishing a “clean zone” for the Super Bowl that requires property owners to apply for a permit to display “temporary signage."
FIRE wrote California Institute of Technology with concerns that new event funding guidelines risk viewpoint discrimination and threaten student rights — maybe even break the law.
After pushback from FIRE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology rescinded its controversial new mask policy that wrongly prohibited faculty, students, and staff from asking others to wear face coverings on campus.
If you ask the average American if they think it is a serious problem that people do not speak freely due to “fear of retaliation or harsh criticism,” more than 8 out of 10 will answer yes.
An op-ed by former FIRE intern Emma Camp published in The New York Times called on colleges to redouble their efforts to cultivate intellectual freedom in the classroom.
More than 100 faculty and higher ed leaders from across the political spectrum sign open letter blasting Georgetown’s betrayal of “fundamental principles” in suspending Ilya Shapiro.
FIRE warned Ferris State University to drop its investigation into history professor Barry Mehler and return him to the classroom. The university refused, and now Mehler is suing.
