Harvard University has been named 2023’s worst school for free speech by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). The organization recently released its annual college free speech rankings, in which it dubbed the state of free speech at the Ivy League school “abysmal.” Harvard’s rating of zero out of 100 is a full 11 points lower than its closest woke rival.
A University of Washington professor is suing the school after the administration punished him for not including a Native American “land acknowledgement” in his class syllabus.
The vast majority of Americans believe people can “experience significant stress, even to the point of self-harm” due to the effects of cancel culture, a Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) survey found.
Nearly 60 percent of Americans believe there is “a growing cancel culture that is a threat to our freedom” according to a survey from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).
“If you (or someone you know) are affected by a free speech event on campus, here are some resources,” a sign on the campus of Colorado State University (CSU) reads before listing 17 different departments students and faculty can use as a coping mechanism for free speech.
Nearly six in ten Americans feel that democracy is threatened in the United States due to people being afraid to voice their opinions, and that 68 percent of Americans agree that people are overly sensitive and looking for ways to be offended, according to a new survey from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).
Education advocacy group Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Wellesley Public Schools (WPS) in Massachusetts, alleging the school district participates in racial segregation and suppression of First Amendment rights.
The College Republicans student organization at Washington & Lee University (W&L) in Virginia was prevented from displaying campaign material referencing the Commonwealth’s upcoming gubernatorial election, according to the group’s president and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).
Free speech advocacy organization Speech First has filed a lawsuit against Virginia Tech over its campus censorship protocols, including “bias-response teams” and “speech codes.”
A report from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) suggests that most colleges fail to uphold due process rights for students accused of sexual misconduct.
New Campus Sexual Misconduct Rules Bolster Rights of the Accused
Popular satirical site the Onion roasted the state of free speech on campus this week, joking that college students get to learn a “diversity of methods for shutting down debate.”
