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Watch Now: ֭’s Big Announcement Is Streaming Live!
The wait is over: Today, FIREis launching a first-of-its-kind project that will help students and faculty across the nation defend their free speech rights in a major and lasting way. Watch FIREPresident Greg Lukianoff make the announcement live below, and find out what you can do to stand up for speech on campus!
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In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, colleges must not burden speaking events
After an assassin cut short a campus speech, colleges must keep in mind that passing security costs to speakers or canceling events under the guise of “safety” hands victory to the heckler’s veto — and invites more violence.
2026 College Free Speech Rankings: America’s colleges get an ‘F’ for poor free speech climate
The sixth annual College Free Speech Rankings show a continued decline in support for free speech among all students, but particularly conservatives.
VICTORY: Colorado repeals restrictive media policy
After FIREstepped in, Colorado’s athletics department just scrapped a media policy that muzzled journalists from posting simulated game clips.
We are losing the basis of our civic discourse
What happens when we stop saying, "It’s a free country?" A new survey shows America is forgetting the everyday idioms that once sustained a culture of free speech—and with them, the habits of tolerance that keep democracy alive.