Freedom IndexCampus & Education
Campus & Education examines how free speech and censorship debates play out in schools, universities, and academic institutions. From campus protests to classroom policies, this category explores the challenges, opportunities, and evolving standards of expression in educational environments.
The first step to solving a problem is admitting you have one. In his new book Terms of Respect: How Colleges…
This essay was originally published in The Dispatch on Oct. 28, 2025.Since Charlie Kirk’s murder, the Trump administration has launched…
This prepared statement was delivered before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Oct. 29, 2025.Chairman Cruz,…
This testimony was delivered before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Oct. 29, 2025.Chairman Cruz, Ranking…
“I was afraid to leave my home for several weeks. I was afraid for the safety of my children. I…
When members of the Ashland County Democratic Party set up a booth at their local fair last month, they might…
Over the past several years, some politicians have tried to ban or limit discussion of controversial ideas in higher education,…
This essay was originally published in The New York Times on Sept. 23, 2025.If you’re a free-speech lawyer, you face…
Indiana University banned its student newspaper from printing just days before homecoming weekend — after firing the paper’s advisor when…
Last year, FIRE launched the Free Speech Dispatch, a regular series covering new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around…
In August, FIRE sued Secretary of State Marco Rubio for violating the First Amendment. Since March, Rubio and the Trump administration had…
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 20, 2025 — A former doctoral conducting student at the Eastman School of Music who was silenced after…