#StudentActivism

The city commission of Emporia, Kansas, has endured countless hours of public criticism. What it could not endure was a…

PHILADELPHIA, July 30, 2026 — U.S. colleges are increasingly eliminating or narrowing restrictive speech codes, continuing an encouraging trend that…

This is part of a weekly series on AI and free speech.If you follow politics, you’ve probably seen an ad…

Michelle Liao is a rising senior at the University of Michigan studying psychology and political science.Last summer, a former student…

A few years ago, the Supreme Court reaffirmed a basic free speech principle: “the First Amendment protects an individual’s right to…

Universities exist to advance knowledge through cutting-edge research and by training the next generation of thought leaders. Artificial intelligence is…

Athena Rem is a rising junior at the University of California, Los Angeles.Televangelist Jerry Falwell once confessed in an interview…

Violating the First Amendment will cost you. Universities and other public institutions are learning this lesson the hard way as…

Where exactly are the lines drawn around speech about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? It’s one of the most pressing free speech…

This is part of a weekly series on AI and free speech.The most important decisions about our lives can turn…

Chloe Ratner is a political science major at Yale University. Last summer, she worked at the Department of Justice Human…

FIRE’s Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers…