5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (250+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2026 – The assassination of Charlie Kirk generated a wave of censorship at America's colleges over the past year, further contributing to a climate in which too many students fear expressing themselves on campus. Encouragingly, the Foundation for Individual Rights…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (52+ words) FIRE | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression FIRE is opening its monthly member meeting to the public for an exclusive first look at the 2027 College Free Speech Rankings, the most comprehensive survey of its kind in the United States. Interested…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (532+ words) Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Confiscating Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer in Helsinki, Finland, May 1962. Across the country, school libraries have become a recurring front in political and cultural fights, with controversial books drawing objections from parents, activists, and public officials…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (729+ words) ICE agents in downtown Portland after the killing of Renée Good, Jan. 7, 2026. A Nebraska school district censored a student newspaper over an anti-ICE cartoon. After FIRE objected, the district adopted a new policy that gives administrators formal power to restrict…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (216+ words) Jason Arday memorial at the gates of Jesus College, Cambridge, August 2026. The Pentagon cannot turn press credentials into a weapon against reporters who ask questions and protect sources. Critics are also free to call for censorship and limits on the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (418+ words) From 2000 through 2024, FIRE recorded 102 cases of politicians trying to silence faculty. That’s four cases a year on average. Then, in 2025 alone, we recorded 114. That extraordinary spike comes as federal efforts to reform higher education have too often crossed constitutional lines....