The Second Annual Campus Freedom Network Conference took place June 18-20 and was a smashing success. Fifty-one students from across the country gathered in Philadelphia for two days of lectures, panels, and workshops on all aspects of free speech on campus. Students heard from prominent First Amendment experts on a wide range of topics, giving students a firm foundation for understanding the origins of their rights, the practical effects of having rights, and how students can defend their rights on campus. These 51 students are now prepared to return to their campuses and reform them for liberty. See photos from this year's conference.
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For the second semester in a row, FIRE's Campus Freedom Network has completed a successful incentive program campaign. In fall 2008, the CFN launched an incentive program to reward students who were working to make a difference on their campus on behalf of students' rights. Last semester's winners were impressive and we are happy to say the same about this semester's winners.
In the fall of 2007, the University of Delaware's Office of Residence Life employed mandatory dormitory activities to coerce students to change their thoughts, habits, and values to conform to a highly specified ideological agenda. Following FIRE's campaign, which called the attention of the national media to the Orwellian program and outraged people from all over the political spectrum, UD President Patrick Harker terminated the program. This documentary—produced by FIRE and Free to Choose Media—explains the program's invasive thought-reform activities, the horrified reactions of students and faculty, and FIRE's response.
Since January, FIRE has been exposing the speech codes silencing students at America's most prestigious colleges and universities in our "State of Free Speech on Campus" blog series. Today we come to the final institution in our series: Harvard University.To many, Harvard may be the quintessential liberal arts university. Certainly,…
If you click on TheFIRE.org this Monday morning and find that the layout and navigation you've come to recognize have changed, worry not! We've been working hard for over six months to design and develop a new online look for FIRE, and we hope that the result increases functionality while…
This Saturday, Americans will celebrate the 223rd anniversary of our nation's declaration of independence. One day after the Fourth's fireworks, Sergeant Christian DeJohn of Wyncote, Pennsylvania, will be deploying to Fort Irwin, California, right smack in the middle of the Mojave Desert. DeJohn is used to enduring hardships for the…
If you click on TheFIRE.org this Monday morning and find that the layout and navigation you've come to recognize have changed, worry not! We've been working hard for over six months to design and develop a new online look for FIRE, and we hope that the result increases functionality while…
