Press Releases

December

• 12/31/2009, Liberty on Campus in 2009: FIRE's Tenth Anniversary Year in Review
• 12/23/2009, Victory for Freedom of Conscience as University of Minnesota Backs Away from Ideological Screening for Ed Students
• 12/17/2009, University of Minnesota Defends Ideological Screening for Ed Students; Academic Freedom Committee Meets Friday
• 12/15/2009, FIRE Announces Winners of $15,000 'Freedom in Academia' Essay Contest
• 12/08/2009, FIRE Report: Campus Speech Codes Trend Lower, but More Than 70 Percent of Colleges Restrict Free Speech

November

• 11/12/2009, FIRE Announces Publication of New Guide to ‘Correcting Common Mistakes in Campus Speech Policies’ for University Administrators
• 11/05/2009, Students File Lawsuit Challenging ‘Free Speech Zone’ After Repeated Censorship of Pro-Gun ‘Empty Holster’ Protest
• 11/03/2009, College Abandons Mysterious ‘Sexual Harassment’ Charge for Lack of Evidence; New Reprimand Issued Against Professor for Unspecified ‘Offensive’ Speech Without Any Notice, Evidence, or Hearing

October

• 10/22/2009, FIRE Celebrates Ten Years of Defending Individual Rights on Campus
• 10/19/2009, FIRE Wins Templeton Freedom Award and Ford Hall Forum First Amendment Award
• 10/12/2009, Victory for Free Speech as College of William & Mary Dumps Speech Codes, Earns ‘Green Light’ Rating
• 10/02/2009, Victory for First Amendment: Pittsburgh-Area College Allows Student to Advocate for Concealed Carry on Campus, Abandons Repressive Policy

September

• 09/30/2009, FIRE’s Exclusive Interview with Flemming Rose, Editor Behind Censored Mohammed Cartoons
• 09/21/2009, Red Alert: Bucknell University Hardens Policy Used to Shut Down Student Protests; Student Newspaper Rejects FIRE Ad
• 09/15/2009, Professor Fired, Escorted from Campus by Police over Mysterious ‘Sexual Harassment’ Charge Two Days after Complaining about Defects in Policy
• 09/02/2009, Thousands of Students Return to Campus with New Tools to Defend Liberty

August

• 08/25/2009, Full-Page Ad in 'U.S. News' College Rankings Issue Kicks Off Largest National Awareness Campaign in FIRE’s History
• 08/21/2009, Victory for Free Expression: UCLA Drops Unconstitutional Threats Against Internet Speech; Online Speech Still Threatened at Santa Rosa Junior College
• 08/20/2009, Online Speech Threatened at UCLA and Santa Rosa Junior College

July

• 07/30/2009, Dave Barry, Award-Winning Humorist, Speaks Out on College Censorship in New FIRE Video
• 07/28/2009, Victory for Freedom of Conscience at Grand Valley State University: Music Department Axes Political Litmus Test
• 07/24/2009, Victory for Freedom of Speech at Stanford: Student Graduates Despite Ed School Efforts to Revoke Admission, Investigate Private Blog, and Declare Student Unfit for Teaching
• 07/20/2009, Free Speech Chilled at Santa Rosa Junior College: Administration Threatens Those Who Use Its Initials in Private E-mail Addresses and Domain Names
• 07/14/2009, Victory for Freedom of the Press at University of West Georgia: FIRE Turns Content-Based Newspaper Censorship into Funding Increase
• 07/06/2009, Victory for Freedom of Speech at University of Arizona: Refund of Security Fee for Controversial Speaker Marks First Victory Posted on New FIRE Website

June

• 06/22/2009, Victory for Religious Liberty at Wright State University
• 06/11/2009, Bucknell University Slams Door on Student Satires of Obama Stimulus Plan, Affirmative Action
• 06/09/2009, FIRE Releases New Short Documentary on Freedom of Conscience Case at Missouri State, Announces Student Video Contest Winners
• 06/02/2009, Pittsburgh-Area College Fails to Remedy Violations of Concealed Carry Advocate’s Free Speech
• 06/01/2009, Cal Poly Suspends Reporting on ‘Politically Incorrect’ Faculty and Students

May

• 05/27/2009, First Amendment Rights Trampled by Pittsburgh College after Student Advocates for Concealed Carry of Firearms on Campus
• 05/20/2009, Letter to FIRE from UWG Counsel Jane Simpson
• 05/06/2009, Victory for Student Rights in Wisconsin: Regents to Restore Due Process Rights

April

• 04/29/2009, FIRE Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Hear Student Freedom of Association Case
• 04/23/2009, Victory for First Amendment Rights at UMass Amherst: Administration Rejects Censorship of Newspaper
• 04/20/2009, Victory for Freedom of Speech at University of Colorado at Boulder: University Lifts Financial Burden on Students Hosting Controversial Speakers Ward Churchill and William Ayers
• 04/16/2009, UMass Amherst Stands by as Student Newspaper is Stolen and Censored
• 04/14/2009, Victory for Freedom of Conscience at Virginia Tech: New ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure and Promotion No Longer Under Consideration, But Problematic Policies Remain
• 04/06/2009, New Virginia Tech ‘Diversity’ Requirements for Tenure Violate Academic Freedom, Will Be Comprehensively Reviewed by Board of Visitors

March

• 03/17/2009, Controversial Speakers Face Huge Security Fees at Berkeley and Colorado
• 03/02/2009, Wright State University Bans Christian Group from Campus

January

• 01/28/2009, Michigan State Drops ‘Spamming’ Complaint Against Student Critic of Administration
• 01/20/2009, FIRE Pens Open Letter to President Obama
• 01/13/2009, Deceit at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale as Chancellor Tries to Cover Up Free Speech Crisis

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