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Across the nation, free speech rights are under attack. Join us in defending this essential quality of liberty. Make your voice heard and join a campaign below.
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On-Campus Take Action Library
Is IU where free expression goes to die?
Join FIRE in demanding that Indiana University clean up its act and commit to meeting its First Amendment obligations for student and faculty expression.
Tell LACC to protect the rights of student journalists!
FIRE has written three letters to Los Angeles City College about the college’s repeated violations of student journalists’ right to a free press. Now we need your help.
Tell Texas A&M University to stand up for faculty rights
Texas A&M University investigated Professor Joy Alonzo — an expert on the opioids crisis — for allegedly criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s opioid policies. Join FIRE in telling Texas A&M it must swiftly and publicly renounce its investigation.
Tell Harvard worst-ranked is not good enough
According to FIRE’s 2024 College Free Speech Rankings, Harvard University ranked dead last at 248 out of 248 institutions. Students reported their discomfort expressing ideas, lack of confidence in the administration’s support for speech, and acceptance of students shouting down speakers.
Tell University of South Dakota to stand up for student rights
The University of South Dakota's "Poster and Advertising Policy" states that all posters which students post throughout the campus must be reviewed by administrators for approval before they are actually posted. Join FIRE in urging the University of South Dakota to revise this policy so that USD can better honor its First Amendment obligations to its students.
Stand up for speech at Trinity University!
Tell Trinity's administration to revise Trinity’s Event Review Guidelines so that they align with the school’s own promises of free speech.
Tell Westfield State to Stand Up for Speech!
Westfield State University's email policy allows the school to punish students and faculty whose emails include “derogatory or inflammatory statements and/or idle gossip.” Urge Westfield State to revise this policy today!
Tell Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to Respect Free Speech!
SIUE's "Responsible Use Policy" prohibits the use of computing resources and networks “for partisan political purposes”, to post or send “offensive material”, or to “offend” or “annoy” others. Tell Associate Vice Chancellor Huffstutler to reform this policy now!
Urge Cal State Monterey Bay to Revise Posting Policy
California State University Monterey Bay’s "Posting/Advertising" policy prohibits flyers and posters that contain “offensive language”. Urge CSUMB to revise its “Posting/Advertising” policy so that it better aligns with the First Amendment.
Tell Penn to up its free speech game!
Despite University of Pennsylvania’s status as an Ivy League institution, the university has consistently failed to meet standards in one area: free speech. Tell Penn to cultivate a better climate for free expression by endorsing a principled pro-free speech statement.
Tell USC to stand up for speech!
University of South Carolina has consistently failed to live up to its commitment to free speech. Tell USC to cultivate a better climate for free expression by endorsing a principled pro-free speech statement.
Tell Georgetown to stand up for speech!
Georgetown University has consistently failed to live up to its commitment to free speech. Tell Georgetown to cultivate a better climate for free expression by embodying the free speech values it espouses, revising its problematic speech codes, and supporting students and faculty as they become embroiled in free speech controversies.
Tell Fordham to stand up for speech!
Fordham University has consistently failed to take the free expression of its students seriously. Tell Fordham to cultivate a better climate for free expression by endorsing a principled pro-free speech statement.
Tell USC to protect free speech on campus!
The University of Southern California is investigating a professor for expressing his views about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Tell USC to cease its investigation and confirm that it will not pursue disciplinary sanctions against him.
Use your voice to protect free expression!
Join us in reminding college presidents at Stanford, Yale, and Columbia that the solution to the current conflict is not to censor more speech — it's to eliminate speech codes and consistently defend expressive rights for all.
Tell Penn to protect free expression!
Join us in reminding Penn’s Board of Trustees that the solution to the current conflict is not to expand the use of speech codes so that they apply in more cases—it's to eliminate these codes and consistently defend protected speech for all.
Tell UT Dallas to honor student speech rights
After students painted different slogans about the Israel-Hamas war on the rocks, UT Dallas announced that the rocks would be removed because, the school claimed, political messages were inconsistent with the rocks’ original purpose. But since UT Dallas has continuously allowed the rocks to be used for political expression, it cannot now limit that speech or cut it off entirely because it does not like the views expressed.
Students at American University need your help.
American University recently launched new policies that restrict student protest and posting rights and tell student groups how they must choose their own members. Join FIRE and remind AU’s leadership that the expressive and associational rights of its students must remain protected. TAKE ACTION
Off-Campus Take Action Library
Stand Up Against Censorship in Teaneck, New Jersey
Let’s stand together, unwavering in our commitment to defend the right to speak freely and ensure that every citizen’s voice is heard loud and clear in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Tell Principal Luna not to punt on student rights!
Imagine your kid wearing eye black to a football game. Now imagine your kid’s eye black getting them suspended and banned from sporting events for “blackface.” It’s not only ridiculous — it’s unconstitutional.
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