Elizabeth Stanley
Elizabeth Stanley graduated summa cum laude from Kenyon College, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 2021. At Kenyon, Elizabeth served as features editor and executive director of The Kenyon Collegian, and was a founding board member and producer for Crow’s Nest Shakespeare Company. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society; and Hertford College, Oxford, where she studied as a visiting student in the 2019-20 academic year. Elizabeth has worked with FIRE as an intern and volunteer since summer 2019, focusing on promoting a student culture on campus that celebrates intellectual diversity. She returned to FIRE in 2021, and she is thrilled to support FIRE's on-campus efforts as a program officer in the Engagement and Mobilization department.
In her spare time, Elizabeth enjoys reading nineteenth century literature and visiting the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia.
Recent Writings
- California State faculty group starts fall semester with open letters for academic freedom,
- FIRE partners with the New Tolerance Campaign, urges new Columbia president to do better on free speech ,
- Cal State faculty stand up for academic freedom and free speech ,
- FIRE launches new civil liberties learning platform,
- Introducing FIRE’s summer interns: Part 2,
- Introducing FIRE’s summer interns: Part 1,
- Pro-free speech graduate students at Emory Law prevail ,
- FIRE Student Defenders group at UC Davis provides ‘holistic model of support’ for students on campus,
- Former student journalists on FIRE’s staff talk about their experiences wielding the power of the written word: Part 2,
- Former student journalists on FIRE’s staff talk about their experiences wielding the power of the written word: Part 1,
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