Nico Perrino
Nico graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington in 2012 with a B.A. in journalism and history. While in school, Nico was a member of the track and field team and served as president of the campus' chapter of Young Americans for Liberty. He also served as Editor-in-Chief for the Indiana Standard and as a reporter and columnist for the Indiana Daily Student. After spending the summer at FIRE in 2010 as an intern, Nico became active in the fight to protect student rights on campus through a position in the student government as Co-Executive Director of Legal Affairs and in his capacity as a journalist. He has been recognized for these efforts with a second-place finish in FIRE's Campus Freedom Network (CFN) 2011 Incentive Program, induction into the CFN's Prometheus Society, and also as a winner of 1 for All and the Knight Foundation's 2011 "Free to Tweet" contest. Nico's experience defending student rights on campus, coupled with his internship experiences at ESPN, Indiana University Press, Hirons & Company, and as a member of FIRE's 2010 internship class, make him a natural fit to defend these rights full time.
Contributions
- "FIRE President Greg Lukianoff on ED/DOJ Speech Code Mandate for Brandeis Center Blog,"
by Nico Perrino, May 24, 2013 - "No Excuse at Syracuse for Gagging Student Satire (VIDEO),"
by Nico Perrino, May 23, 2013 - "FIRE President to Appear on ‘Stossel’ Tonight to Discuss Free Speech, ‘Grit’ ,"
by Nico Perrino, May 9, 2013 - "Censorship at Syracuse, Part I: School Expels Student Over Facebook Comments (VIDEO),"
by Nico Perrino, May 9, 2013 - "New ACTA Report Tackles Academic Freedom, Speech Codes,"
by Nico Perrino, May 6, 2013 - "Play With FIRE: Win a Free Signed Copy of 'Unlearning Liberty',"
by Nico Perrino, May 2, 2013 - "FIRE President Greg Lukianoff Speaking at American University Tonight,"
by Nico Perrino, April 30, 2013 - "No Charges Filed Against Indiana University Student Arrested for Sarcastic Tweet,"
by Nico Perrino, April 18, 2013 - "Christina Hoff Sommers on the 'Tyranny of Niceness' (VIDEO),"
by Nico Perrino, April 18, 2013 - "FIRE’s Will Creeley to Speak at University of Maryland Tomorrow,"
by Nico Perrino, April 15, 2013 - "Latest FIRE Video Draws 27,000 Viewers, Coverage From ‘Boing Boing’,"
by Nico Perrino, April 15, 2013 - "Student's Career Threatened After School Punishes Him for Profanity Outside of Class (VIDEO),"
by Nico Perrino, April 11, 2013 - "FIRE President Greg Lukianoff Speaking at Purdue University Tomorrow,"
by Nico Perrino, April 8, 2013 - "FIRE President Greg Lukianoff Speaking at Penn Tomorrow,"
by Nico Perrino, April 1, 2013 - "FIRE’s Will Creeley Heads to Kentucky to Speak at UK, EKU,"
by Nico Perrino, April 1, 2013 - "'Unlearning Liberty' Featured as This Week's ACS 'Book Talk' Selection,"
by Nico Perrino, March 22, 2013 - "Professor Don Downs Wins 2013 Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick Prize for Academic Freedom (VIDEO),"
by Nico Perrino, March 18, 2013 - "Reason's Nick Gillespie on Higher Education's Failures and the Importance of FIRE,"
by Nico Perrino, March 11, 2013 - "FIRE President Headed to San Francisco Next Week for Three Public Events,"
by Nico Perrino, February 20, 2013 - "Greg & ‘Unlearning Liberty’ Featured in ‘Cato Daily Podcast’,"
by Nico Perrino, January 31, 2013 - "In ‘Forbes,’ Greg Lukianoff Dismantles Myth of the ‘Heroic Censor’,"
by Nico Perrino, January 30, 2013 - "FIRE is Hiring Two New, Full-Time Staffers! Apply Today!,"
by Nico Perrino, January 25, 2013 - "Montclair State 'Trolling' Case Garners International Attention,"
by Nico Perrino, January 18, 2013 - "Harvard Yard? Harvard Square? Censorship Will Find You Everywhere,"
by Nico Perrino, January 17, 2013 - "Greg and 'Unlearning Liberty' Featured in 'Liberty Law Talk' Podcast,"
by Nico Perrino, January 16, 2013 - "Greg Talks ‘Unlearning Liberty’ with ‘Inside Higher Ed’,"
by Nico Perrino, January 3, 2013 - "What Will Your Contribution to Campus Freedom Be? Donate to FIRE Today!,"
by Nico Perrino, December 31, 2012 - "'techdirt' on Saginaw Valley State U's Censorship of Anti-Censorship Posters,"
by Nico Perrino, December 27, 2012 - "Greg Guest-Blogging on ‘Ricochet’ This Week,"
by Nico Perrino, December 17, 2012 - "Greg Talks ‘Unlearning Liberty’ with ReasonTV,"
by Nico Perrino, December 7, 2012 - "VIDEO: How FIRE Helped Me Learn to Defend My Rights While I Was in College,"
by Nico Perrino, December 6, 2012 - "Greg & FIRE in D.C. for Two ‘Unlearning Liberty’ Events on Dec. 11,"
by Nico Perrino, November 29, 2012 - "‘Unlearning Liberty’ in ‘Newsday,’ ‘The Register Citizen,’ and ‘University News’,"
by Nico Perrino, November 27, 2012 - "Greg and ‘Unlearning Liberty’ in the News,"
by Nico Perrino, November 12, 2012 - "Greg on ‘Volokh’ Today: Free Speech at Private Religious Colleges,"
by Nico Perrino, November 1, 2012 - "Greg Takes on Speech Codes in Latest Installment of Blog Series at The Volokh Conspiracy,"
by Nico Perrino, October 31, 2012 - "Listen to Greg on 'Topical Currents',"
by Nico Perrino, October 24, 2012 - "New FIRE Video: Greg on the Themes of ‘Unlearning Liberty’,"
by Nico Perrino, October 15, 2012 - "Pre-Order Sale for ‘Unlearning Liberty’,"
by Nico Perrino, October 11, 2012 - "Greg in 'Huffington Post': 'Is Free Speech Just a Recent Fad?',"
by Nico Perrino, October 9, 2012 - "Order ‘Unlearning Liberty’ Today and Save 34%!,"
by Nico Perrino, October 2, 2012 - "FIRE Responds to Critics of the First Amendment ,"
by Nico Perrino, September 27, 2012 - "FIRE’s Shibley on ‘Stossel’ This Thursday,"
by Nico Perrino, September 24, 2012 - ""The Best Campus Climates are Those That Make People Think","
by Nico Perrino, September 6, 2012 - "UnlearningLiberty.com is Live!,"
by Nico Perrino, September 5, 2012 - "Vanderbilt Versus Fairness,"
by Nico Perrino, September 4, 2012 - "'Unlearning Liberty' has Gone Social!,"
by Nico Perrino, August 29, 2012 - "Ignoring FIRE is Expensive,"
by Nico Perrino, August 23, 2012 - "Speech Code of the Month at Indiana U-Southeast Featured by Fox News,"
by Nico Perrino, July 23, 2012 - "FIRE Staff Hit the Airwaves,"
by Nico Perrino, July 20, 2012 - "UC Violates Journalist's Rights; California Taxpayers Lose $162,500 ,"
by Nico Perrino, July 5, 2012 - "Join FIRE in Las Vegas at FreedomFest, July 11-14 ,"
by Nico Perrino, July 2, 2012 - "Celebrate the Launch of FIRE’s New ‘Guide to Free Speech’ July 18 in DC ,"
by Nico Perrino, June 29, 2012 - "This Month in FIRE History: Speech Code Falls at Citrus College,"
by Nico Perrino, June 19, 2012 - "UCLA Professor’s Lawsuit Catches Fire in National Media,"
by Nico Perrino, June 15, 2012 - "Rauch on Liberal Science and the UIUC Case,"
by Nico Perrino, July 22, 2010


