FIRE Launches Campaign in Support of University of Chicago Free Speech Statement

During September 2015, FIRE launched a national campaign asking colleges and universities to adopt the free speech policy statement produced by the Committee on Freedom of Expression at the University of Chicago. The statement guarantees “all members of the University community the broadest possible latitude to speak, write, listen, challenge, and learn,” and makes clear that “it is not the proper role of the University to attempt to shield individuals from ideas and opinions they find unwelcome, disagreeable, or even deeply offensive.”

FIRE wrote hundreds of faculty members, students, and student journalists at institutions nationwide to build momentum in support of the Chicago statement.

• Pledge Your Support for the Chicago Statement on Free Expression
• Fast Facts: The Chicago Statement
• View the list of faculty bodies, administrations, and institutional governing boards that have proactively committed themselves to freedom of expression.