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Last Chance to Win $5,000 FIRE Scholarship!
The deadline for submissions to FIRE's Fourth Annual "Freedom in Academia" Essay Contest is this Saturday, November 5.
High school seniors graduating in 2012 can watch two excellent FIRE videos and submit an essay explaining why free speech should be protected on college campuses. This year, FIRE will award one first-place winner a $5,000 scholarship, one second-place winner a $2,500 scholarship, and five runners-up $1,000 scholarships.
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FIRE’s award-winning Newsdesk covers the free speech news you need to stay informed.
BREAKING: Supreme Court revives lawsuit of citizen journalist arrested for asking a question
The Supreme Court agreed to review Priscilla Villarreal’s case, vacated the Fifth Circuit’s 9-7 decision against her, and sent the case back to the Fifth Circuit.
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Floyd Abrams (aka “Mr. First Amendment”) may be 88 years old, but he continues to pad his resume with ever more impressive accomplishments.
A year in campus speech controversies — What does the data reveal?
Students, faculty, and invited speakers faced retaliation nearly every single day after October 7 for expressing their political beliefs
The AAUP continues to back away from academic freedom
The American Association of University Professors gave its blessing to mandatory “diversity statements” in hiring — as long as the faculty votes for them first.