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‘So to Speak’ podcast: The new FIRE
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Today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education becomes the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
America’s leading defender of free speech, due process, and academic freedom in higher education announced it is taking its free speech mission beyond college campuses with a $75 million expansion initiative.
FIRE President & CEO Greg Lukianoff and FIRE COO Alisha Glennon join the show to discuss how the organization is changing and why. Read a transcript of the interview.
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