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Report: 85% of US colleges limit free speech

FIRE's annual report found that 85% of American colleges and universities have speech codes that restrict free expression.

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Washington Times

Once hotbeds of free speech, college campuses growing more restrictive on controversial expression

College students are less free than ever under campus speech codes to express controversial opinions about international conflicts, race and gender, according to an annual report published Wednesday.

3 months ago·United States

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Washington Examiner

New ratings still show too few colleges encourage free speech

Far too many colleges still aren’t getting the message that free speech should be the rule on campus, rather than that rules should limit free speech. That’s the main, and discouraging, takeaway from a report released today by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Every year, FIRE reviews the speech-related policies at hundreds of colleges. While the good news is that the percentage of schools given a “red light” rating “for maint…

3 months ago·Washington, United States

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Newsweek

Extreme Anti-Free Speech Codes Rule U.S. Universities, New Report Reveals

If the status quo continues, the culture of free speech that makes America special will soon enough go the way of the dinosaur.

3 months ago·United States

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Just the News

Campus speech policies simultaneously getting better and worse: report

"Overbroad" harassment policies drove "red light" ratings in Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's annual review of universities. USC belatedly dropped ban on "offensive jokes" that earned bad rating.

3 months ago·Washington, United States

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The Ohio Star

Report: College Free Speech Codes Mostly 'Yellow Lights'

by Lauren Jessop Although public colleges and universities operate under First Amendment guidelines and many private schools pledge to uphold the principles of free speech, a new report says most still enforce policies that restrict it in some way. After reviewing the policies of 489 of America’s top colleges and universities, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, has released its Spotlight on Speech Codes 2024. The sch…

3 months ago

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The Center Square

Report: College free speech codes mostly 'yellow lights'

(The Center Square) – Although public colleges and universities operate under First Amendment guidelines and many private schools pledge to uphold the principles of free speech, a new report says

3 months ago·United States

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