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In the 16th century, Spain and Portugal globalized the Inquisition by spreading the fight for religious orthodoxy and against heresy, blasphemy, and apostasy.

Students from across the country and ideological spectrum have signed up to take action on campus with the resources provided in FIRE’s Commit to Expression toolkit.

The proposed rules include crucial clarifications and mandates for schools that would help ensure fair hearings to students accused of sexual misconduct.

Below is a statement from Samantha Harris, FIRE’s vice president for procedural advocacy, on the Department of Education’s proposed Title IX regulations: The proposed regulations are a marked improvement over the previous guidance in a number of...

Six Senate Dems asked Sec. DeVos for evidence that the prior approach to Title IX was "widely criticized" and "failing." As it turns out there's a mountain of it.

Rutgers University has officially reversed its decision to find a tenured history professor guilty of violating university policy because he wrote two Facebook posts critical of white gentrification in Harlem. The reversal is a vindication for the...

We speak with Joseph Kahn, a filmmaker and Grammy-award-winning music video director who has directed videos for Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, and many other best-selling artists.

On Nov. 5, an exhibit featuring Confederate images opened at Mary Baldwin, a private university in Virginia. Within two days, the university took it down.

A recent NYT article highlights the peril state university professors may face from targeted open record requests over their writings and expression.

Free speech may be priceless — but college isn’t.

UCLA will require professors applying for a tenure-track position — and seeking promotion — to submit an “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion” statement.

Last week, UCLA sent a cease and desist letter demanding that SJP stop use of the name “UCLA” or an image of a bear with a kite in connection with a conference.

The 200-plus academics who signed the petition accusing some UK universities of “put profit before human rights” have struck a victory.

Data measuring college students’ opinions toward expression suggest a dramatic dip in support for free speech, and increased support for censorship.