2025 sets a new record for attempts to silence student speech. FIRE documented 273 incidents where students were targeted for protected expression, surpassing the previous record set in 2020 during unrest over Covid-19 lockdowns and George Floyd’s murder.

Texas A&M now believes Plato doesn’t belong in an introductory philosophy course. The philosophy department is demanding that professor Martin Peterson remove Platonic readings because they “may” touch on race or gender ideology. He’s been given until the end of the day to

Banning public school faculty from teaching issues of “race or gender ideology” and “sexual orientation” in core courses violates academic freedom, full stop. Texas A&M faculty: if TAMU is limiting the viewpoints and content you can teach, contact FIRE! 🔥 thefire.org/submit-a-case

As if removing Plato from an intro philosophy course wasn’t enough, Texas A&M is taking things a step further by censoring LGBTQ content from core literature courses. Professors are losing control of what they can and cannot teach. ⬇️

Last week, Emily Suski, a law professor and associate dean at the University of South Carolina, was named the next dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law. But on Wednesday, her offer was rescinded after state legislators reportedly objected to her signing a “friend of

FIRE calls on UT Dallas to fix its newsstand policy, revise restrictive student media bylaws, and stop silencing narratives they don’t want to hear. thefire.org/cases/universi…

On Thursday, a federal judge unsealed internal government documents shining a light into how the Trump administration targeted pro-Palestinian foreign students — who were all legally present in the United States — for deportation. Now we know that the government’s case was built

Public universities cannot use overbroad and vague rules to punish students for peaceful expression. Join FIRE in demanding Ball State drop the charges, lift the sanctions, and fix its policies that allow arbitrary enforcement. thefire.org/get-involved/t…

Meet Riona, founder of Al-Hikmah, Univ. of Maryland’s first Muslim student newspaper, created to bring a perspective she believed the campus lacked. But when she and colleague Rumaysa documented a protest outside an event featuring IDF soldiers, UMD hit them with conduct charges.

A student’s social media comments calling out Clayton State’s alleged cockroach infestation got blocked instead of addressed. CSU’s Instagram acts as a digital town square, and blocking a student from it limits access to official news. How’s that for encROACHing on rights?

The University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus is “reviewing” the Illini Republicans student group’s social media post in support of ICE. The post states, in part, “Traitors such as Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good had voided their liberties the moment they decided they were above

Florida’s public university system has approved a significantly shortened Introduction to Sociology textbook, a move faculty members say reshapes how the discipline is introduced to thousands of students statewide. alligator.org/article/2026/0…

Indiana University trustees vote Friday on adopting the Chicago Principles on Freedom of Expression. A good move for the worst ranked public university in FIRE’s College Free Speech Rankings. If adopted, the test is whether IU follows these principles when push comes to shove.

A Hunter College professor is under investigation after her hot-mic comments about systemic racism at a NYC school meeting. The remarks were made while discussing school closures affecting Black students. FIRE is alarmed at Hunter College’s investigation of Professor Allyson

The University of Texas System’s Board of Regents has approved new rules governing how faculty may teach “controversial” topics. Combined with the Lone Star State’s trend of campus censorship, FIRE is concerned the guidance’s vague language will lead faculty to self-censor.

If you think your rights as a student journalist have been violated, contact FIRE’s Student Press hotline today: 717-734-SPFI (7734). fire.org/student-press-…

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The University of Florida was recently informed by the Florida Federation of College Republicans (FFCR) that it has disbanded the local chapter of College Republicans (the Local CR).  This request is based on the FFCR’s findings that some Local CR members engaged in a pattern of

Catholic University denied a student group’s event on antisemitism for not including speakers on “both sides” of the issue. Forcing a group to host a speaker they oppose is textbook compelled speech, and FIRE is pushing back.