Campus & Academic Freedom

New study confirms the right — and the center — have nearly disappeared from faculty politics

That is not just a campus culture-war problem. It is a knowledge-creation problem.

May 28 • Greg Lukianoff

What Jonathan Haidt actually said at NYU — and what The Coddling of the American Mind actually argued

Responses to seven arguments against me, Jon, and our book from people who didn’t seem to read it

May 18 • Greg Lukianoff

How institutional review boards threaten groundbreaking research in higher ed

Proposed reforms by FIRE and the Academic Freedom Alliance would ensure safe and ethical research practices while also guarding against ideological and…

Apr 22 • Nate Honeycutt and Ryne Weiss

Me in the NYT: Play-Doh, Plato, and the 'Form of the Dumb'

Texas lawmakers are dragging the classics into the culture war—and the academy back into the cave

Jan 12 • Greg Lukianoff

Me in The Washington Post: Where ‘hate speech’ censorship is even worse than on U.S. campuses

Speech restrictions backed by government power in the E.U. and Britain are reaching ludicrous levels.

Jan 7 • Greg Lukianoff

FIRE brass and I answer member questions!

Watch us discuss freedom of the press, J. Ann Selzer, Indiana University, Charlie Kirk, and more.

Dec 10, 2025 • Greg Lukianoff

Defending our ‘terrible business model’

As we come to the end of a challenging year, supporting FIRE’s nonpartisan defense of free speech is more important than ever.

Nov 19, 2025 • Greg Lukianoff

Why FIRE is now judging bias-reporting systems more harshly — and why I changed my mind

Neighbors turning in neighbors for wrong-think cultivates the habits of an unfree society. We shouldn’t train students to do it—and we certainly…

Oct 31, 2025 • Greg Lukianoff

Men are more tolerant of the other side than women are of their own

New FIRE survey data provides useful insight into the drivers of Cancel Culture on college campuses and beyond

Oct 15, 2025 • Chapin Lenthall-Cleary

Is Higher Education even interested in reform?

A new featured article by the AAUP calls viewpoint diversity anathema to academic freedom. Where to even begin?

Oct 10, 2025 • Greg Lukianoff, Samuel J. Abrams, and Adam Goldstein

Ten years after ‘The Coddling of the American Mind’: What we warned, what happened, and what’s still at stake

Guess how teaching kids the habits of anxious and depressed people turned out?

Sep 26, 2025 • Greg Lukianoff

Five key takeaways from FIRE’s 2026 College Free Speech Rankings — released today!

Claremont McKenna reclaims the top spot, Barnard and Columbia bring up the rear, and a troubling trend regarding violence continues.

Sep 9, 2025 • Sean Stevens

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