Join the movement to make college campuses across the country places where students like you can speak freely.
A community of like-minded peers makes a huge difference in supporting your rights on campus. You are not alone.
The FIRE Student Network is a coalition of students who recognize the importance of advancing civil liberties on their campuses. Signing up is free!
Ready to speak out on campus? This is your chance to learn how to ignite your rights. FIRE may also reimburse travel and lodging costs.
Higher education — and your college campus — needs healthy, rigorous, and productive conversations. Here’s how you can help.
Student defenders know their colleges’ policies — and they know what your rights are.
When a college student is accused of violating the code of conduct, they may feel lost, anxious, and scared about their future. That’s where Student Defenders come in. These are students who are trained as conduct advisors and who work to protect the right to due process, or the right to fair treatment in a disciplinary process, for all students.
As a student on campus, your voice is critical to securing free expression at your school. These campus activism tools will enable you to effect change on your campus.
Check out this list for inspiration on some of the many ways you can use campus activism to promote free speech on your campus.
The warning signs of over-restrictive speech codes can be difficult to spot — unless you know what you’re looking for.
This toolkit has all of the information and resources you need to get a free speech policy statement adopted at your school.
Find out how well your school’s policies protect the free speech rights of students and faculty.
FIRE provides students with opportunities and support to defend free speech with hands-on experience and training.
FIRE offers a 10-week, paid summer internship as part of our efforts to educate students about their rights at colleges and universities.
FIRE’s Student Press Freedom Initiative defends free press on campus by advocating for the rights of student journalists at colleges and universities across the country.
FIRE is excited to offer a semester-long, paid, remote program as part of our efforts to educate and empower students on American college and university campuses.
You aren’t alone in defending yourself. If you need help defending your free speech rights, FIRE may be able to help.
Learn more about how FIRE advocates for your rights.