Campus Free Speech Policies Reach Best Level in 20 Years, FIRE Report Finds

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau ChiefWASHINGTON, D.C. (Worthy News) – Written free-speech protections at American colleges have reached their strongest level in two decades, according to a new report from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.FIRE reviewed policies at 493 colleges and universities and found that only 65 schools—13.2%—received its “red light” rating for maintaining rules that clearly and substantially restrict protected speech. That is the