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December 7, 2025

FIRE

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Nearly two-thirds of colleges fail free speech rankings

September 18, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH —The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, along with its survey partner College Pulse, released its sixth annual College Free Speech Rankings on Sept. 9, revealing that 166 of the 257 (over 64%) schools surveyed received an “F” […]

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Faculty survey shows free speech still an issue on college campuses

January 9, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Last month, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression released the results of its faculty survey that show free speech on campus is still a struggle. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s […]

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2 state schools make top 10 in campus free speech rankings

September 27, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The recently published 2025 College Free Speech Rankings Report by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and the College Pulse has two North Carolina colleges ranked in the top 10. NC State was ranked seventh and […]

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Report: 85% of top colleges have restrictive speech codes. Where did NC schools land? 

February 15, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The 2024 Spotlight on Speech Codes report released by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) shows the number of colleges and universities with harsh student speech codes has increased for the second […]

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Annual college free speech rankings released

September 14, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The College Pulse and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) have released their annual college Free Speech Rankings.  The 2024 College Free Speech Rankings are based on “the voices of over […]

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Annual College Free Speech Rankings show majority of students hesitant to speak up 

October 12, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The College Pulse and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) have released the latest College Free Speech rankings for institutions across the United States.  College Pulse describes itself as a survey […]

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The 2021 campus free speech rankings are out. See where NC schools landed

October 7, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The latest campus free speech rankings are out and most of the North Carolina colleges included in the report are still earning positive marks. One state school, however, has slipped into the bottom […]

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Think tank releases annual campus free speech ratings. See how North Carolina schools stacked up

February 4, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Free speech on college campuses saw improvement for the 13th year in a row, according to a report by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE. FIRE’s 2021 Spotlight on Free […]

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