Mary Griffin
FIREStaff Speaker
Mary Griffin is a Senior Program Counsel on the Policy Reform team. A 2017 graduate of Villanova Law, Mary has spent nearly 10 years collaborating with college administrators to revise policies to ensure they meet First Amendment standards. In addition to this work, Mary also advocates for other positive efforts on campus to encourage free speech, including the adoption of the Chicago Statement and educational programming on freedom of expression. Mary believes students are empowered to use their voices to discuss any topic when their university sets clear expectations in compliant, well-drafted policies in an atmosphere that energizes students “to discuss any problem that presents itself.”
Recent Writings
- A decade of debate: Celebrating 10 years of the Chicago principles,
- Started from the bottom, now it’s here: DePauw soars up rankings after improving speech codes,
- King University makes exemplary commitment to free expression with Chicago Statement adoption,
- Five years of the ‘Chicago Statement’: What have we learned? Part 3,
- Five years of the ‘Chicago Statement’: What have we learned? Part 2,
- Five years of the ‘Chicago Statement’: What have we learned? Part 1,
- Faculty Interview: Snow College first to adopt ‘Chicago Statement’ in Utah,
- What does a school with a “Warning” rating look like? BYU-Idaho demonstrates.,
- New South Dakota board policies allow spontaneous demonstrations, ban unlawful ‘free speech zones’,
- Williams College ‘Inquiry and Inclusion’ report a mixed bag on campus free speech, will bear further watching,
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