For the Media
Like Justice Louis Brandeis, the FIRE(ÃÛÖÏãÌÒ) deeply believes that sunlight is the best of disinfectants. Accordingly, ÃÛÖÏãÌÒ’s senior staff members are happy to discuss our work with members of the media. Please direct all media inquires to media@thefire.org or 215-717-3473.
FIRE is happy to provide members of the media with any of our print publications free of charge. This includes copies of FIREPresident Greg Lukianoff’s books, , , and most recently , which supply the most comprehensive review of the problems relating to ÃÛÖÏãÌÒ’s mission.
You can find ÃÛÖÏãÌÒ’s latest press releases at this link. Other resources that reporters may find helpful include:
Spotlight Database: Check out the ratings of more than 450 colleges and universities to see which maintain written policies that stifle free speech.
Campus Deplatforming Database: Find out who has been disinvited — or threatened with disinvitation — from campus since 2000.
College Free Speech Rankings: The largest report of its kind, the 2025 College Free Speech Rankings draw from more than 58,000 student responses representing more than 250 colleges and universities nationwide and are designed to help parents and prospective students choose the right school.
Scholars Under Fire Database: See the ways and reasons scholars have faced calls for sanction; how scholars and administrators have responded; and what (if any) sanctions scholars have ultimately faced in response to these targeting incidents.