Was free expression a priority when you were on campus?
Encourage your alma mater to teach and practice the ideals of a free society
"Alumni have the ability and duty to demand that their schools maintain the reasons for which they were created. But to be effective, alumni need to organize."
Stuart Taylor Jr. and Edward Yingling
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Join a community of invested alumni from various colleges who are learning and growing together while pursuing change at their alma mater.
Bring a free speech culture back to your alma mater
Alumni Reform Toolkit
Start advocating today on your campus today. This toolkit contains concrete actions alumni or donors can take to their alma mater to promote free expression and create lasting change.
Grow Your Alumni Network
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Take this course to learn how to build, grow, and maintain an alumni group to support free expression at your alma mater.
10 Common-Sense Reforms for Campuses to Encourage Free Speech
As confidence in higher education reaches historic lows and colleges struggle to respond to contentious social and political issues, now is the time for alumni to demand their alma maters return to their core mission through these simple steps.
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Connect with fellow alumni at your alma mater. Together you can work to organize positive change on your campus.
"As alumni, we were concerned with actions taken by the Administration, and felt some corrections were needed for the long term good of the Institute. However, it's difficult to know how alumni can best help their school. FIRE provides that information and then equips us with the tools to bring positive change."
Charles Davis, MIT Free Speech Alliance
The MIT Free Speech Alliance mobilizes alumni to take proactive efforts to ensure the university prioritizes free speech, open inquiry, and viewpoint diversity.
Alumni are fighting for free speech — and we need you!
Long after alumni graduate, they remain influential on campus. Now, with help from FIRE, they are beginning to rise up on behalf of free speech.
Fight For Free Expression At Your Alma Mater
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