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FIRE stands ready and willing to aid any alumni who are ready to defend free speech at their alma mater.
Join the Alumni Movement Today!
FIRE recognizes that alumni have a unique ability to shape campus culture without the risks faced by students and faculty.
We’re proud to support alumni groups nationwide that are committed to defending and promoting free expression and academic freedom.
If you're interested in joining this growing movement or starting your own alumni group, contact Bobby Ramkissoon at bobby.ramkissoon@thefire.org today.
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Website: https://asualumniforfreespeech.substack.com/
Our purpose is to promote and strengthen free expression, academic freedom, and viewpoint diversity, both on campus and throughout the global Arizona State University community.
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Email: Hello@OpenDiscourseCoalition.org
Website: https://www.opendiscoursecoalition.org/
Open Discourse Coalition is a non-partisan organization formed by concerned alumni dedicated to preserving traditional liberal values at Bucknell University. On campus, Open Discourse Coalition hosts lecture series and stand alone speakers who present competing viewpoints from nuanced intellectual perspectives.
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Website: https://columbiafreespeechalliance.com/
Tired of Columbia University’s consistent failure to live up to its free speech promises, the Columbia Free Speech Alliance organized to hold the university accountable for its illiberal actions. Together they hope to reform both the problematic speech policies and culture at Columbia.
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Email: admin@cornellfreespeech.com
Website: https://cornellfreespeech.com/
The Cornell Free Speech Alliance formed, because the current activities on campus violate the wishes of founder Ezra Cornell who valued free expression, viewpoint diversity, and academic freedom. They insist the Cornell administration adopt the Chicago Principles and other measures as a way to prioritize the principles valued by their founder.
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Website: https://cornelliansunited.org/
Cornellians United for Free Speech is an advocacy group of Cornell students, faculty, staff, and alumni seeking to advance free expression, academic freedom, viewpoint diversity, and due process.
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Email: jecraig66@gmail.com
Website: https://www.dftdunite.org
Davidsonians for Freedom of Thought & Discourse is a concerned group of alumni who argue that Davidson College should promote free inquiry and not ideological indoctrination. They publish the Davidson Freedom Roundup where they share writings relevant to free speech and expression on college campuses.
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Website: https://friendsforduke.org/
Friends for Free Speech & Intellectual Diversity at Duke is concerned about increasing levels of self-censorship, threats to free speech, and a general lack of viewpoint diversity across the nation’s college campuses. Friends for Duke exists to help Duke become a leader among its peers in addressing these challenges.
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Website: https://www.furman-free-speech.com/
Furman University alumni organized to encourage the university to reform its policies that restrict student expression. They will continue to serve a watchdog role, praising the university when it protects expression and asking for improvement when it fails.
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Email: mail@harvardalumniforfreespeech.com
Website: https://harvardalumniforfreespeech.com/
Concerned alumni founded the Harvard Alumni for Free Speech to protect Harvard against the free speech violations that would undermine their prestigious educational standards. Currently, their mission is to support faculty, students, and administrators who uphold freedom of speech at the university.
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Website: https://www.macmods.org/
Description: The Macalester Alumni of Moderation or Mac Mods have been active for almost 20 years. They are dedicated to reforming the hostile environment for free speech currently dominating Macalester College.
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Email: mit@freespeechalliance.org
Website: https://www.mitfreespeech.org/
The MIT Free Speech Alliance began after the cancellation of a lecture by geophysicist Dorian Abbot exposed an institutional climate hostile to free expression. MFSA now protects and promotes viewpoint diversity, freedom of expression, and academic freedom at MIT.
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Website: https://michiganstateforfreespeech.org/
At Michigan State University, alumni are concerned that the university is hostile to certain viewpoints and does not live up to the promises it made by adopting the Chicago Statement. They are banding together to support student and faculty expression for the future of Michigan State.
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Website: https://mtualumniforcommonsense.org/
The Huskies for Common Sense seek to empower students to explore a broad spectrum of perspectives. They believe that free expression is necessary to nurture scientific discovery, uncover truths, and cultivate discernment.
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Email: northwesternfreespeech@gmail.com
Website: https://northwesternfreespeech.substack.com/
The Northwestern Free Speech Alliance is a group of Northwestern alumni determined to encourage the administration to reform NU’s problematic free speech policies and practices.
They are encouraging Northwestern to adopt both strong free speech and institutional neutrality statements.
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Email: pennstatefreespeech@gmail.com
Website: https://www.pennstatefreespeech.com/
The Alliance for Free Speech at Penn State was formed by alumni committed to protecting open scientific inquiry, academic freedom, and free speech at the University. Their first goal is to encourage Penn State to adopt the Chicago Statement.
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Email: contactus@princetoniansforfreespeech.com
Website: https://princetoniansforfreespeech.com/
The Princetonians for Free Speech support Princeton’s adoption of The Chicago Principles but object to the failure of the university to support this promise. They partner with students and faculty to promote free expression principles on campus.
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Email: stanfordalumnifreespeech@proton.me
Website: https://www.stanfordalumnifreespeech.org/
The Stanford Alumni for Free Speech and Critical Thinking is an alumni group organized because of their shared concern with the lack of openness and intellectual diversity at Stanford. Their main objective is to encourage the administration to adopt the Chicago Principles and spread awareness about the state of free speech at Stanford among alumni.
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Website: https://calfsm.org/
Alumni from the University of California, Berkeley want to honor the legacy of the free speech movement at the university. They are concerned that students are too intimidated to discuss controversial subjects and about a lack of intellectual diversity among students and faculty.
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Email: uchicagofreespeech@gmail.com
Website: https://uchicagofreespeech.substack.com/
The University of Chicago Free Speech Alliance is a group of alumni who want UChicago to remain a unique refuge for free speech in the world of higher education.
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Email: hawkeyesforfreespeech@gmail.com
Website: https://hawkeyesfreespeech.substack.com/
The Hawkeyes for Free Speech are a group of Univerity of Iowa alumni dedicated to protecting the free speech rights of students and faculty at UI. Their first goal is to revise the university’s problematic speech codes.
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Email: admin@uncafsa.org
Website: https://www.uncafsa.org/
The UNC Alumni Free Speech Alliance promotes a university culture of free expression and acts as a watchdog to ensure the institution lives up to its policies and stated principles.
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Website: https://utaustinopendiscoursecoalition.substack.com/
UT-Austin Open Discourse Coalition is dedicated to defending the fundamental speech rights of all individuals with the University of Texas at Austin through promoting a culture of mutual respect and appreciation for diverse viewpoints.
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Email: info@thejeffersoncouncil.com
Website: https://thejeffersoncouncil.com/
The Jefferson Council exists to promote freedom of expression at UVA and to uphold the school’s honor code as well as the legacy of Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the university. The organization brings speakers to campus and shares important information related to free expression issues at UVA.
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Website: https://huskyalumniforfreespeech.substack.com/
Husky Alumni for Academic Excellence is dedicated to free and open academic inquiry and a fearless quest for the truth. We encourage a campus culture where civil discourse flourishes, and where students and faculty pursue knowledge with integrity and courage.
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Email: BobM@caihq.com
Website: https://cadetnewspaper.org/
Alumni founded The Cadet Foundation to protect the journalistic freedom of The Cadet, VMI’s student-run newspaper. Together with students, they support free expression rights for the campus community at VMI.
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Email: info@thegeneralsredoubt.us
Website: https://www.thegeneralsredoubt.us/
The Generals Redoubt is an alumni group at Washington & Lee who promote free expression and classical liberal education. They communicate directly with students, faculty, and the university’s board of trustees to influence the trajectory of the institution.
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Website: https://www.williamsfreespeech.com/
Williams Free Speech Alliance intends to support students and faculty who feel they are unable to discuss difficult issues freely at the college. Their goal is to encourage the administration to revise policies which make it difficult for students to express themselves.
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Email: team@fightforyale.com
Website: https://fightforyale.com/
Fight for Yale’s Future opposes the censorship occurring on Yale’s campus and worries about the decline in alumni faith in the institution. They suggest that the university commit to upholding freedom of expression standards as listed in the Chicago Statement and engage alumni more actively as defenders against mission drift.