Asia Pacific
California prohibits its teachers from talking about a student’s gender identity to their parents. That raises First Amendment concerns.
Can a state bar public school teachers from talking to a student’s parents about their minor child’s gender identity without […]
January 29, 2026
From goodwill to obligation: making equity systemic in higher education
This blog was kindly authored by Afzal Munna, Senior Lecturer at the University of Hull London. There is a familiar […]
January 29, 2026
A statutory duty of care won’t fix student safeguarding. Implementation will
Calls for a new statutory duty of care for universities are politically understandable. But they misdiagnose the problem. Higher education […]
January 29, 2026
Authentic Content for Online Programs: Proof-Driven Ideas
Reading Time: 11 minutes Fully online programs are no longer emerging alternatives. They are established, competitive, and increasingly scrutinized. Prospective […]
January 28, 2026
Why Brand Personality Matters in Higher Ed Storytelling
Let’s be honest: if higher education were a TV show, it would be peak prestige drama. Every semester is a […]
January 28, 2026
Facing mass protests, Iran relies on familiar tools of state violence and internet blackouts
FIRE’s Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers […]
January 28, 2026
Unsealed records reveal officials targeted Khalil, Ozturk, Mahdawi solely for protected speech
For months, the Trump administration has tried to justify its targeting of prominent pro-Palestinian activists like Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, and […]
January 28, 2026
Fighting back against Texas’ wave of censorship
The chill in the air on Texas’ campuses isn’t just the winter storm sweeping the nation. The state’s public university […]
January 28, 2026
What Do People Get Wrong About the University Presidency?
Now that we text each other approximately 7,000 times a day, and we’re going forward as friends in a relationship […]
January 28, 2026