Dartmouth rises to sixth in FIRE rankings of university free speech

Dartmouth rises to sixth in FIRE rankings of university free speech

Dartmouth rose 29 spots to sixth place in the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's 2027 College Free Speech Rankings, up from 35th last year and 224th in 2024.FIRE is a nonprofit free speech advocacy organization that annually ranks colleges on university speech policies and speech-related controversies, including censorship, based on student survey responses. This year, FIRE and College Pulse - an online survey and analytics compan…

Students react to the university’s low FIRE ranking

The university has received a failing grade of F at 52.49/100 on campus free speech by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression in their recent 2027 College Free Speech Rankings.

Free speech group ranks Northeastern near bottom in annual report

For the second year in a row, Northeastern placed among the lowest-ranked higher education institutions in the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s annual free speech report, sitting at 258 out of 261. The ranking from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, released Sept. 9, surveyed nearly 63,000 students nationwide on a wide variety of free speech-related questions, including whether universities canceled gu…