Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
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The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is a group defending civil liberties in academia in the United States. Its president is Alan Charles Kors. Leonard Liggio is a member of FIRE's board of directors.
FIRE is a nonprofit educational foundation devoted to free speech, individual liberty, religious freedom, the rights of conscience, legal equality, due process, and academic freedom on our nation's campuses.from FIRE's website
A recent survey has shown that college students and administrators are woefully ignorant of First Amendment rights guaranteed by the United States Bill of Rights.