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The group is known as the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE. It鈥檚 headquartered in Philadelphia and was founded in 1999 with the aim of protecting free speech within higher education.
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The University of Florida set aside recommendations to lightly punish some of the college students arrested after pro-Palestinian protests on campus, kicking them all out of school for three to four years.
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Peaceful protesters are not threatened by a measure that Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature passed in 2021 to crack down on violent demonstrations.
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Protesters at the University of Florida, University of South Florida, Florida State University, University of Central Florida and University of North Florida are demanding the schools divest from Israel.
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Student protesters supporting Palestine at the University of Florida are now vulnerable to suspension following continuing protests. This comes as colleges and universities are cracking down on a recent surge in students protesting against the war between Israel and Palestine.
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Free speech advocates say new rules limiting demonstrations at the state capitol threaten the First Amendment rights of Floridians.
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Students rallied Tuesday to decry higher-education legislation that would eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at state colleges and universities.
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Peru's newest president, Dina Boluarte gave in to protesters' demands early Monday announcing in a nationally televised address that she will send Congress a proposal to move up elections.
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Dozens gathered in Tallahassee to challenge a rule proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration restricting the way protests can be conducted in Florida鈥檚 Capitol Complex.
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The University of Florida is going to start enforcing a ban against indoor protests following a raucous demonstration against the selection of U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as a finalist for the school president鈥檚 job.
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The protests have carried on for weeks since the leak of a draft of the court's eventual decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. State officials had previously called on federal law enforcement for help.
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In the wake of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, student activists launched an unprecedented national movement to end gun violence. Four years and dozens of mass shootings later, survivors in Parkland marched again 鈥 furious at the inaction of lawmakers.