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FIREreleases new modules for 2021 freshman orientation program

The program aims to help college administrators, leaders, and faculty teach incoming students about their free speech rights. (John M. Chase / Shutterstock.com)
As the end of the current semester quickly approaches, FIREis already thinking ahead to this fall鈥檚 freshman orientation season on America鈥檚 college campuses.
Together with our partners at NYU鈥檚 , we鈥檙e proud to release the latest modules and materials for our freshman orientation program on campus free speech. The program, which debuted in 2020, aims to help college administrators, leaders, and faculty teach incoming students about their free speech rights 鈥 as well as how to respect the freedom of expression and academic freedom of their fellow students and professors.
This year鈥檚 crop includes:
- A new module on students鈥 online speech rights and social media use;
- A new module discussing freedom of the student press;
- A 鈥渇requently asked questions鈥 document;
- Perhaps most excitingly, a recommended list of summer readings (fiction and nonfiction) for incoming students.

As with last year鈥檚 inaugural run of orientation materials, we plan to release video versions of each of the new modules, for use in remote or hybrid first-year experience programs or 耻苍颈惫别谤蝉颈迟颈别蝉鈥 . The 2020 program featured six written modules and their video counterparts, all of which can be found on 果冻传媒app官方鈥檚 website and , respectively.
We hope our orientation materials will be coming to a campus near you! If you鈥檇 like more information, please contact us at orientation@thefire.org.
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