There is no "right way" to reform your campus. Each school is different and each student will have different strengths to bear on a given project. On the following page, the CFN has provided case studies on the efforts of various students to provide inspiration to other CFN members as well as to demonstrate the different tactics that have been successful in the past. As more CFN activists successfully reform their campuses, we will continue to add new profiles.

A junior English and Sociology major at the University of West Alabama, Jill Harris first learned about FIRE and the Campus Freedom Network through her cousin and CFN Prometheus Society Member Amanda McCracken who suggested she take a look at FIRE and join the CFN. Learn more »

Colin Reusch became an activist for liberty early on in his college career. He first organized a college-wide protest banning postings in residence hall windows at Eastern Kentucky University. After public exposure, the university eventually backed down and restored the rights of students to post signs in the dormitory windows. Colin’s protest at EKU achieved similar success and opened the door to further conversations about free speech on campus. Following that victory, he helped build a campus coalition to pressure the administration to reform many of its policies. Learn more »

A student at Gulf Coast Community College, Robert Misch has put to good use the information he has learned through the Campus Freedom Network by becoming a strong defender of student rights. In addition to proposing several new policies to the campus administration, Robert has also successfully intervened to help a campus group when their protest was unfairly shut down by the college administration. Learn more »

Braum Katz is a student at the College of William and Mary and a 2007 FIRE intern. During his internship, he spent the summer actively participating in FIRE’s work and gained an understanding for FIRE’s Spotlight Program and what distinguishes a green light school from one with a yellow light and red light distinction. Learn more »

As an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, Allison Jaynes helped organize a quiet, 40-person rally for free speech on a lawn in front of the campus library. When an administrator approached Jaynes and demanded that she move the protest to the “free speech zone,” she refused, citing the First Amendment. The protest continued, but a few days later Jaynes and another student were charged with a “violation of Respect” for refusing to move. After FIRE got involved, the administration backed down and dropped all charges. Learn more »

Whenever possible, the CFN will be adding new student profiles to the website. Any CFN student that has made progress in reforming their campus is eligible for having their efforts chronicled. Work with the CFN to find out what resources are available and you may soon find yourself with a website profile!