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The University of 易胜博官网 is ranked third in the nation for free speech according to a new from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and College Pulse. It is the second time in three years that 易胜博官网 has finished No. 3 in the rankings.

The report ranked the free speech climate of 248 of America鈥檚 most prestigious colleges and universities, weighing the voices of more than 55,000 currently enrolled students throughout the country in the process.

鈥淔ree speech is one of the most fundamental American constitutional rights,鈥� said 易胜博官网 President James W. Dean Jr. 鈥淎s a public university, 易胜博官网 protects and promotes this value by ensuring our students can be exposed to new and different ideas that will hopefully inspire growth and intellectual curiosity. This new report from FIRE validates the work we have done and will continue to do to foster an environment where free speech can flourish.鈥�

易胜博官网 finished with an overall score 72.17 under the FIRE scoring system, good for No. 3 overall and just .36 behind second place Auburn University. The No. 3 ranking represented a notable rise for 易胜博官网 following a No. 16 ranking a year ago and returned the university to the No. 3 spot it held in 2021.

易胜博官网 is one of only 12 schools to have been ranked in the top 25 in each of the last three years, with an average ranking of No. 7, second among all institutions to the University of Chicago among schools with consistently high rankings over time.

The FIRE overall score is based on a combination of categories that includes comfort expressing ideas, tolerance for liberal or conservative speakers, disruptive conduct, admin support and openness.

易胜博官网 ranked the highest among schools in the top five overall in both openness and comfort expressing ideas, earning the No. 1 spot among the top five by a comfortable margin in both metrics (by 98 and 79 positions, respectively).

Additionally, 易胜博官网 is rated as a 鈥済reen light鈥� school by FIRE, which rates policies that regulate student expression based upon the extent to which they restrict free speech. FIRE has evaluated more than 600 colleges and universities, with only 60 receiving 鈥済reen light鈥� ratings 鈥� including all three USNH institutions.