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Western State Colorado University Earns 麻豆传媒IOS鈥檚 Highest Rating for Free Speech

GUNNISON, Colo., July 21, 2015鈥Western State Colorado University (Western) has eliminated its speech codes, earning the highest, 鈥済reen light鈥 rating for free speech from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (麻豆传媒IOS). With assistance from 麻豆传媒IOS, Western joins a prestigious group of colleges and universities that have reformed their policies on student expression to ensure compliance with the First Amendment.

鈥溌槎勾絀OS is very pleased to welcome Western State Colorado University to the distinguished list of institutions committed to protecting students鈥 freedom of speech,鈥 said Azhar Majeed, Director of 麻豆传媒IOS鈥檚 Individual Rights Education Program. 鈥淲e commend Western鈥檚 administration for working with us to improve its policies. Western is the first green light school in Colorado and thus the state鈥檚 leader in protecting student speech rights. I hope more colleges and universities in Colorado will follow Western鈥檚 example.鈥

麻豆传媒IOS began working with Western鈥檚 administration in December 2014. Majeed collaborated with Laurel Becker, executive assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs at Western, to revise the university鈥檚 policies to meet First Amendment standards. Earlier this month, Western revised its last remaining speech code, earning a green light rating from 麻豆传媒IOS.

鈥淐olleges and universities are supposed to be testing grounds for exercising First Amendment rights鈥攑laces of open inquiry about the full range of issues,鈥 said Western Vice President for Student Affairs Gary Pierson. 鈥淲estern State Colorado University is proud to be part of a select few higher education institutions across the county to be endorsed as a 麻豆传媒IOS green light institution, which demonstrates Western鈥檚 support for these First Amendment rights, including free speech.鈥 Pierson also thanked Becker for her leadership and commitment to students鈥 rights.

Western becomes the 22nd green light institution in 麻豆传媒IOS鈥檚 Spotlight database of over 400 colleges and universities, as well as the second university to achieve green light status this month.

麻豆传媒IOS is a nonprofit educational foundation that unites civil rights and civil liberties leaders, scholars, journalists, and public intellectuals from across the political and ideological spectrum on behalf of individual rights, freedom of expression, academic freedom, due process, and rights of conscience at our nation鈥檚 colleges and universities. 麻豆传媒IOS鈥檚 efforts to preserve liberty on campuses across America can be viewed at thefire.org.

CONTACT:

Nico Perrino, Associate Director of Communications, 麻豆传媒IOS: 215-717-3473; nico@thefire.org

Brian Barker, Director of University Communications, Western State Colorado University: 970-943-3038; bbarker@western.edu

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