Mississippi State University. Green Light.

From the “About” page at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (F.I.R.E.)

Why is free speech important on campus?

Freedom of speech is a fundamental American freedom and a human right, and there’s no place that this right should be more valued and protected than America’s colleges and universities. A university exists to educate students and advance the frontiers of human knowledge, and does so by acting as a “marketplace of ideas” where ideas compete. The intellectual vitality of a university depends on this competition—something that cannot happen properly when students or faculty members fear punishment for expressing views that might be unpopular with the public at large or disfavored by university administrators.

Nevertheless, freedom of speech is under continuous threat at many of America’s campuses, pushed aside in favor of politics, comfort, or simply a desire to avoid controversy. As a result, speech codes dictating what may or may not be said, “free speech zones” confining free speech to tiny areas of campus, and administrative attempts to punish or repress speech on a case-by-case basis are common today in academia.

Mississippi State, and Ole Miss, are among only 20 colleges and universities in these United States to earn the F.I.R.E Green Light designation.

AND WE HAVE GOOD FOOTBALL TEAMS! 

Mississippi State Bulldogs: 7-2 (3-2 in SEC)

Ole Miss Rebels: 7-3 (4-2 in SEC)

Proving that free speech and good football go hand in hand.

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