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Here are the 10 worst US colleges for free speech: report
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Here are the 10 worst US colleges for free speech: report

Did your school make the list?

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education — or FIRE — compiled its annual list of the 10 worst U.S. colleges for free speech, and some of them might shock you.

FIRE has rated the following colleges the worst for free speech and features heavy hitters like Syracuse University, Liberty University, and more.

5. Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Alabama

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The organization chose Alabama A&M University to be featured on the list after the school reportedly implemented five policies that "clearly and substantially" restrict protected speech.

According to FIRE, those five policies were related to what is considered harrasment — like sending "offensive" or "annoying" messages on the campus' network and "[i]nsulting ... gestures."

The organization listed various other offenses, which can be read here.

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