> The **Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression** (**FIRE**), formerly named the **Foundation for Individual Rights in Education**, is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c)(3)_organization | 501(c)(3)]][[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_for_Individual_Rights_and_Expression#cite_note-1 | [1]]][[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-profit | non-profit]][[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_liberties_in_the_United_States | civil liberties]] group founded in 1999 with the mission of protecting [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech | freedom of speech]] on college campuses in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States | United States]].[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_for_Individual_Rights_and_Expression#cite_note-bastion-2 | [2]]][[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_for_Individual_Rights_and_Expression#cite_note-nyt2016-3 | [3]]][[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_for_Individual_Rights_and_Expression#cite_note-4 | [4]]] FIRE changed its name in June 2022, when it broadened its focus from colleges to freedom of speech throughout American society.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_for_Individual_Rights_and_Expression#cite_note-GersteinPolitico-5 | [5]]]