RALEIGH — The recently published 2025 College Free Speech Rankings Report by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and the College Pulse has two North Carolina colleges ranked in the top 10.
NC State was ranked seventh and UNC Charlotte ninth in the annual rankings. East Carolina (13th) and UNC Greensboro (22nd) were also among the top 25 schools.
The University of Virginia ranked first, while Harvard University ranked last for the second consecutive year. Tying Harvard’s overall score was Columbia University. Along with Harvard and Columbia University, New York University also received an “abysmal” rating for campus speech atmospheres…