Universities improve the quality of our society and strengthen future leaders through the discovery of new knowledge and the questioning of conventional wisdom. These goals are best achieved in a thriving marketplace of ideas whose participants are actively encouraged to seek out and exchange new ideas while exploring a diverse array of opinions.

This mission extends beyond the classroom to extracurricular opportunities created by students to enhance their higher education experience. Students translate academic lessons into hands-on experience through internship programs, leadership positions, and volunteer opportunities within groups they create and support. The entire campus community benefits from the cultural events, public policy debates, and guest speakers provided by student organizations and programs.

There have been numerous legal, legislative and administrative initiatives to stifle the voices of students by restricting access to student fees, limiting access to university facilities and censoring student publications, all of which has a detrimental impact on the quality of the university experience. The university provides an important platform for the expression of a multitude of opinions and deserves heightened protection from attacks on freedom of speech.

The Center for Campus Free Speech was created by a variety of members of the higher education community - students, faculty, administrators, and others - to protect and to promote free speech on campuses. The Center acts as a clearinghouse of information, provides specialized support to campuses, and connects concerned educators, administrators, lawyers and students into a national network. The Center draws advice and guidance from a group of leaders in the higher education and legal communities.

Adam Gaya is the Program Director for the Center for Campus Free Speech.  He is a 2008 graduate of McGill University where he was the Publicity Chair for the McGill Debating Union and  Parliamentarian for the Students Society of McGill University.  Prior to working with the Center, Adam ran Citizen Outreach offices for the New York Public Interest Research Group and Greenpeace USA.

Megan Fitzgerald is the Senior Advisor for the Center for Campus Free Speech. Megan is a 2003 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, where she worked with the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group as a campaign coordinator and assistant citizen outreach director. While in college, Megan also worked with a number of other student organizations including the Campus Women’s Center and Associated Students of Madison (ASM) to help defend student activity fees and students' roles in administering the fee system. Prior to working with the Center, Megan was a lobbyist in Georgia where she coordinated campaigns to protect the environment and public health.