Free Speech Reset
Resource Hub

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What’s included in the Resource Hub?

The campaign offers seven key actions — from calling on schools to publish protest rules, to petitioning for adoption of the Chicago and Kalven Principles, to engaging students in free speech education. Each action comes with a step-by-step template so groups don’t have to start from scratch.

  • As an AFSA member, you gain access to campaigns like this — ready-made resources that help your group grow influence, credibility, and impact with alumni and your school.

  • No need to start from scratch — AFSA provides plug-and-play templates, guides, and strategy support so your group can take effective action right away.

  • As an AFSA member, you gain access to campaigns like this — ready-made resources that help your group grow influence, credibility, and impact with alumni and your school.

FAQs

  • The campaign is a coordinated push by AFSA and its member groups to encourage colleges and universities to recommit to free speech principles. It equips alumni with ready-to-use tools (letters, petitions, op-eds, scorecards, etc.) to press their alma maters to adopt and act on a set of free speech recommendations.

  • This campaign provides visibility, structure, and support for local alumni efforts. By participating, your group can amplify its influence, access plug-and-play resources, and show your alma mater that alumni are united behind free expression.

  • The campaign offers seven key actions — from calling on schools to publish protest rules, to petitioning for adoption of the Chicago and Kalven Principles, to engaging students in free speech education. Each action comes with a step-by-step template so groups don’t have to start from scratch.

  • No. Each group can choose the actions that make the most sense for their campus and alumni community. Even completing one action will contribute meaningfully to the campaign.

  • AFSA will supply:

    • Templates for letters, petitions, and op-eds

    • Guidance on strategy and messaging

    • A members-only resource portal

    • Ongoing campaign communications and updates

  • The campaign launches August 26, 2025, with the first wave of actions focused on the fall semester when students return to campus. We encourage groups to take at least one action within the first 60 days of launch for maximum visibility and momentum.