The Free Speech Center at MTSU is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public policy center dedicated to building understanding of the five freedoms of the First Amendment through education, information, and engagement.
Teaching the First Amendment, a new guide to sharing the core principles of free expression with students, has recently been published by the Free Speech Center as part of its educational outreach.
The electronic book offers a highly accessible guide to incorporating First Amendment education into existing courses or in stand-alone lessons. Each of the five First Amendment freedoms is explained and explored with an emphasis on conveying these key principles to the next generation of citizens.
Authors are Ken Paulson, director of the Free Speech Center; John Vile, dean of the MTSU Honors College; and Deborah Fisher, acting director of the John Seigenthaler Center for Excellence in First Amendment Studies.
The book was released in November at the annual journalism conference of the National Scholastic Press Association and the Associated Collegiate Press. The e-book is being made available to educators, students, and the public through a free download on the Free Speech Center鈥檚 site at firstamendment.mtsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/First-Amendment-Book_FINAL.pdf.