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Nicole Neily

Nicole Neily is the president of Speech First. Most recently, she served as the president of the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, an investigative journalism nonprofit focused on highlighting abuses of power, cronyism, and government overreach in the states at Watchdog.org.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Illinois and a master’s of public policy from Pepperdine University’s School of Public Policy.

Articles by Nicole Neily

Students’ Speech Chilled at the University of Texas

Jan 18, 2019 · Nicole Neily

Written in 1903, the University of Texas fight song’s opening lyrics are “The Eyes of Texas are upon you/All the livelong day.” Unfortunately, for many on campus, the sentiments expressed … Continue reading “Students’ Speech Chilled at the University of Texas”