Congratulations to Oregon State University. The school just joined an honorable and sadly short list.

Nico Perrino of The Fire reports.

Oregon State University Eliminates Last Speech Code, Earns Highest Rating for Free Speech Policies

Oregon State University (OSU) joins an elite group of colleges and universities by becoming just the 16th school in the country to receive FIRE’s highest, “green light,” rating for free speech policies. A college or university earns a green light when its written policies do not seriously imperil free speech. While the clear majority of the nation’s colleges maintain policies that clearly and substantially restrict freedom of speech, OSU is now a proud exception. It is Oregon’s first-ever green light school, and its policy change affects more than 27,000 students.

“FIRE is thrilled to see another major state university eliminate its speech codes,” said Samantha Harris, FIRE’s director of policy research. “More and more universities are finally realizing what courts have been saying for years: Speech codes on public campuses are unconstitutional, and they need to go.”

OSU earned its green light rating by eliminating its only remaining speech code. The code, revised earlier this year, was an overly broad and vague “Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence” policy, which FIRE called on the university to revise last summer.

While there are only 16 green light schools nationwide, OSU is the eighth university in just over the last three years to earn the designation. This positive trend reflects growing awareness of free speech issues on campus as well as increased cooperation between students, university administrators, and FIRE.