Betsy DeVos Appoints Former FIRE Official as New Deputy Assist. Sec. of Higher Ed Programs

This is excellent news! FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) does great work on behalf of personal rights in the education sphere. 

DeVos Appoints First Amendment Advocate to Key Position

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has appointed Adam Kissel, formerly of the Koch Foundation and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, deputy assistant secretary for higher education programs, the department confirmed Monday. Politico first reported the hiring.

More: 

As director of the Individual Rights Defense Program and vice president of programs at FIRE, Kissel was a frequent critic of universities the group has accused of violating the free speech rights of students and faculty.