Free Speech on College Campuses: Protecting the First Amendment in the Marketplace of IdeasMelanie A. Moore
While free speech is a fundamental principle of a liberal arts education, which itself is the basis for an open society, it is not the only principle of a liberal arts education, nor is it the static activity of speaking. Maintaining a marketplace of ideas on our campuses is essential, n...
Since October of last year, the response to the war in the Middle East has become a flashpoint in an ongoing battle over freedom of expression on university campuses. In the last few months, university faculty members have been suspended, adjunct professors have been investigated, and students a...
If you have doubts about the scope of each problem, consider this: a non-partisan study found that students today aremore tolerant of offensive speech than older generationsand support forfree speech on college campuses is on the rise. Yet time and time again, the free speech issue is framed...
Nearly 20,000 students attending 55 different colleges and universities nationwide were asked recently about various free speech issues on their campuses — and the results are in. Their answers were used by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and RealClearEducation to create...
Is there a free speech crisis in American universities? Posted on January 11, 2020 by Prof. Kovarik “The claim that America’s campuses are in the midst of a free speech crisis has been made so often and so emphatically that it has widely become accepted as fact. According to the pre...
If you want to understand the deplorable condition of free speech on college campuses today, you need look no further than what happened recently at George Washington University here in the nation’s capital. A recognized campus conservative group, Young America’s Foundation (full disclosure: I ...
She said that when she was home secretary she had to "effectively battle many of these free speech issues and cancel culture" - giving the example of campuses on universities "silencing various groups and individuals and organisations".
Although universities play a key role in questions of free speech and political viewpoint diversity, they are often associated with the opposite o
College Pulse and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, have released the first ever College Free Speech Rankings, a comprehensive look into the student experience of free speech on their campuses.