by jpitney | Mar 31, 2025 | Free Speech, Higher Education
Assumption University President Greg Weiner at NYT: Colleges and universities are right to invoke academic freedom as an essential bulwark against government interference. But it is difficult not to greet this opportunistic defense of academic freedom cynically...
by jpitney | Dec 29, 2024 | First Amendment, Free Speech, Public Opinion, Youth
Bruce Mehlman: Gen Z’ers – particularly those born since 2000 – are less likely to support free speech rights for groups with controversial views than Boomers and Gen X’ers” per data from the General Social Survey.
by jpitney | Sep 8, 2024 | Claremont McKenna College, Free Speech, Higher Education
Jacob Smagula at the Claremont Independent: On Wednesday, Claremont McKenna College leapt from 73rd to sixth place in the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s newest College Free Speech Rankings. CMC had previously placed sixth in 2022, and first in 2021....
by jpitney | Aug 18, 2024 | Free Speech, Higher Education, Middle East
Alyssa Lukpat at at WSJ: A federal judge ruled the University of California, Los Angeles, must ensure equal access to campus for Jewish students after some alleged in a lawsuit they were blocked by protesters at this spring’s pro-Palestinian encampments. U.S. District...
by jpitney | May 3, 2024 | Free Speech, Journalism, Journalists
Kirsten Eddy at Pew: A large majority of Americans see the freedom of the press as highly important to the well-being of society. But many express concerns about potential restrictions on press freedoms in the United States – and say that political and financial...
by jpitney | Apr 27, 2024 | Free Speech, Higher Education
Princeton Professor Robert P. George: My advice to university presidents is that your policy should be as follows: We honor freedom of speech and therefore do not impose and will not impose viewpoint-based restrictions on speech. We will, for the sake of protecting...
