DEI v. True Diversity

Samuel Abrams at AEI: Difference that drives progress is a spectacular ideal for higher education, but far too many schools are failing in practice. At Columbia University, a DEI office explicitly states that they “are committed to centering race in our pursuit of...

Demographics of Self-Censorship

 Samuel Abrams at AEI: A common refrain on campuses today is that students are likely to self-censor their views and ideas. Looking at the data, this is an experience shared by nearly all students and amongst almost all races. In 2016, when students were asked about...

Self-Censorship on Campus

 Samuel Abrams at AEI: Fire’s 2022-23 College Free Speech Rankings samples the views of almost 45,000 currently enrolled students at more than 200 American colleges and universities, the largest study of its kind to date. Like earlier iterations, it shows that...