Recently, one of the departments on my campus invited an academic “expert,” who, among other specializations, “advise[s] on the ethical aspects of telescope siting,” to give a talk entitled “How … Continue reading “Social-Justice Restrictions on Research Harm All of Us”
A pronounced distrust has developed between many state legislatures and their public campuses. There has been a general decline in public confidence in higher education, and that loss has been … Continue reading “Political Accountability Versus Campus Autonomy”
It’s no secret that university students, once known for their brash defense of unfettered free speech, have gone rather quiet on the issue. Campus surveys reveal that most college students … Continue reading “Bias Response Teams Have No Place on N.C. Campuses”
In 1987, philosopher Allan Bloom published The Closing of the American Mind, a book critiquing higher education in America. As a self-described teacher “dedicated to liberal education,” Bloom offered a … Continue reading “The Reopening of the American Mind”
Heterodox Academy recently released findings from its Campus Expression Survey, which sheds light on how comfortable students feel discussing hot-button issues on campus. Here are some of the survey’s key … Continue reading “Did You Know? Results of New Campus Expression Survey”
Alumni have been making their voices heard over the past few months. After seeing the alarming direction that their alma maters are taking, alumni at institutions such as Davidson College, … Continue reading “The UNC Alumni Free Speech Alliance: A Conversation with a Founding Member”
In early October, Bright Sheng, a professor of music at the University of Michigan, played the 1965 rendition of Shakespeare’s Othello for his undergraduate class. The film starred Laurence Olivier, … Continue reading “Woke Universities are Rousseau’s Children”
Free speech is under attack in the United States today. Even Big Tech is censoring content: sites like Twitter and Facebook censor speech that is deemed anti-diversity, anti-racist, or even … Continue reading “How Open Are North Carolina Schools to Free Speech?”
Many college campuses aren’t as hospitable to open inquiry and free expression as they should be. However, there is reason for hope. Numerous individuals and organizations across the country have … Continue reading “Building a “Robust Free Expression Culture on Campus””
In recent years, American universities have come under fire for frequent mistreatment of speech on their campuses. Often, this mistreatment is a result of restrictive or ill-defined speech codes—policies that … Continue reading “Federal Bill May Bolster Campus Free Speech, But Will it Go Anywhere?”