Students should rethink their role in free speech debates | Opinion
September 28, 2020
While faculty and administrators are frequently blamed for higher education’s free speech woes, the blame cannot be laid solely at their feet. Surprisingly, many of today’s campus restrictions are being…
McCaughey: Trump takes on campus speech police
September 28, 2020
Colleges and universities that limit freedom of speech are about to get clobbered big time. President Donald Trump came out swinging recently against the higher-education establishment for violating our nation’s…
OPINION: DON’T BE HASTY TO CONDEMN TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON CAMPUS FREE SPEECH
September 28, 2020
“I will be very soon signing an executive order requiring colleges and universities to support free speech if they want federal research dollars,” President Trump announced on Saturday. “If they…
OPINION: DON’T BE HASTY TO CONDEMN TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON CAMPUS FREE SPEECH
September 28, 2020
“I will be very soon signing an executive order requiring colleges and universities to support free speech if they want federal research dollars,” President Trump announced on Saturday. “If they…
Colleges, Universities Need to Stop Treating Students Like Children
September 28, 2020
Comfort—it’s the bright, shiny object many colleges and universities competing for the same pool of applicants dangle in front of prospective enrollees. The reality, however, is that this approach creates…
The real campus speech problem must be solved in the courts
September 28, 2020
Much ink has been spilled over the past few months debating whether or not there’s a free-speech “crisis” on campuses. But focusing on the number of speech-related flare-ups doesn’t capture…