ACTA believes that freedom of expression is the lifeblood of teaching, learning, and the pursuit of truth, and we have been on the front lines in the fight to protect the open expression of ideas for over two decades. View this quick reference on where we stand on the issue.
Today, the Committee on Postsecondary Education of the Oklahoma House of Representatives considered legislation, House Bill 3129, which would strengthen free speech protections on public college and university campuses by mandating that all security fees must be levied in a content-neutral manner. Steven McGuire, ACTA’s Paul & Karen Levy Fellow in Campus Freedom, submitted written […]
“Welcome to Sarah Lawrence.” That was college president Cristle Collins Judd’s joking reaction on stage after members of the local Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter disrupted a “building bridges” event that featured New York Times columnist Ezra Klein. Welcome to Sarah Lawrence (SLC), indeed. The college has actively cultivated itself as a romper room for anti-Israel campus radicals. It gave […]
In this episode of Radio Free Campus, co-hosts Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison discuss the past, present, and future of academic freedom with David Rabban, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law and author of the book Academic Freedom: From Professional Norm to First Amendment Right.
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