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Comments made during a recent university assembly by Cornell’s president, Martha Pollack, suggest that the response to the disruption of Ann Coulter’s speech last week may ultimately be tepid and dismissive. Her words do...
Higher Ed Now welcomes a return visit with Jonathan Zimmerman, Professor of History of Education at the graduate school of the University of Pennsylvania. One of the foremost education historians on the scene today, Professor Zimmerman...
The students who prevented me from speaking were not engaging in fiery argument, or any kind of argument at all, but the most anti-intellectual response imaginable: whoopie cushions, screaming, and loud circus music—mocking the...
The freedom of invited speakers to express their beliefs, no matter how controversial and without fear of reprisal, is a sacred principle that you can publicly and forcefully vindicate.
Higher Ed Now producer Doug Spreiinterviews two academic leaders at Denison University: Adam Weinberg, the university's President, and Adam Davis, Professor of History and Director of the Lisska Center for Intellectual Engagement.
“How do you bring about a free speech turnaround on campus? Maybe, just maybe, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is on the verge of that achievement. On Sept. 30, 2021, MIT committed what many...
“Like many American colleges and universities, the University of Texas at Austin is struggling to build a culture of free expression on campus. Free expression is the lifeblood of a university. It is essential...
In March 2022, the New York Times published a piece by Emma Camp, titled "I Came to College Eager to Debate. I Found Self-Censorship Instead." The story quickly went viral, and Emma was thrust into the spotlight...
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