free speech Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/free-speech/ A Blog by ACE Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:44:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.higheredtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-touch-icon-150x150.png free speech Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/free-speech/ 32 32 How Public University Libraries Are Defending Academic Freedom https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/04/15/how-public-university-libraries-are-defending-academic-freedom/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:44:44 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28635 Title: Censorship and Academic Freedom in the Public University Library Authors: Ess Pokornowski and Roger C. Schonfeld Source: Ithaka S+R Academic libraries at public research universities find themselves at the center of controversy in an increasingly polarized political environment. To examine the impacts of this polarization, Ithaka S+R interviewed 10 library leaders from states with restrictive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ...

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]]> Knight Foundation Releases the Fourth Report on College Students’ Attitudes Toward Free Expression https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/02/17/knight-foundation-releases-the-fourth-report-on-college-students-attitudes-toward-free-expression/ Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:32:08 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17757 Title: College Student Views on Free Expression and Campus Speech 2022: A Look at Key Trends in Student Speech Views Since 2016 Source: Knight Foundation and Ipsos The Knight Foundation recently released a new report in collaboration with Ipsos measuring college students’ attitudes toward speech and the First Amendment. This report is based on the 2021 Knight-Ipsos survey, the fourth in ...

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]]> New Report Provides a Roadmap for Campus Free Expression https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/01/07/new-report-provides-a-roadmap-for-campus-free-expression/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 20:03:51 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17725 Title: Campus Free Expression: A New Roadmap Author: Academic Leaders Task Force on Campus Free Expression Source: Bipartisan Policy Center A new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center highlights the need for a renewed roadmap for campus free expression, considering the civic mission of higher education, and the changing social and political landscape around campus. The report, developed by the Academic ...

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]]> Survey Studies College and University Student Affairs Officers’ Perceptions https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/04/03/survey-studies-college-university-student-affairs-officers-perceptions/ Fri, 03 Apr 2020 17:32:05 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=16482 Title: The 2020 Inside Higher Ed Survey Of College And University Student Affairs Officers Date: March 26, 2020 Source: Inside Higher Ed Authors: Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman Inside Higher Ed released findings from a recent survey of higher education institutions to better understand the perceptions and practices of university student affairs officers on key issues including student mental health, race ...

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]]> How to Handle Free Speech Issues on Campus https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/01/07/handle-free-speech-issues-campus/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 09:00:45 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=16172 Title: Campus Free Speech Guide Source: PEN America Author: PEN America PEN America has published their Campus Free Speech Guide, a digital resource designed to help postsecondary institutions handle free speech issues on campuses. The guide includes case studies on a variety of speech-related topics, from how to create a healthy campus climate for free speech to how to respond to ...

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]]> Knight Foundation and College Pulse Release Report on Free Expression on College Campuses https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/05/15/knight-foundation-releases-report-free-expression-college-campuses/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:37:32 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=15033 Title: Free Expression on College Campuses Source: Knight Foundation and College Pulse A new report by College Pulse, with support from the Knight Foundation, examines student attitudes on freedom of expression and inclusion on college campuses, building upon the findings from an earlier study released in 2018. The survey found that students are divided on which is more important: freedom of ...

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]]> The Practices of Freedom: Freedom of Speech, Academic Freedom, and Shared Governance https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/04/17/practices-freedom-freedom-speech-academic-freedom-shared-governance/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 16:23:19 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=14865 By John J. DeGioia This post is part of ACE’s work on free speech and campus inclusion made possible through generous support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. In the wake of President Trump’s recent executive order on campus free speech, it is a timely review of higher education’s commitment to the First Amendment and the mutually inclusive nature ...

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]]> PEN America Releases Report on Campus Free Speech https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/04/08/pen-america-releases-report-campus-free-speech/ Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:14:15 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=14814 Title: Chasm in the Classroom: Campus Free Speech in a Divided America Author: PEN America Informed largely by four convenings held at campuses that have experienced incidents related to free speech, a recent report released by PEN America discusses challenges that institutions have when confronted with divisive or harmful speech, and the protests that some campuses have experienced as a result. ...

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]]> Defining and Practicing Deep Civility on College Campuses https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/12/10/defining-practicing-deep-civility-college-campuses/ Mon, 10 Dec 2018 20:40:52 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=14158 By Ashley N. Woodson This post is part of ACE’s work on free speech and campus inclusion made possible through generous support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. For much of higher education’s history, we have sought to define and enact standards of civil conduct on our campuses. For much of higher education’s history, we routinely have failed to ...

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]]> Crisis Planning: How to Prepare for Free Speech Conflicts on Campus https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/11/27/crisis-planning-prepare-free-speech-conflicts-campus/ Tue, 27 Nov 2018 21:05:39 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=14055 By Traevena Byrd This post is part of ACE’s work on free speech and campus inclusion made possible through generous support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Events of the past several years have shown that conflicts between the values of free expression and inclusion at colleges and universities play out differently on each campus. Societal issues evolve, the ...

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]]> Practicing Vigorous Civility https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/10/31/practicing-vigorous-civility/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:59:46 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=13946 By Frederick M. Lawrence This post is part of ACE’s work on free speech and campus inclusion made possible through generous support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. We are facing a crisis of speech, a turmoil over how to speak to each other across lines of difference, questioning whether our cherished principles of free expression can exist and ...

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]]> The Paradox of Free Speech in America Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/10/17/paradox-free-speech-america-today/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 19:19:54 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=13837 By Sanford J. Ungar This post is part of ACE’s work on free speech and campus inclusion made possible through generous support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Free speech is not absolute, and never has been anywhere. The text of the First Amendment, of course, is simple, sparse, direct, and clear. It enumerates five fundamental freedoms—speech, press, religion, ...

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