Free speech, a staple of modern democracy, has become the focal point for political and cultural forces impacting the university. Universities thrive in an environment of open inquiry. But recent controversies in universities around the globe expose the difficulties of crafting a strong position on free speech in this polarized time. More...
Freedom of expression has long been extolled by those who love freedom generally. As George Orwell once said: “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” And, according to the European Court of Human Rights, this includes offending, shocking and disturbing. More...
Academic freedom is at the heart of successful universities. UNESCO defines it as the right “to freedom of teaching and discussion, freedom in carrying out research and disseminating and publishing results”. Academics have pointed out that it also means self-governance and security of academic jobs to ensure independence. More...
Academic freedom is the right enjoyed by university teachers to teach, research and write in their areas of expertise without fear of retribution by institutional powers or political authorities. More...
By Joshua Kim. On Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, Inside Higher Ed ran an unplanned experiment. This experiment tested what happens to a news and opinion website when commenting is disabled. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Author discusses his book that seeks a new framework for the debate about free speech on campus. More...
By Greta Anderson. Students offended by an author's talk on white privilege burned her book, prompting a debate about how they chose to voice their freedom of expression. More...
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Joe Biden becomes latest Democratic presidential hopeful to call for huge increases in the federal Pell Grant program instead of free college policies favored by standard bearers on the left. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Federal appeals court rules that the University of Michigan's Bias Response Team might not be able to punish students, but it may still have powers that could limit free expression on campus. More...
By Madeline St. Amour. Mark Ojakian, president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system, told state legislative leaders in a letter that he is "increasingly concerned about the viability" of the funding source for a debt-free community college program the state approved with legislation this year. More...
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