Why Trump’s campus free speech order is a big risk (opinion)
5 years, 9 months ago

Why Trump’s campus free speech order is a big risk (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Suzanne Nossel is CEO of PEN America. CNN — President Donald Trump’s recent vow at the Conservative Political Action Conference to sign an executive order supporting free speech on colleges campuses has stoked fears in the academy. Most such bills follow a similar pattern, containing measures that include prohibiting administrators from intervening to cancel invited speakers, mandating annual reporting on the state of free expression on campus and imposing penalties for those who infringe on others’ speech rights. Laws passed in Arkansas, Florida and Kentucky prohibit universities from designating specific, finite areas of campuses as “free speech zones.” The establishment of “free speech zones” on campus grew out of anti-Vietnam War protests and were aimed to facilitate policing and crowd control. Measures to block the imposition of delineated “free speech zones” can help promote a more open campus as a whole.

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Government set to reintroduce controversial university free speech law
13 hours, 58 minutes ago

Government set to reintroduce controversial university free speech law

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Legislation to protect freedom of speech on university campuses is back …

Donald Trump’s retribution will begin with a restriction of free speech
3 months ago

Donald Trump’s retribution will begin with a restriction of free speech

Salon  

Ever since Donald Trump arrived on the national political scene in 2015, he has displayed a perplexing and troubling attitude toward freedom of speech. In October of that year at a rally in Ohio, he asked his audience “Do you want free speech?” and responded to their enthusiastic applause, “You’ll have it.” The 2016 Republican platform that Trump helped fashion …

What USC Got Wrong When It Canceled Its Valedictorian’s Speech
8 months, 4 weeks ago

What USC Got Wrong When It Canceled Its Valedictorian’s Speech

Slate  

On Monday, Andrew Guzman, the provost of the University of Southern California, sent a letter to the campus community announcing the cancellation of the speech by the student valedictorian. Even Guzman’s letter makes this plain: He made sure to note that the criteria for selection did not include candidates’ “social media presence,” implying that he would not have approved her …

Did USC set ‘very bad precedent’ by canceling valedictorian speech over safety threats?
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Did USC set ‘very bad precedent’ by canceling valedictorian speech over safety threats?

LA Times  

Five months ago, USC cited safety as a rationale for banning economics professor John Strauss, who is Jewish, from campus after student activists said they felt threatened when he approached them at a protest and said “Hamas are murderers.. “Moving forward, are they going to cancel every speech that could have anything to do with Israel-Palestine because they’re worried about …

As a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers
1 year ago

As a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We believe in a diverse set of thoughts,” says Kaleb Autman, a …

As a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers
1 year ago

As a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers

Associated Press  

Generations of Americans have held firm to a version of free speech that makes room for even the vilest of views. Asked on Capitol Hill about balancing free speech and the safety of Jewish students, Magill told lawmakers that Penn’s approach is “guided by the United States Constitution, which allows for robust perspectives.” A day later, amid pressure from donors, …

College presidents’ dispute: What really happened, and why it keeps playing out.
1 year, 1 month ago

College presidents’ dispute: What really happened, and why it keeps playing out.

Slate  

The most disastrous congressional testimony of the past year was delivered, perhaps surprisingly, by the presidents of MIT, Harvard, and the University of Pennsylvania last week. I’m skipping over a whole lot of history here for word count purposes, but in recent years, students have generated plenty of headlines about free speech on campus themselves, usually by shutting down speakers …

Opinion: College presidents are supposed to be moral leaders, not evasive bureaucrats
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: College presidents are supposed to be moral leaders, not evasive bureaucrats

LA Times  

Liz Magill, University of Pennsylvania president, testifies before a House panel at a Dec. 5, 2023, hearing about antisemitism on college campuses. I don’t like the ritual use of words like “ genocidal ” or “ settler colonial,” nor do I want to hear the slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine must be free,” but calls for freedom …

Opinion: Liz Magill's Penn resignation shows the trouble with Congress policing campus speech
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: Liz Magill's Penn resignation shows the trouble with Congress policing campus speech

LA Times  

Claudine Gay, from left, president of Harvard University; Liz Magill, president of the University of Pennsylvania; Pamela Nadell, professor of Jewish studies at American University; and Sally Kornbluth, president of MIT, testify before a House panel last week at a hearing on antisemitism on college campuses. On Tuesday, the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute …

Court seems inclined to keep restricting Trump’s trial speech. But gag order could be narrowed
1 year, 1 month ago

Court seems inclined to keep restricting Trump’s trial speech. But gag order could be narrowed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court appeared inclined Monday to reimpose at least some restrictions on Donald Trump’s speech in his landmark election subversion case. The judges raised a litany of hypothetical scenarios that could arise in the months ahead as they considered how to fashion a balance between an order that protects Trump’s First Amendment rights and the need …

Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago poll shows
1 year, 3 months ago

Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago poll shows

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Americans view college campuses as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes to free speech, with adults across the political spectrum seeing less tolerance for those on the right, according to a new poll. Overall, 47% of adults say liberals have “a lot” of freedom to express their views on college campuses, while just 20% …

US universities launch partnership to elevate free speech to counter threats to democracy
1 year, 5 months ago

US universities launch partnership to elevate free speech to counter threats to democracy

Associated Press  

The presidents of a wide-ranging group of 13 universities are elevating free speech on their campuses this academic year, as part of a new nonprofit initiative announced Tuesday to combat what organizers call dire threats to U.S. democracy. While not new, controversies around free speech at universities abound, from students protesting invited speakers to state legislatures targeting faculty tenure, and …

Education minister ‘would not want Andrew Tate to speak on university campuses’
1 year, 6 months ago

Education minister ‘would not want Andrew Tate to speak on university campuses’

The Independent  

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University freedom of speech champion says ‘democracy at stake’
1 year, 7 months ago

University freedom of speech champion says ‘democracy at stake’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Democracy is at stake.” He said without the “freedom to explore” controversial ideas, “a …

Opinion: College campus hecklers, your disruptions don’t count as free speech
1 year, 9 months ago

Opinion: College campus hecklers, your disruptions don’t count as free speech

LA Times  

Stanford University is among the campuses that recently confronted conflicts around free speech. America is experiencing two disturbing simultaneous trends: the rise of mob censorship to shut down speaking events on college campuses, and an attempt to justify it as merely the exercise of “more speech.” At SUNY Albany last week, protesters stormed an event, formed an improvised conga line …

Free speech law ‘must let cancelled academics sue woke universities’
1 year, 11 months ago

Free speech law ‘must let cancelled academics sue woke universities’

The Telegraph  

Members of the House of Lords, including some of the party’s peers, voted in December to scrap the statutory tort in the Bill that would allow academics to seek compensation in the courts. “I’ve spoken to many leading academics who share my belief that the tort is necessary to secure the cultural change needed on campus.” 'Insidious repression of free …

Universities adopt stricter vetting rules for speakers and suggest trigger warnings and safe spaces
2 years, 3 months ago

Universities adopt stricter vetting rules for speakers and suggest trigger warnings and safe spaces

Daily Mail  

Students at one elite institution advised to have trigger warning and safe spaces Universities were accused yesterday of ‘turning debating chambers into echo chambers’ with new vetting rules for speakers. Leader of the Free Speech Union Toby Young accused universities of ‘turning debating chambers into echo chambers’ with new vetting rules for speakers A record 200 requests for events and …

Free speech ‘stifled’ as universities cancel record number of speakers
2 years, 6 months ago

Free speech ‘stifled’ as universities cancel record number of speakers

The Telegraph  

Freedom of speech is at risk of being stifled on campuses after a record number of speakers and events were rejected last year, the universities watchdog has warned. ‘Chilling effect of censorship on campuses’ The vice-chancellor of the University of Essex apologised last year after a seminar on trans rights and the criminal justice system was cancelled following complaints that …

Don’t pick fights with students on free speech, Labour warns Government
2 years, 7 months ago

Don’t pick fights with students on free speech, Labour warns Government

The Independent  

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Only one in six in favour of no-platforming controversial speakers
3 years, 7 months ago

Only one in six in favour of no-platforming controversial speakers

The Telegraph  

"Many have a clear view that 'no-platforming' is not the best response, and that young people should be exposed to controversial views. He added: "But we need to avoid concluding that this means we have a new generation of 'snowflakes' or a stifled national conversation: the young are always quite different from older people on these sorts of questions, and …

The Conservative Party’s free speech reforms are staggeringly hypocritical
3 years, 10 months ago

The Conservative Party’s free speech reforms are staggeringly hypocritical

The Independent  

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Freedom of speech at universities is not under threat – it is actually thriving
4 years ago

Freedom of speech at universities is not under threat – it is actually thriving

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Analysing campus policy, events and a …

As a Conservative student, I know that there's no free speech crisis in our universities – it's a dangerous myth
5 years, 4 months ago

As a Conservative student, I know that there's no free speech crisis in our universities – it's a dangerous myth

The Independent  

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Prevent: Government’s counterterrorism programme is ‘single biggest threat’ to free speech at universities, report finds
5 years, 6 months ago

Prevent: Government’s counterterrorism programme is ‘single biggest threat’ to free speech at universities, report finds

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The single biggest threat to free speech on university campuses …

What campus free speech? Arizona case shows how far the right will go to stifle dissent
5 years, 9 months ago

What campus free speech? Arizona case shows how far the right will go to stifle dissent

Salon  

So much for the trope that universities are a bastion of free speech -- or of liberal "political correctness," for that matter. Robbins said he agreed with the decision to criminally charge the two students because “free speech doesn’t give one the right to disrupt an ongoing presentation in a classroom.” Free speech advocates, however, strongly disagree. "Filing criminal charges …

The truth about the "campus free speech" crusade and its myths that won't die
5 years, 9 months ago

The truth about the "campus free speech" crusade and its myths that won't die

Salon  

Let’s not let the controversy over the Mueller Report’s reception eclipse what President Donald Trump is doing to advance the long-running conservative crusade against liberal arts colleges, that helped to elect him in the first place. The underside of the “free speech” crusade’s attack on colleges was sidelined by media coverage of the 2015 outbreak of “political correctness” at Yale, …

Op-Ed: Trump’s executive order on college free speech is unconstitutional
5 years, 9 months ago

Op-Ed: Trump’s executive order on college free speech is unconstitutional

LA Times  

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order he signed protecting freedom of speech on college campuses during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House on March 21. A key section of President Trump’s latest executive order, issued Thursday, aims to protect free speech on campus. The executive order’s key provision with regard to free speech is …

Opinion: Trump overpromises and fails to deliver yet again — this time on campus free speech
5 years, 9 months ago

Opinion: Trump overpromises and fails to deliver yet again — this time on campus free speech

LA Times  

Earlier this month, President Trump told the Conservative Political Action Conference that he would sign an executive order “requiring colleges and universities to support free speech if they want federal research dollars.” Even if you worry about threats to free speech on campus — as the Los Angeles Times editorial board does — there was something ominous about Trump’s pledge. …

Correction: Trump-Campus Free Speech story
5 years, 10 months ago

Correction: Trump-Campus Free Speech story

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a story March 4 about President Donald Trump’s proposed executive order to protect free speech on college campuses, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, canceled a speech after opposition from students at a historically black university. A corrected version of the story is below: Proposed order on campus speech follows wave of complaints …

The real reason Trump is pushing a free speech order on college campuses (opinion)
5 years, 10 months ago

The real reason Trump is pushing a free speech order on college campuses (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Teri Kanefield is a UC Berkeley-trained lawyer and the author of numerous books, including a biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the winner of the 2015 Jane Addams Book Award, “The Girl from the Tar Paper School.” The views expressed in this commentary are her own. CNN — During his rambling, two hour talk on Saturday at the …

What does free speech on campus really mean?
6 years, 5 months ago

What does free speech on campus really mean?

Salon  

From the editors: Of all the places to put forth a controversial idea, perhaps none is more attractive than an American college campus. We asked a panel of presidents – from Elon University, Bowdoin College and the University of Washington – these questions: As the nation approaches the one-year anniversary of the Charlottesville tragedy, what is the most important thing …

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