Free Speech

The time students spend on our campuses may be their best and last opportunity to learn how to have conversations across racial, cultural and ideological differences, writes Ronald A. Crutcher.

Faculty members who have been especially focused on defending their freedom of speech need to be paying more attention to the quality of it, writes Judith Shapiro.

Students at the University of Dallas proposed a club focused on racial justice. Some students and faculty members argued the club would be divisive.

Liberal students, and even some conservatives, feel hopeful that Joe Biden's election will lead to less divisive dialogue on campus and make strides for students of color. But some students on the right worry their free speech rights could be compromised.

Although many people may try to define them by their disadvantages, students often view being first generation as a source of influence and power, Marlette Jackson and Ngoc Tran write.

Marquette is eyeing deep faculty cuts. An undergraduate says she was targeted for discipline because she questioned the administration.

The editor of a student newspaper is facing sanction by the institution's president for reporting considered routine journalistic practice. Free press advocates call it an "egregious" violation of the First Amendment.

Or as Cool Hand Luke put it, “What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate,” writes Michael J. Socolow about campus reopening plans.