Free Speech

Efforts by colleges and universities to strengthen and personalize supports for first-generation students largely get noticed. A survey reveals areas for expanded communication and connection opportunities.

A gathering of academic administrators gets schooled in why students see their speech rights slipping—and what colleges can do about it.

Higher ed institutions must reassure first-generation students that it’s OK not to have all the answers, writes Nick Ladany, a first-gen student who became a university president.

Jonathan Zimmerman writes that academic freedom protects Amy Wax’s right to speak her mind—but not her reported discriminatory behavior toward students and colleagues.

While first-generation college students’ backgrounds and challenges are unique to the individual, they tend to have high expectations and multifaceted postgraduation goals—plus complex support needs.

Our infographic highlights eight safety concerns, in students’ own words, and what colleges can do to address them.

Schools of education must prepare future teachers for the mental and emotional toll of school safety and security, writes counselor education professor Emily Sallee.

How to access results from the survey on campus safety and other student surveys.