Free Speech

Many students were hesitant to discuss controversial topics in the classroom and felt their campuses' climate did not allow for open discourse during the fall 2020 semester, according to a new report.

When it comes to which person convicted of a crime should have their work published or not, none of us are in a position to draw the lines between them, argues Adam Szetela.

Findings from the Inside Higher Ed/College Pulse survey on student voices across campus and in the classroom -- plus ideas for action.

When students have problems or concerns, they are likelier to seek out professors than administrators and to feel faculty members listen more to their perspectives, Inside Higher Ed’s initial Student Voice survey finds.

Ronald A. Crutcher describes how he's navigated such divides in race, class and politics in his own life and as a college president, and he shares some key lessons he's picked up along the way.

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.