Freedom IndexCampus & Education
Campus & Education examines how free speech and censorship debates play out in schools, universities, and academic institutions. From campus protests to classroom policies, this category explores the challenges, opportunities, and evolving standards of expression in educational environments.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon is moving to dock Senator Mark Kelly’s captain rank and retirement pension after Kelly…
Texas A&M philosophy professor Martin Peterson has a choice: Drop readings related to race and gender — including ones by…
Sourcing is one of the most foundational skills any journalist learns. But at Morgan State University, the student press is…
This op-ed originally appeared in The Dispatch on Dec. 30, 2025.2025 was the worst year for campus censorship in decades,…
On college campuses across the country, students and administrators are debating bans on Fizz, a mobile app that lets users within a particular community…
On January 7, 2017, The Associated Press announced that “Free-thinking author and columnist Nat Hentoff is dead at 91.”For well…
Universities can’t encourage professors to wade into controversial subjects, then punish professors for disagreeing with the administrationCourt: “Student discomfort with…
Last year, the Satanic Temple of New Hampshire put up a Baphomet statue (a part-human, part-goat satanic deity) in front…
Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly sent a memo two weeks ago indicating how the federal government intends to target “domestic…
NASHVILLE, Dec. 17, 2025 — On Sept. 21, the police came for Larry Bushart. They handcuffed him and hauled him…
The City Club of Cleveland’s creed, written in 1912, begins, “I hail and harbor and hear persons of every belief…
The months since Charlie Kirk’s murder on Utah Valley University’s campus in September have seen a deluge of firings and suspensions…