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.
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Michelle Liao is a rising senior at the University of Michigan studying psychology and political science.Last summer, a former student…
In order to teach, Bill Smoot had to leave everything behind. His wallet, cash, credit cards, and chewing gum —…
A few years ago, the Supreme Court reaffirmed a basic free speech principle: “the First Amendment protects an individual’s right to…
Universities exist to advance knowledge through cutting-edge research and by training the next generation of thought leaders. Artificial intelligence is…
When former University of Pittsburgh student and freelance journalist Henry Bard tried to get records from his campus police department…
In 1999, a college dropout named Shawn Fanning and his friend Sean Parker released a piece of software called Napster…
Max Friedman is a rising third-year law student at the University of Memphis.Censorship in the name of combating antisemitism has…
Athena Rem is a rising junior at the University of California, Los Angeles.Televangelist Jerry Falwell once confessed in an interview…
Athena Rem is a rising junior at the University of California, Los Angeles.When Bud Selig famously wrote that “baseball is a…
Amuda Balu is a rising senior at the University of Texas at Austin where she studies government.“The first thing to…
This is part of a weekly series on AI and free speech.The internet is one of the main places where…