In late September, Princeton Politics Professor Robert George published a column in the New York Times, in which he urged young conservatives to “exercise and … defend your right to think for yourself ...

This year’s Pre-read, “How to Stand up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future,” by Maria Ressa ’86, argues that defending democracy requires no less than a transformation in how liberal societies ...

A Supreme Court decision saying a school district could not punish a student for profane complaints made on a weekend and off school grounds will not stem the torrent of crude, disrespectful speech in ...

In the 21st century, the landscape of free speech and privacy has evolved dramatically, becoming more crucial than ever before. The importance of these intertwined concepts cannot be overstated, ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Such programs have been available on many college campuses for years, but they’re often siloed, and ...

Duke is equipping students to respect differing viewpoints in a variety of ways. This Duke Today series examines the decline in civil discourse and Duke’s efforts to improve campus dialogue. If the ...

In January, Furman University hosted several speakers to educate and enlighten our community on topics related to black history. At our Martin Luther King Community Breakfast, NPR’s TV critic Eric ...

Rigorous debate is widely accepted as a vital part of students’ formative college years, when their beliefs can be challenged by exposure to diverse perspectives. Yet the attempts to suppress opposing ...

Teaching students the skills of civil discourse—free inquiry, free expression and critical thinking—is only part of the work of preparing them for a life of citizenship; they must also put these ...

The upcoming selection of the 31st president of the University of Texas at Austin provides an opportunity for Longhorn Nation to re-commit itself to the core values of open inquiry, civil discourse, ...

The new Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard is devoted to free inquiry, intellectual diversity, and civil discourse. Leaders are diverse in politics, demographics, disciplines, and opinions but ...