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The Martin Center thanks its readers after two decades of higher-ed sanity.
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The Martin Center thanks its readers after two decades of higher-ed sanity.
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An unfolding legal saga at the UNC-System institution may expose dramatic threats to free speech.
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An unfolding legal saga at the UNC-System institution may expose dramatic threats to free speech.
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Policy adoptions are useless without enforcement mechanisms.
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Policy adoptions are useless without enforcement mechanisms.
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This week, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced two campus free speech initiatives: A resolution condemning compelled speech on college campuses and the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act.
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This week, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced two campus free speech initiatives: A resolution condemning compelled speech on college campuses and the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act.
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Two new developments in the UNC-System warrant celebration and praise.
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Two new developments in the UNC-System warrant celebration and praise.
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A report from last Monday’s oral arguments on racial admissions preferences.
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A report from last Monday’s oral arguments on racial admissions preferences.
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In North Carolina and elsewhere, universities must police themselves or submit to legislative oversight.
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In North Carolina and elsewhere, universities must police themselves or submit to legislative oversight.
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Last week, the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees passed two important resolutions on campus viewpoint neutrality. With the addition of these protections, UNC’s free-speech policies are among the best in the nation.
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Last week, the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees passed two important resolutions on campus viewpoint neutrality. With the addition of these protections, UNC’s free-speech policies are among the best in the nation.
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North Carolina’s public universities have a problem with free expression, and it mostly doesn’t come from censorious administrators or biased faculty members. Instead, it’s the students themselves who muzzle free speech.
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North Carolina’s public universities have a problem with free expression, and it mostly doesn’t come from censorious administrators or biased faculty members. Instead, it’s the students themselves who muzzle free speech.
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We’ve heard a lot, in recent years, about a free speech crisis on our college campuses.
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We’ve heard a lot, in recent years, about a free speech crisis on our college campuses.
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Many college campuses aren’t as hospitable to open inquiry and free expression as they should be. However, there is reason for hope.
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Many college campuses aren’t as hospitable to open inquiry and free expression as they should be. However, there is reason for hope.
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In recent years, American universities have come under fire for frequent mistreatment of speech on their campuses. Often, this mistreatment is a result of restrictive or ill-defined speech codes—policies that stifle any speech that would otherwise be protected in general society.
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In recent years, American universities have come under fire for frequent mistreatment of speech on their campuses. Often, this mistreatment is a result of restrictive or ill-defined speech codes—policies that stifle any speech that would otherwise be protected in general society.
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About two years ago, I spoke to a class of UNC-Chapel Hill students about free speech: what it is and why it is important.
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About two years ago, I spoke to a class of UNC-Chapel Hill students about free speech: what it is and why it is important.
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Over the last 30 years, federal courts have consistently ruled that restrictive speech codes and minuscule free speech zones on college campuses violate the First Amendment.
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Over the last 30 years, federal courts have consistently ruled that restrictive speech codes and minuscule free speech zones on college campuses violate the First Amendment.
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For nearly a decade, college students have had their constitutional rights infringed simply by stepping onto campus.
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For nearly a decade, college students have had their constitutional rights infringed simply by stepping onto campus.
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On picking up What Snowflakes Get Right: Free Speech, Truth, and Equality on Campus, one might expect a book urging those who dismiss today’s college students’ complaints about institutional racism, persistent sexism, and other societal ills to take them more seriously.
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On picking up What Snowflakes Get Right: Free Speech, Truth, and Equality on Campus, one might expect a book urging those who dismiss today’s college students’ complaints about institutional racism, persistent sexism, and other societal ills to take them more seriously.
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As priorities shift in the minds of higher education leaders and students, it’s important to take stock of recent changes on the local and national levels.
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As priorities shift in the minds of higher education leaders and students, it’s important to take stock of recent changes on the local and national levels.
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Free speech is in trouble on college campuses. Social justice indoctrination is to blame.
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Free speech is in trouble on college campuses. Social justice indoctrination is to blame.
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North Carolina just earned its 12th green-light rating for campus free speech.
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North Carolina just earned its 12th green-light rating for campus free speech.
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Free speech is gaining ground across the University of North Carolina System, but a few schools have miles to go, a new report shows.
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Free speech is gaining ground across the University of North Carolina System, but a few schools have miles to go, a new report shows.
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Last year, the Martin Center released its first report on the state of free speech and institutional neutrality in the UNC system. The report serves two main purposes.
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Last year, the Martin Center released its first report on the state of free speech and institutional neutrality in the UNC system. The report serves two main purposes.
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A certain anger at society seems to pervade the academy today. Hardly a week goes by without hearing about outraged students either demanding recompense for some perceived injustice or attempting to shut down an invited speaker.
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A certain anger at society seems to pervade the academy today. Hardly a week goes by without hearing about outraged students either demanding recompense for some perceived injustice or attempting to shut down an invited speaker.
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The University of North Carolina at Asheville recently announced with great pride its plans to divest part of its endowment from investments based on “fossil fuels” (such as natural gas, oil, and coal).
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The University of North Carolina at Asheville recently announced with great pride its plans to divest part of its endowment from investments based on “fossil fuels” (such as natural gas, oil, and coal).
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Carrying through on a promise he made during a freewheeling speech he delivered at CPAC a few weeks ago, the president has issued an executive order that throws the power of the federal government into the protection of free speech in higher education.
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Carrying through on a promise he made during a freewheeling speech he delivered at CPAC a few weeks ago, the president has issued an executive order that throws the power of the federal government into the protection of free speech in higher education.
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When Congress wrote the 1972 amendments to the Education Act, it meant to prevent colleges and universities that received federal money from discriminating against students based on sex.
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When Congress wrote the 1972 amendments to the Education Act, it meant to prevent colleges and universities that received federal money from discriminating against students based on sex.
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It is an honor to be here this evening with friends and supporters of the Martin Center, an organization on the front lines of the battle for education reform
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It is an honor to be here this evening with friends and supporters of the Martin Center, an organization on the front lines of the battle for education reform
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Two viewpoints on free speech have been key in expanding or restricting speech. But for the future, a third viewpoint would be a better guiding light.
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Two viewpoints on free speech have been key in expanding or restricting speech. But for the future, a third viewpoint would be a better guiding light.
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North Carolina universities have drastically improved First Amendment protections since 2010, a new report says
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North Carolina universities have drastically improved First Amendment protections since 2010, a new report says
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Colleges are using a new tool with the frightening potential to shut down open dialogue. They go by the benign-sounding name of "bias response teams."
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Colleges are using a new tool with the frightening potential to shut down open dialogue. They go by the benign-sounding name of "bias response teams."
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North Carolina just added a new layer of meaning to its motto, First in Flight. This time the state is the first in the nation to get campus free speech off the runway
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North Carolina just added a new layer of meaning to its motto, First in Flight. This time the state is the first in the nation to get campus free speech off the runway
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First, I want to express my gratitude to Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest and his staff, the General Assembly, and the people of the state for the passage of House Bill 527
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First, I want to express my gratitude to Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest and his staff, the General Assembly, and the people of the state for the passage of House Bill 527
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Faculty leaders at the University of North Carolina's flagship campus recently signed a resolution supporting First Amendment rights
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Faculty leaders at the University of North Carolina's flagship campus recently signed a resolution supporting First Amendment rights
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The University of North Carolina is in good shape, but the 17-school system is ever in need of improvement
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The University of North Carolina is in good shape, but the 17-school system is ever in need of improvement
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Campus free speech - a major topic of conversation in North Carolina - has federal lawmakers talking
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Campus free speech - a major topic of conversation in North Carolina - has federal lawmakers talking