College students value a diverse and inclusive environment more than free speech rights, according to a new study on student attitudes on free expression.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0report<\/a>\u00a0from Gallup and the Knight Foundation comes at a turbulent time on college campuses nationwide, where students have challenged the principles of the First Amendment — they have called for controversial campus speakers to be disinvited, and when they disagree with speakers\u2019 message,\u00a0have shouted them down<\/a>. They\u2019ve also called for administrators to invest more in diversity initiatives and are demanding clear statements from them against speech they deem hateful.<\/p>\n Read the entire post<\/a> here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" College students value a diverse and inclusive environment more than free speech rights, according to a new study on student attitudes on free expression. The\u00a0report\u00a0from Gallup and the Knight Foundation comes at a turbulent time on college campuses nationwide, where students have challenged the principles of the First Amendment — they have called for controversial… Continue reading