By now, most readers are aware of the significant tensions facing higher education institutions. Challenges include declining enrollments, increases in tuition that make higher education out of reach for many potential students, and closures and mergers of at least 49 colleges over the past five years (Drozdowski, 2024). Is there a viable middle ground between making higher education accessible only to those who can afford it and accommodating those who need more flexibility in terms of access and affordability?
Free Inquiry and Expression: From Principles to Educational Practice
Hundreds of colleges and universities have adopted free expression and institutional speech documents from the University of Chicago. In 1899, the University of Chicago faculty unanimously resolved that complete freedom
Leila Brammer
September 7, 2026
