Public confidence in higher education has declined substantially in recent years. While the reasons are contested, some of the concerns Americans have expressed, including perceptions of political agendas and constraints
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
As a reaction to growing polarization and societal divisiveness, as well as concerns about intellectual bias and free speech, there has been a recent explosion of dialogue, debate, and civility
Few institutions in the United States constitute as much aspiration and contestation as higher education. Our colleges and universities have long been the focus of significant public funding investment and
Higher education has long faced calls to improve its commitments to free expression and intellectual pluralism. Now under more pressure than ever to do so, and cognizant of historically low
Universities increasingly adopt statements affirming commitments to academic and expressive freedoms. Yet translating those commitments into institutional practice can be challenging in the absence of a comprehensive guide identifying the
The day after the 2016 US presidential election, a dean asked me whether we should send a campuswide email reminding students that the counseling center could help them through distress.
US higher education institutions are currently facing a crisis of trust and unprecedented external attacks on shared governance. These attacks include large and volatile funding cuts from federal and state
