Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Campus Reform - Study: Majority of college students hostile to free speech



Campus Reform
A new study released by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) confirms what many have long believed: college students don’t respect the First Amendment.
The survey of more than 1,000 college students found that 56% support disinviting controversial speakers, while a 48% plurality believe that "hate speech" is not constitutionally protected.
While liberal students were far more likely to support censorship than their conservative peers, conservative students reported a much greater degree of self-censorship on campus and in the classroom. ...