Getting What We Paid For
John Hood of the John Locke Foundation wrote a column saying that investment in the UNC System is not a good does not provide a high enough ROI. Hood is wrong and that lays out the case for investing in college very well. We asked for, and were granted, permission to republish their response below. […]
How to Suppress Academic Freedom
On September 26, 2022 The Chronicle of Higher Education published an article under the heading of “academic freedom” that details the actions the University of Idaho has taken to silence educators when it comes to the issue of abortion. The article was written by Senior Reporter Nell Gluckman and is entitled; “’It’s Making Us Accomplices’: […]
Upcoming Free Speech Event at Carolina
NC Policy Watch reports that free-speech and self-censorship will be formally discussed at Carolina. “On Sept 13, UNC-Chapel Hill’s Program for Public Discourse will hold the university’s first student-centered discussion on the issue. ‘Can We Talk? Student Thoughts on Free Expression at UNC,’ was sparked by a series of surveys about free speech — surveys that […]
Dr. William Sturkey: Speech? Debate? Self-Censor?
The Coalition reached out to UNC Chapel Hill history professor Dr. William Sturkey to get his perspective about speech on campus. We discussed , the meaning of academic freedom, “viewpoint” diversity and more. Below are a few video excerpts from our conversation about a recent student survey and calls for more “conservative” speech on campus. […]