“The vast majority of faculty members—87 percent—say it’s difficult to have open and honest conversations about divisive political topics…according to the 2024 faculty survey report Silence in the Classroom, published by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). The group surveyed 6,269 faculty across 55 colleges and universities—including a mix of public and private institutions—on the state of free speech and self-censorship on their campuses.” Read more from Inside Higher Education.
NEWS BRIEFS: Dialogue and Discourse, Hallmarks of the Collegium? (Not in Today’s Hypercharged Political Environment)
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