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Video: Free Speech on Campus—What Students Think and How We Respond

March 15, 2018

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A landmark poll conducted by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in 2016 provided a window into student beliefs and attitudes on the First Amendment. An updated version of this poll was just released, and it finds dramatic shifts in how students perceive the First Amendment, and explores new ground in how students understand the relationship between free expression and diversity and inclusion.

Panelists at the closing plenary of ACE2018 unpacked these new findings and discussed what they mean for campuses. Watch the session in full above.

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