Campus Free Speech
Campus Free Speech
PEN America champions free speech on college campuses
Free speech has become a flashpoint on U.S. campuses, and since 2016, PEN America has responded by producing go-to resources like our Campus Free Speech Guide and facilitatingCampus for All workshops for faculty, staff, and students nationwide. We work to ensure campuses are open to all ideas and people. In our workshops for universities, and in our advocacy, we encourage campuses to robustly defend free speech and open inquiry at the same time that they advance principles of diversity and inclusion.
What You Need to Know
College campuses are foundational to the future of civic life and often the catalyst for wider social change.
Colleges and universities must protect speech while allowing for academic and social discourse that is truly inclusive.
Assertive campus leadership is imperative to nurturing a learning environment where all feel welcomed and fully free to participate.
Our Campus Free Speech Guide
This go-to resource for faculty, staff, and students provides practical, principled guidance for how campuses can best remain open to all voices.
OurCampus For All Workshops
Developed by a diverse team of higher education professionals, our workshop offerings cover the basics of free speech and academic freedom and provide tools and tactics on campus for all members of the campus community.
Reports
PEN America has found that American campuses struggle to allow both free speech and open campuses for all students.
Chasm in the Classroom
Wrong Answer
And Campus for All
Blogs
PEN America Urges University of Minnesota Regents to Reconsider Restrictions on Departmental Speech
Friday November 7Kristen Shahverdian, Jonathan Friedman
New Rules on ‘Controversial Topics’ Create Chill in Universities in Iowa
Thursday August 28Amy Reid, Malka Margolies, Clare Carter
‘It’s up to us’: Student Organizer Uplifts Community to Defend Free Expression
Thursday August 21Clare Carter
Bring PEN America to your campus!
In addition to ourCampus for All workshops, our team is also available for conference presentations, keynotes, and panel discussions. For more information, get in touch with us at[email protected].
