In his Daily Journal, John Hood gives us an update on how North Carolina universities and colleges are doing when it comes to their commitment to a most fundamental issue: the right to free speech.
Five campuses — UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Greensboro, UNC-Charlotte, North Carolina Central, and East Carolina — now have green lights. That’s fantastic! The other 10 universities are rated yellow, which in a couple of cases is still an improvement.
Among private campuses in North Carolina, the free-speech leader is Duke University, with a green light. On the other end of the spectrum, Wake Forest University and Davidson College are blinking red. While First Amendment protections of freedom of speech, press, and assembly don’t apply to private campuses, they should champion such practices as forming the core element of a truly liberal education.
Read the full piece here.
