Trump vs. Higher Ed, a Direct Attack on the Freedom of Speech | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

Trump vs. Higher Ed, a Direct Attack on the Freedom of Speech | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

After waging war on public broadcasting and the arts, the Trump administration threatened recently to cut federal funding to nine prominent colleges unless they restricted campus speech that opposed conservatives. “Academic freedom is not absolute,” read part of a Compact for Excellence in Higher Education that offered the schools preferential research funding if they obliged with a laundry list of demands that would restrict expression. If any …

Trump vs. Higher Ed, a Direct Attack on the Freedom of Speech

After waging war on public broadcasting and the arts, the Trump administration threatened recently to cut federal funding to nine prominent colleges unless they restricted campus speech that opposed conservatives. “Academic freedom is not absolute,” read part of a Compact for Excellence in Higher Education that offered the schools preferential research funding if they obliged with a laundry list of demands that would restrict expression. If any …