Campus Free Speech

Lori Cox Han is Professor of Political Science and Doy B. Henley Chair of American Presidential Studies at Chapman University, USA. Her research and teaching expertise include the presidency, women and politics, media and politics, and political leadership.Jerry Price is formerly Senior Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Chapman University, USA. He is the editor of Understanding and Supporting Undocumented Students (2010) and Planning and Achieving Successful Student Affairs Facilities Projects (2003).

• Preface1. Background and HistoryIntroduction: Civil Liberties in the United StatesU.S. Founding Documents– The Declaration of Independence– The Articles of Confederation– The U.S. ConstitutionThe Bill of RightsThe First Amendment and Freedom of Speech– Debating Freedom of Speech– Court Rulings on Free SpeechAcademic Freedom and Campus Free SpeechConclusionFurther Reading2. Problems, Controversies, and SolutionsIntroductionCampus Climate Regarding Free SpeechCivic Engagement Initiatives on CampusDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives on CampusChallenges of Promoting Free Speech on CampusControversies Regarding Free Speech on Campus– Case Study: Chapman UniversityControversies Regarding Academic Freedom– Solutions/Best Practices for Promoting Free SpeechConclusionFurther Reading3. PerspectivesIntroductionCampus Free Speech: Keep Your Head Down and Don’t Say a Word?, Sentwali BakariFree Speech and the Value of the Sidewalk Provocateur, Kathryn Cavins TullPromoting a “Statement of Community Values”, Eva Chatterjee-SuttonThoughts from the Front Lines of the Campus Free Speech Struggle, Matthew J. DickinsonIs There a Free Speech Crisis?, David A. DulioStudent Affairs and the Free Speech Debate on Campus, Kevin KrugerTalking Politics: Teaching Democracy by Teaching Political Discussion, Elizabeth C. MattoFraming Controversies over Free Speech and Academic Freedom in the University Setting, Kenneth R. Mayer and Howard Schweber4. ProfilesIntroductionOrganizations– American Association of University Professors – American Civil Liberties Union– American College Personnel Association– American Council on Education– American Political Science Association– Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression – Heterodox Academy– National Association of Scholars– National Association of Student Personnel Administrators– University of California at Berkeley– University of Chicago– U.S. Supreme CourtPeople– John Dewey– Jonathan Haidt– Shaun R. Harper– Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. – Thomas Jefferson– Greg Lukianoff– James Madison– Alexander Meiklejohn– John Stuart Mill– Mario SavioFurther Reading5. Data and DocumentsIntroductionData– Table 5.1. Rise in Acceptance of Opposing Free Speech on Campus– Table 5.2. Is America’s Higher Education System Going in the Right Direction?– Table 5.3. Reasons Cited by People Who Believe American Higher Education Is Going in the Wrong Direction– U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Pertaining to Free Speech– U.S. Supreme Court Cases: Campus Free Speech and Academic FreedomDocuments– Constitutional Provisions– Excerpt from John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1859– Excerpt from John Dewey, Democracy and Education, 1916– Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)– Espionage and Sedition Acts (1917 and 1918)– Schenck v. United States (1919)– Sweezy v. New Hampshire (1957)– Healy v. James (1972)– Senators Stake Out Differing Positions on Hate Speech and Free Speech on Campus– Challenging Colleges to Face Racism on Campus6. ResourcesIntroductionBooksScholarly JournalsOther PublicationsOnline Resources7. ChronologyGlossaryIndex