Harvard University was ranked the worst school in the U.S. for free speech in 2023, according to an annual report by the nonprofit group Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).
The New York Post noted that Harvard’s “actual score” was -10.69.
Lowest and highest: The second worst school for free speech is the University of Pennsylvania, followed by the University of South Carolina, Georgetown University and Fordham University.
According to the ranking, Michigan Technological University was the top school for free speech with a score of 78.01 out of 100. Auburn University comes in second, followed by the University of New Hampshire, Oregon State University and Florida State University in the top five.
About the report: FIRE, which surveyed 55,000 current students from 254 universities, determined the ranking by factors such as the strength of a school’s free speech policies, instances of speech-related targeting and the school administrators’ support for threatened free speech.
The rankings also revealed that a significant percentage of students (56%) worry about “getting canceled” for their speech, and 27% believe violence can be acceptable to suppress campus speech in certain circumstances. Overall, Stevens said that the state of free speech on campuses is perceived as stagnant…
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