KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY EARNED ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATINGS IN THE LARGEST SURVEY ON STUDENT FREE EXPRESSION EVER CONDUCTED. THE 2022-2023 COLLEGE FREE SPEECH RANKINGS SURVEY ADDS 45,000 STUDENT VOICES TO THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT FREE SPEECH ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES — AND FINDS THAT MANY ARE AFRAID TO SPEAK OUT ON THEIR CAMPUS. MANY OTHERS WANT TO SILENCE THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO DON’T SHARE THEIR VIEWPOINTS, CREATING CAMPUS ECHO CHAMBERS.
THE FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLLEGE PULSE, RELEASED THE THIRD ANNUAL FREE SPEECH RANKINGS, AND SAY K-STATE IS THE SECOND HIGHEST RANKED IN TH ENTIRE NATION IN ALLOWING STUDENTS WHEN IT COMES TO FREE SPEECH. THE SURVEY SAYS THE THREE MOST DIFFICULT TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT ON CAMPUS ARE ABORTION, RACIAL INEQUALITY AND COVID 19 VACCINE MANDATES. THE NUMBER ONE RANKED COLLEGE WAS THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THE WORST RANKED SCHOOL//COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK.
