Commentary America is in danger of raising a generation of weak leaders, or one with no leaders at all, says a First Amendment activist who works on free speech issues on university campuses. Cherise Trump, executive director of Speech First, says the future of America depends on young men and women standing up for their…

The Alberta government has announced that post-secondary institutions will be required to provide reporting annually on their efforts to protect free speech directly to Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides. Nicolaides told The Epoch Times it became apparent after the University of Lethbridge (U of L) cancelled a planned public lecture by guest academic Frances…

After controversy over the University of Lethbridge’s (U of L) decision to cancel a guest speaker’s public lecture on Feb. 1, an Alberta government minister has vowed the province will be taking further steps to protect campus free speech. Demetrios Nicolaides, Alberta’s minister of advanced education, told The Epoch Times Tuesday that the U of…

EDMONTON—Alberta’s Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has been charged with improving free speech and academic freedom on the province’s campuses. In a mandate letter released Nov. 16, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith instructed the minister to ensure the province’s post-secondary institutions “are adequately protecting the academic freedom and free speech of students and faculty.” “Our institutions…

Commentary Mark Mercer is a professor of philosophy at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, who has served as president of the Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship since 2015. SAFS is a Canadian organization whose members are devoted to “academic rigour, scholarly inquiry, open discourse and free universities.” Academics like these appear to be in…

The first classes freshman college students take this year will likely be dominated by left-wing ideology, a new report reveals. A study on 50 American colleges by free speech activist group Speech First found that freshman orientations effectively function as political indoctrination sessions. “These orientation programs overwhelmingly cover issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion…

The UK’s Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has urged British university bosses to help bring the country together rather than “cancelling national heroes” and “debating about statues.” Speaking via video link at the Universities UK (UUK) annual conference on Thursday, Williamson warned university bosses against “driving our nation apart” with their “divisive agenda.” “Too often some…

The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) has claimed a victory in the fight for freedom of speech on campus on Friday after a university group apologised for previously rejecting an event stall application on the grounds of values. Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT) Student Guild told the IPA’s youth group, Generation Liberty, that their application…

Australian Education Minister Alan Tudge has given universities until the end of this year to enforce a freedom of speech code, threatening to use legislation if universities refuse or cannot implement it. “You cannot pursue truth without freedom of expression. You cannot create knowledge without freedom of academic inquiry,” Tudge said in a speech to…