Nicholas Giordano: Repressing free speech goes against the doctrine of higher education institutions

Campus Reform Higher Education Fellow Nicholas Giordano says House Republicans’ bill defending free speech on college campuses is a necessary next move to protect the First Amendment. “We are the only country in the entire world that has this concept built in to protect our right to speak freely without any type of fear of reprisals,” says Giordano. “Unfortunately, our higher education institutions aren’t respecting that and it goes against the doctrine of higher education in the first place. Debate and dialogue are essential to get to the truth. And that’s what higher education exists for."