Harvard and other prestigious universities have 'abysmal' free speech climates, according to the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's 2025 rankings.
For the second year in a row, Harvard University's 'abysmal' free speech climate earned it the lowest ranking among 251 colleges and universities scored by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression . 'This year, however, Harvard has company. Columbia University ranks 250, also with an overall score of 0.00,' reads the report released Thursday.
a pro-First Amendment nonprofit, worked with College Pulse to survey tens of thousands of students about the free speech environments on their college campuses for its annual College Free Speech Rankings. 'We're trying to provide an indication of where students can get the best experience in college in terms of being exposed to a diverse set of views,' FIRE's chief research adviser Sean Stevens told Fox News Digital.
The universities that ranked poorly all experienced incidents in which speech was censored, suppressed or shouted down, Stevens said. Since FIRE started ranking schools in 2020, the bottom-five colleges and universities have been 'consistently bad performers,' he added. 'They rarely stand up for speech,' Stevens said. 'When a controversy arises, the speech typically gets punished. A speaker gets disinvited.
and College Pulse surveyed students at 257 schools in total, but excluded six from the main rankings and gave them 'warning' ratings. The private colleges, which include Pepperdine University, Hillsdale College, and Brigham Young University, all 'have policies that clearly and consistently state' that they prioritize 'other values over a commitment to freedom of speech,' according to the FIRE report.
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