"Last year was a record-setting one for education censorship; more than half of U.S college and university students now study in a state with at least one law or policy restricting what can be taught or how college campuses can operate, according to a new report from PEN America, a nonprofit that advocates for campus free speech and press freedom."
"The report highlighted Ohio's Senate Bill 1, a sweeping higher education bill that mandated institutional neutrality on "any controversial belief or policy," established a post-tenure review policy, banned DEI initiatives and required institutions to demonstrate "intellectual diversity." It also called out Indiana's House Bill 1001, Ohio's House Bill 96 and Texas's Senate Bill 37, which all curb or eliminate faculty senates' decision-making power."
More than half of U.S. college and university students now study in a state with at least one law or policy restricting teaching or campus operations. Lawmakers in 32 states introduced 93 bills targeting higher education; 21 bills were enacted across 15 states, including Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Several enacted laws ban diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, impose gag orders, limit faculty governance, mandate institutional neutrality on controversial beliefs, establish post-tenure review, and require demonstration of intellectual diversity.
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