'If the President is serious about wanting to better the climate for free speech on campus, he should begin by openly consulting university leaders and First Amendment experts,' write Suzanne Nossel and Jonathan Friedman for CNNOpinion
Suzanne Nossel is CEO of PEN America. She was formerly executive director of Amnesty International USA and deputy assistant secretary of state for international organizations at the State Department. Jonathan Friedman is project director for campus free speech at PEN America. He was formerly an adjunct assistant professor of higher education at Teachers College, Columbia University. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the authors. View more opinion articles on CNN.
President Donald Trump's recent vow at the Conservative Political Action Conference to sign an executive order supporting free speech on colleges campuses has stoked fears in the academy. Critics predict that the proposed order risks meddling in a university's autonomy or politicizing academic freedom. Until the President presents a draft, his intentions are hard to confirm. But unless his proposed decree is carefully and narrowly crafted, the President's purported effort to promote campus speech may well suppress more speech than it protects. Suzanne NosselJonathan FriedmanThere are valid concerns about the climate for free expression on campus.
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