Republicans in Congress convened a hearing on free speech, calling witnesses who claimed new language rules and diversity requirements have made healthy disagreement impossible. Democrats countered by noting Republican efforts to restrict public school curricula and ban books from public libraries. Eva Surovell of the Chronicle of Higher Education analyzes the debate.
Everyone Agrees Campus 'Free Speech' Is in Crisis – but What Exactly do They Mean by Free Speech?
FILE - A crowd gathers around speakers during a rally for free speech April 27, 2017, in Berkeley, Calif. Demonstrators gathered near the University of California, Berkeley campus.