Category: Free Speech

Free Speech Part 22

Recent research has demonstrated that, in general, a minimum of only 30% of students would choose a free speech position on, for example, inviting controversial speakers to come to campus. Furthermore, a minimum of 20% would choose no-platforming in the interests of the emotional safety of minority groups. There is, therefore, a significant malleable ‘undecided’… Continue reading Free Speech Part 22

Free Speech Part 21

Several articles have also tried to address the problem of social work students being reluctant to ‘speak up’. Social work educators have noticed the reluctance of students to speak out in classroom, and have probably also noticed a marked difference from, say, 10 years ago. This appears to go hand-in-hand with a comfort in following… Continue reading Free Speech Part 21

Free Speech Part20

It’s been proposed that new measures to strengthen free speech in universities is needed in that there have been recent attempts to censor speech and quell diverse or controversial opinions. There may be some features of the current cohort of social work students that lend themselves to a potential difficulty with free academic enquiry and… Continue reading Free Speech Part20