Terms of respect : how colleges get free speech right / Christopher L. Eisgruber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eisgruber, Christopher L., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic freedom.

Education--Aims and objectives.

Education.

Education, Higher--Law and legislation.

Education, Higher.

Students--Civil rights.

Students.

Freedom of speech.

Physical Description:

x, 307 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2025.

Summary:

"Conversations about higher education teem with accusations that American colleges and universities are betraying free speech, indoctrinating students with left-wing dogma, and censoring civil discussions. But these complaints are badly misguided. In Terms of Respect, constitutional scholar and Princeton University president Christopher L. Eisgruber argues that colleges and universities are largely getting free speech right. Today's students engage in vigorous discussions on sensitive topics and embrace both the opportunity to learn and the right to protest. Like past generations, they value free speech, but, like all of us, they sometimes misunderstand what it requires. Ultimately, the polarization and turmoil visible on many campuses reflect an American civic crisis that affects universities along with the rest of society. But colleges, Eisgruber argues, can help to promote civil discussion in this raucous, angry world-and they can show us how to embrace free speech without sacrificing ideals of equality, diversity, and respect. Urgent and original, Terms of Respect is an ardent defense of our universities, and a hopeful vision for navigating the challenges that free speech provokes for us all"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Colleges in a time of civic crisis

The progressive roots of American free speech doctrine

Speech, equality, and deliberative community

Contested civility: defining the terms of respect

Do today's students hide from scary ideas?

Cancel culture and online civility

Polarization, online media, and American civic life

Robust inquiry and political bias

The weaponization of free speech

Strengthening campus discourse

The civic mission of American universities

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781541607453

1541607457

OCLC:

1483813440

Publisher Number:

90103137061