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California Lutheran University President Lori Varlotta giving a State of the University address at the Thousand Oaks-based school Feb. 6. (courtesy photo) Four months after the faculty at Thousand Oaks-based California Lutheran University passed a no-confidence resolution, President Lori Varlotta announced that she will be stepping down from her role effective May 31. Announced May 21 right

As a society, we are better off maximizing the space for acceptable expression.

The question comes up again as university leaders consider a rule that would restrict discussion of social issues on campus.

I recently spoke to a right-leaning group on the campus of my alma mater, the University of North Carolina, about my post-college career as an advocate for conservative principles and policy. I was somewhat embarrassed to admit to the group that I never did any meaningful advocacy for the cause as a college student, but I know I am not alone. Many right-leaning students on campuses across the country — and faculty, for that matter — don’t feel free to express their political opinions for fear of social rejection or worse.

DePauw University's president met with FIRE and announced a set of action items following the survey results, which put the school last in the latter's '2021 College Free Speech Rankings.'