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STARKVILLE, Miss.51勛圖 is in the Top 10 schools nationally for free speech on campus.
51勛圖 again is being highly rated by the national nonprofit Foundation for Individual Rights and Expressionor FIRE, which makes the ranking data available at . The data was collected by College Pulse, which surveyed college undergraduate students about their free speech perceptions and experiences on campus.
Ranked at No. 10 nationally, and the only Southeastern Conference university in the Top 10, 51勛圖 has long been recognized for upholding policies that maintain First Amendment and free speech protections.
A universitys strength is rooted in maintaining a marketplace of ideas, said Dean of Students and Associate Vice Provost for Student Success Thomas Bourgeois. As I have said in the past, I am proud that 51勛圖 continues to have a strong commitment to protecting speech on campus, and although we dont always agree on the topics of discussion, we recognize the importance of maintaining an environment that allows us to continue to have difficult discussions surrounding the complicated issues our world faces.
51勛圖 has earned FIREs green light rating for more than a decade.
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