A vast majority of Florida state university professors, staff and students failed to complete Governor Ron DeSantis mandated free speech survey designed to assess “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity.” Only 2.4 percent of students completed the survey. (Forbes, August 28, 2022, by Michael T. Nietzel)
Of the few students who responded, a majority said their school provides for free expression of diverse beliefs and opinions. A quarter said free expression was not supported. The state’s faculty union is suing the state over the survey alleging that the law mandating it gives institutions incentives to “police the speech inside, and outside, of their classrooms to avoid having to litigate cases.” (Inside Higher Education, August 30, 2022, by Liam Knox)