“When people start thinking that words can be violence, violence becomes an acceptable response to words,” said Sean Stevens, FIRE chief research adviser.
9 out of 10 undergrads agree 'words can be violence' even after Kirk assassination: FIRE survey
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"Support for academic freedom should never depend on the views being expressed, but our survey shows that's exactly what's happening," said Sean Stevens, the foundation's chief research adviser. "If faculty unions and institutions of higher learning won't stand by scholars in their moments of crisis, they can't claim to stand for free speech and inquiry."
Unions fail to support conservative professors facing free-speech sanctions: Survey
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