ABSTRACT

While all colleges and universities are challenged by questions about free expression in the current environment, private higher educational institutions do so without the constitutional mandate of their public counterparts. Some private colleges and universities have sought to independently affirm their commitment to free speech through statements of principle or purpose. This study explores those statements in an attempt to understand if – and how – free expression is presented as worth protecting in private higher education.

中文翻译：

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选择加入：美国私立大学和学院的自由表达声明

摘要

在当前环境下，所有学院和大学都面临着言论自由问题的挑战，而私立高等教育机构则在没有公共机构的宪法授权的情况下这样做。一些私立学院和大学试图通过原则或目的声明来独立确认他们对言论自由的承诺。本研究探讨了这些陈述，试图了解在私立高等教育中是否以及如何将言论自由视为值得保护。