A Glimmer of Hope in Higher Education - Commentary

Susan J. Crawford, senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and chairman emerita of Bucknell’s board of trustees, and Kenneth G. Langone, co-founder of Home Depot, write:  The president of Bucknell University (PA), John Bravman, stood behind a placard bearing the words “Freedom of Expression” last month and kicked off a yearlong forum on the subject. Mr. Bravman introduced columnist George Will, who inveighed against censorship for 45 minutes, skewering both political parties in the process. It was a dream come true, considering the cancel culture flourishing on many college campuses. In 2021 we wrote a letter in these pages with the headline “Alumni Are Fed Up and Ready to Fight Back.” We saw what was happening at our alma mater and colleges nationwide and decided to do something about it.