Thompson Center First Amendment study lacks nuance, ethical design, UW professors say What I see when I look at those results is the possibility of students having deep respect for free expression, but also deep respect for making their campus inclusive, professor says
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Amidst national debates about the role of the first amendment in classrooms, the Tommy G. Thompson Center recently published a survey advising the University of Wisconsin to require more First Amendment teaching.
But several UW professors took a stand against the report, citing concerns with its research design.
The study, conducted by the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership and the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, surveyed 530 UW undergraduate students regarding their “views on free speech and religious liberties.”