Just 37 percent of college students said free speech feels secure, compared to 73 percent in 2016. A record share of college students believe their right to free speech is under threat, new data shows. Just 37 percent of college students said free speech is secure, compared to 73 percent in 2016, according to a survey of more than 1,000 college students that the Knight Foundation released Tuesday in partnership with Ipsos.
The Knight Foundation states, "New Knight Foundation-Ipsos research among young adults and high school students points to a generation that strongly values free speech as a democratic principle, but is less confidant about exercising it without consequences."