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Amherst, Harvard, Williams cited for ‘muzzling’ speech

By Derrick Perkins
· Updated January 16, 2025 12:11 AM · 3 min read read
Amherst, Harvard, Williams cited for ‘muzzling’ speech

BOSTON – Three prestigious Massachusetts colleges were singled-out for stifling free speech on campus over the past year, earning them "muzzles" from the Thomas Jefferson Center. Amherst College, Harvard University and Williams College were among 50 U.S. schools that curtailed students' First Amendment rights in 2015, drawing Jefferson Muzzle Awards from the Charlottesville, Virginia-based organization. The offenders weren't just administrators, organizers behind the tongue-in-cheek awards said

BOSTON – Three prestigious Massachusetts colleges were singled-out for stifling free speech on campus over the past year, earning them "muzzles" from the Thomas Jefferson Center. Amherst College, Harvard University and Williams College were among 50 U.S. schools that curtailed students' First Amendment rights in 2015, drawing Jefferson Muzzle Awards from the Charlottesville, Virginia-based organization. The offenders weren't just administrators, organizers behind the tongue-in-cheek awards said…

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