Free expression and debate have been on a long decline at American colleges and universities due to the chilling effects of policies that restrict speech and declining viewpoint diversity.  But the tide is now turning. Many institutions, including Dartmouth College, are re-establishing protections for open discourse and pulling back from taking sides on political issues.

 

Dartmouth is now leading the Ivy League in this area. The College is taking concrete actions to restore the institutional framework protecting free speech, and President Beilock is championing a vision for a healthy campus culture that embraces robust debate and viewpoint diversity,  

 

The Dartmouth Free Speech Alliance was established in 2023 to organize alumni and other members of the Dartmouth community to advocate for a stronger free speech environment. We actively support the positive developments underway and will continuing to challenge Dartmouth to be a leader among peer institutions promoting free speech, intellectual inquiry, and viewpoint diversity.  

 

The DFSA is part of a national movement as one of 27 similar groups that collaborate through the Alumni Free Speech Alliance [link to https://www.alumnifreespeechalliance.org]. We invite all who support these objectives – alumni but also faculty, students, staff, and parents – to join us to ensure the seeds of free speech revival at Dartmouth take root and flourish.