Harvard ranked worst for free speech, scores zero out of 100.

Harvard University has been deemed ‍the worst⁤ college in the country for free speech, according to a report released​ on Wednesday.

“Harvard University came in dead last ‌with the lowest score possible, ⁤0.00, more than four standard deviations below the mean,” according to‌ the Foundation ​for Individual ⁢Rights in⁣ Education’s latest ‍ College Free Speech Rankings. ‍These rankings evaluate colleges annually​ based on their tolerance ⁣of free⁣ speech. ‌The⁣ foundation ‍ranked 248 ⁢schools and placed ⁢Harvard at the bottom, giving it an “abysmal” rating.

The ⁤report highlights⁤ that ​Harvard experienced ⁣nine attempts ‍to deplatform‍ scholars between 2019 and 2023, resulting in sanctions imposed by the ⁢administration, including the revocation of a speaking invitation. Harvard consistently ranks ‌in ⁣the bottom ⁢quartile of the foundation’s annual rankings.

“Thus, while alarming,⁣ Harvard’s dismal performance this year is ‌not ⁢an aberration,” states the executive ⁢summary of the report.

Overall, the‍ report found that ⁤63 percent of college students believe it is acceptable to engage in “shouting down a speaker to​ prevent them⁢ from speaking on campus.” Even among the top five schools ‌for⁣ free speech in the foundation’s ​rankings—Michigan Technological University, Auburn‍ University, the University of New ‍Hampshire, Oregon State University,⁣ and Florida ⁢State University—only ​45 percent of students said shouting down a speaker ⁢is “never​ acceptable.”

Harvard has recently made​ headlines for prioritizing social justice over scholarship.

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in​ June that declared ‍race-based college admissions ​unconstitutional, the ⁢university hinted that it ‌would still​ consider race in deciding student ⁣admissions. In July, ‍Harvard⁤ Law professor⁣ Mark Tushnet collaborated with San Francisco State professor Aaron ‍Belkin‍ to write an open letter urging President Joe Biden to “restrain MAGA justices” on ‌the Supreme Court.