South Carolina Colleges Ranked on Free Speech | Columbia News

A new FIRE report reveals how colleges handle free speech, surveying 63,000 students across 260 schools. USC tops SC with a C, praised for admin support but still plagued by self-censorship. Clemson drops to D+ with declining comfort levels, while Furman surprises at 84 with strong resistance to disruptive protests. The College of Charleston sinks to last in SC with an F—students heavily self-censor and avoid controversial topics. Even top national schools barely hit B-, exposing widespread room for improvement in protecting open expression. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article317256875.html#storylink=sectionheadlines More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/46fb0b38c858effd Report issues to [email protected].