BLOOMINGTON – Indiana University (IU) has been ranked the third-worst university in the country for free speech, according to a new report from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Among public universities, IU received the lowest ranking.

Claremont McKenna takes the top spot, while Barnard College, Columbia University, and Indiana University come in last.

166 of the 257 schools surveyed got an F for their speech climate.

For the first time ever, a majority of students would prevent speakers from both the left and right who express controversial views, ranging from abortion to transgender issues, from stepping foot on campus.

The ranking, which placed IU behind only two private institutions—Barnard College and Columbia University—stemmed from a series of five “s

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