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Jennifer Mnookin: “We moved up 126 spots from the previous year, and we still…”

Featuring: Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison

For Me, But Not For Thee: Free Expression in Higher Education

Published April 1, 2026 | Video Starts at 27:18

It was quite inspiring. But we still got an F from you guys on free speech. We moved up 126 spots from the previous year, and we still got an F. And I really tried to make this something I care about. So that was. It was kind of a bummer. Help me understand how an institutional leader should think about that. (27:18–27:26)

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Asserts that the University of Wisconsin improved 126 spots in a ranking but still received an F grade on free speech.

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