Dartmouth students scored approximately two standard deviations above the national mean in tolerating speakers from both left and right political perspectives.
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The conversation turns to the most dramatic period of Beilock's presidency: the wave of pro-Palestinian campus protests following October 7th, 2023. While Columbia, Penn, and Harvard saw their presidents ousted, Beilock held her position by doing what she describes as 'calling balls and strikes' — permitting protest, but enforcing clear prohibitions against shouting down speakers or establishing encampments declaring shared campus space for a single ideology. Students knew the rules and the consequences in advance, unlike at many peer institutions. The result was a faculty censure and a student no-confidence vote, neither of which shook her board's support. She points to the payoff in measurable terms: Dartmouth's FIRE free expression ranking rose from the bottom two hundred-something to 35th nationally [1] — Sian Beilock "When Beilock arrived at Dartmouth, it ranked in the bottom 200 for free expression. It's now ranked 35th nationally, with students two stan…" 14:10 , with students scoring two standard deviations above the mean in tolerance for speakers from both sides of the political spectrum.
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