Can Universities Stay Out of Politics? @SteamboatInstitute
Can Universities Stay Out of Politics?  @SteamboatInstitute
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If institutional neutrality proves difficult or imperfect in practice, what prevents universities from becoming just another political actor in our system?

Our speakers, Professors Jonathan Turley and Todd Wolfson, tackled this question in our most recent Campus Liberty Tour debate at the University of Wyoming, which focused on the question, “Is institutional neutrality necessary to preserve the university as a forum for open inquiry rather than an actor in political disputes?"

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You can watch the full debate here: youtube.com/watch?v=jpo-763VA40

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Can Universities Stay Out of Politics?

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