Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
How are students facing discrimination and fighting for free speech on college campuses?
In this episode of Parent Empowerment, Mandy Drogin sits down with Texas State Representative Briscoe Cain and attorney Tanner Franklin. The conversation explores free speech, the continued influence of DEI practices, and what students and parents can do when they believe a public university has violated their rights.
Topics covered in this episode:
-Viewpoint discrimination at Stephen F. Austin State University
-How Title IX complaints can affect college students
-Free speech and freedom of conscience on public campuses
-Universities are continuing DEI practices under different names
-Texas laws designed to bring accountability to higher education
-How the state’s higher education ombudsman process works
-What students can do if they believe their rights have been violated
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The public is demanding a different direction for their government, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation is providing the ideas that enable policymakers to chart that new course.
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How are students facing discrimination and fighting for free speech on college campuses?
In this episode of Parent Empowerment, Mandy Drogin sits down with Texas State Representative Briscoe Cain and attorney Tanner Franklin. The conversation explores free speech, the continued influence of DEI practices, and what students and parents can do when they believe a public university has violated their rights.
Topics covered in this episode:
-Viewpoint discrimination at Stephen F. Austin State University
-How Title IX complaints can affect college students
-Free speech and freedom of conscience on public campuses
-Universities are continuing DEI practices under different names
-Texas laws designed to bring accountability to higher education
-How the state’s higher education ombudsman process works
-What students can do if they believe their rights have been violated
Subscribe on Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parent-empowerment-with-mandy-drogin/id1757708509
Subscribe on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6TUJ0L3Ojck4z8x6j3vCvi
The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s mission is to promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise in Texas and the nation by educating and affecting policymakers and the Texas public policy debate with academically sound research and outreach.
Funded by thousands of individuals, foundations, and corporations, the Foundation does not accept government funds or contributions to influence the outcomes of its research.
The public is demanding a different direction for their government, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation is providing the ideas that enable policymakers to chart that new course.
Website: texaspolicy.com
X: twitter.com/tppf
Facebook: facebook.com/texaspolicy
Instagram: instagram.com/texaspolicy
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/texas-public-policy-foundation
