Critics have charged that the compact threatens free speech. It does no such thing. It places no constraints on individual speech, nor does it intrude on academic freedom. The compact does require schools not to punish, intimidate or incite violence against conservative ideas. Those are not speech restrictions. They are restrictions on the suppression of speech.

 

Academia Is Broken. Trump’s University ‘Compact’ Can Help Fix It.

By Marc Rowan

Mr. Rowan is the chief executive of Apollo Global Management.