# In an interview, Professor Jonathan Haidt shares his views on free speech on college campuses, from his book, "The Coddling of the American Mind"

1 Faculty News August 15, 2019 ![NBC News online logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_037262.gif?itok=6hhedDRK)>

Excerpt from [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/is-free-speech-on-college-campuses-at-risk-66223685555) -- "It's not everywhere. It's not a national crisis. But it is a severe problem at many of our most important schools. Students routinely say they're afraid to speak up. And if you keep your eye on the self-censorship, rather than the shout-downs, then I think it is a crisis."

[Watch the video](https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/is-free-speech-on-college-campuses-at-risk-66223685555)