"Sometimes, for those of us who are constantly reading statistics and poll results, something stands out that you didn't expect to see -- a number that makes you think the future will not be what you have been expecting.

"My latest sighting of such a number was in a March 12 New York Times report of a poll of college students sponsored by the American Council on Education, the Charles Koch Foundation, and the Stanton Foundation. It asked students about free speech on campus, whether it is allowed and whether it should be. ...

"Majorities of students polled said they supported both free speech and 'inclusion and diversity.' When asked which was more important, 53 percent said inclusion and diversity and only 46 percent said free speech.

"What I found most striking -- the numbers that stood out for me -- was the difference between men and women. Among men, 61 percent favored free speech. But only 35 percent of women did so. That's a result I certainly hadn't expected.

"That number is of particular concern, because women are now a majority of college and university students. They appear to be a preponderance of the campus administrators who enforce schools' speech and sexual assault codes, at a time when administrators outnumber teachers in higher education."

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