Share Your Experience
Florida Campus Discourse Watch invites direct accounts from students, faculty, staff, and graduate assistants regarding the current climate of communication, academic freedom, and institutional pressure in Florida higher education.
This project documents how individuals experience state-level policy changes, institutional directives, and the broader political environment in their daily academic lives. We seek to understand the practical impact on how subjects are taught, how research is conducted, and how members of the campus community interact with one another.
Questions to Consider
- Have you observed changes in how specific topics are framed, avoided, or indirectly addressed in your department or classroom?
- Have you experienced or observed instances of self-censorship regarding research, syllabus design, or campus events?
- How would you describe the current climate of academic freedom and open discourse at your institution?
- Are there specific institutional pressures or political climates that have influenced your professional or academic communication?
How to Submit
We provide multiple ways to share your experience, allowing you to choose the level of privacy and security that fits your situation. All submissions are moderated and anonymized before potential publication.
Most Secure — Anonymous Tip Line
For those who wish to remain completely anonymous, submit through our encrypted tip line: https://tips.hushline.app/to/CampusDiscourseWatch
Submissions are end-to-end encrypted, no account is required, and you do not need to identify yourself. For additional privacy, access the tip line through the Tor Browser and avoid using university-issued devices or campus networks.
More Private — Encrypted Email
You can reach us at floridacampusdiscoursewatch@protonmail.com. Messages are stored encrypted, and emails exchanged between Proton Mail accounts are fully end-to-end encrypted. Please note that emails sent from university or workplace accounts pass through your institution's mail systems and may create records there. If privacy is a concern, send from a personal account or use the anonymous tip line above.
Standard — Website Submission Form
You may use the submission form below for general observations and lower-risk reports. Like most websites, the form operates through standard web infrastructure, and technical information such as IP addresses and timestamps may be retained by third-party service providers. For sensitive reports, we recommend the anonymous tip line or encrypted email instead.
Follow-Up Contact (Optional)
Anonymous submissions are welcome through every channel. If you would like us to contact you for follow-up questions, you may optionally include a Signal username, Proton Mail address, or other contact method. Providing contact information is entirely voluntary.
Safety Reminder
If your submission involves sensitive information, consider avoiding university-issued devices, workplace devices, or institutional networks when contacting us.
Privacy and Publication Standards
Please avoid including unnecessary personal or identifying details about students, professors, instructors, administrators, or staff members. Submissions are reviewed and moderated before publication to protect privacy, maintain credibility, and keep the focus on broader institutional patterns rather than personal accusations.
The purpose of this project is not to encourage harassment, retaliation, or ideological targeting. Its goal is to create a structured, low-risk space where members of Florida's higher education community can document and examine how academic discourse, institutional climate, and academic freedom are experienced in practice.
Observation Archive
Florida Campus Discourse Watch publishes moderated and anonymized submissions on a rolling basis from students, faculty, instructors, graduate assistants, and others within Florida higher education. Submissions focus on patterns in classroom discourse, institutional climate, political caution, self-censorship, topic avoidance, indirect framing, and other experiences related to academic communication and speech climate. Submissions are not published automatically. Each response is reviewed to remove identifying information, confirm relevance to the project’s focus, and maintain a respectful, analytical, and non-accusatory tone. The purpose of this section is not to target specific individuals, departments, or courses. It is to document how discourse climate and institutional pressure are experienced across Florida colleges and universities over time. Submissions containing personal accusations, harassment, unverifiable claims, or identifying information may be edited, anonymized, or declined for publication. Florida Campus Discourse Watch does not treat individual submissions as definitive proof of broader institutional claims. Instead, the project examines recurring themes, shared experiences, and observable patterns that may emerge across institutions, disciplines, and participant roles. This section will be updated as moderated responses are received and reviewed.
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