The headlines on the latest case of intolerance and discrimination on our college campuses are becoming an almost daily occurrence. From New York to Texas and all the way to California, incidences of hate are all too common. I’m talking about the rise of antisemitism , intolerance of Christianity, and hatred for America and its institutions that is being promoted by higher education, all in the name of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Just last week, a student activist named Fatima Mousa Mohammed gave a commencement speech at the City University of New York School of Law, railing against the police, the military, white men, the university itself, the law, and Israel. It seems that the only people or institutions not attacked by Mohammed were Palestinians. Meanwhile, the trained seals in the audience, including the school’s dean, clapped at each poignant pause.

I cannot begin to understand the source of Mohammed’s hatred. After all, she is an immigrant from Yemen, a country where, in some regions, women must be accompanied by a male relative when leaving their homes. Yemen’s penal code is extremely homophobic, prohibiting same-sex relations with a punishment of 100 lashes and one year in prison if participants are not married and death by stoning if the participants are married. One would think that Mohammed would be grateful for having escaped Yemen, immigrating to the United States, and earning the opportunity to study law.

In Texas, the University of Houston has created a DEI organization that embraces blatant racism and is anti-Christian. The DEI department argues that the United States is a “white supremacy system that creates advantages for whites and creates disadvantages/oppression for people of color. White heterosexual Christians are endowed with white privilege, heterosexual privilege, and religious privilege, while racial and sexual minorities are victims of racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia.” The university has gone as far as to create race and sexuality training programs targeting student language, speech, and behavior.

At Ohio Northern University, student clubs must have all T-shirts and other club clothing preapproved by the administration. According to the Washington Times, the “ Back the Blue club couldn’t get a ‘Thin Blue Line’ T-shirt approved because the shirt could potentially offend the Black Lives Matter crowd on campus. The school specifically stated that the subjectively ‘offensive’ viewpoint — which supported law enforcement — was the reason it rejected the T-shirts.”

These are just three examples of how the elites in academia are working to destroy America's institutions, belief systems, and conservative thinking. A quick internet search provides an endless list of other instances. Maddeningly, these institutions all receive federal funding (your tax dollars) to promote this hatred.

But just like the backlash to “woke” organizations such as Target, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Anheuser-Busch, colleges are starting to face pushback for their intolerance, and it isn’t just conservatives who are saying “no more.”

Democratic New York State Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein tweeted about Mohammed’s CUNY speech, stating: “This hate-filled and dangerous speech has been brought to you by @CUNY and paid for by New York taxpayers. Keep this in mind next time our elected leaders highlight their commitment to fighting antisemitism.” And Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) followed that up with legislation to rescind federal funding for colleges that promote antisemitism on their campuses.

Do students and administrators have the constitutional right to free speech? Absolutely. I want free speech everywhere. There is no better way to ferret out ignorance and intolerance than to allow stupid people to say stupid things.

However, free speech must cut both ways. Colleges and universities must allow free conservative and religious speech as well, even if it hurts their feelings.

Jim Nelles is a supply chain consultant based in Chicago. He has served as a chief procurement officer, chief supply chain officer, and chief operations officer for multiple companies.