TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Oct 3, 2025

Vanderbilt University in Nashville and Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro ranked in the top 20 on a national list of more than 250 schools for their policies upholding the First Amendment, according to The Tennessean. Vanderbilt rose from 140th last year to 7th place after a series of campus protests led to the arrests of four students and one reporter. MTSU debuted on the list at 15. The University of Tennessee at Knoxville ranked 36th, and the University of Memphis ranked 128th.