# University President Warns of Student Violence Justification

> 45% of college students say violence stops hate speech, university president claims higher ed trains 'angry, entitled, violent' graduates.
- Title: University President Warns of Student Violence Justification
- Summary: 45% of college students say violence stops hate speech, university president claims higher ed trains 'angry, entitled, violent' graduates. 45% of undergrads…
- Keywords: cornerstone university, gerson moreno-riaño, buckley institute, 2026 national undergraduate student surv, hate speech, student violence, moral formation, news, politics, University, President, Warns
- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/politics/university-president-sounds-alarm-nearly-half-students-justify-violence-stop-hate-speech
- Author: Landon Mion
- Published: 2026-10-21T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cornerstone university, gerson moreno-riaño, buckley institute, 2026 national undergraduate student surv, hate speech, student violence, moral formation, news, politics
## Survey Finds 45% Justify Violence
A new survey found 45% of undergraduate students believe physical violence can be justified to stop hate speech.

> 45% of students said violence can be justified to stop what they deem to be hate speech
## Liberals Most Likely to Support Violence
54% of liberals, 36% of moderates and 30% of conservatives say violence can be justified to stop hate speech.

> 54% of liberals, 36% of moderates and 30% of conservatives
## 46% Support Shout Downs
46% of students support shout downs and 40% believe offensive speech should be subject to criminal prosecution.

> 46% of students support shout downs and 40% believe that offensive speech should be subject to criminal prosecution
## 42% Prefer Socialist Systems
42% of students would rather live under a socialist system compared with 28% who chose a capitalist system.

> 42% said they would rather live under a socialist system, compared with 28% who chose a capitalist system
## 22% Believe U.S. Deserved 9/11
22% of students said the U.S. deserved the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

> 22% said the U.S. deserved the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
## President Calls Higher Ed 'Lost'
Cornerstone University President Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño says higher education has 'lost its way' and is teaching 'violent entitlement'.

> American colleges and universities for a long time now have really ceased to form students morally and are teaching resentment, teaching grievance politics, teaching violent entitlement
## Employers Question Degree Value
Employers increasingly worry about graduates who are 'resentful, not to reason, not to deliberate' and may train workers directly from high school.

> It's not just what some will say are worthless degrees. It's also what's behind the degree. Individuals who have been taught to resent, not to reason, not to deliberate, not to have deep conversations with those with whom they disagree
## Key takeaway

45% of undergrads justify violence to stop hate speech, university president says higher education has lost moral formation.