Describing the matter as “timely and serious,” Education Secretary Betsy DeVos argued broadly on Thursday that threats to free speech on college campuses must be “address[ed] from a multitude of angles.”

During an interview on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference, the secretary acknowledged a rise in censorship on campuses, arguing the country has “seen more and more examples on college campuses in recent years of shutting down free and open expression and debate around ideas.”