Can free speech coexist with an inclusive campus environment?
Hardly a week goes by without another controversy over free speech on
college campuses. On one side, there are increased demands to censor
hateful, disrespectful, and bullying expression and to ensure an
inclusive and nondiscriminatory learning environment. On the other side
are traditional free speech advocates who charge that recent demands for
censorship coddle students and threaten free inquiry. In this clear and
carefully reasoned book, a university chancellor and a law school dean -
both constitutional scholars who teach a course in free speech to
undergraduates - argue that campuses must provide supportive learning
environments for an increasingly diverse student body but can never
restrict the expression of ideas. This book provides the background
necessary to understanding the importance of free speech on campus and
offers clear prescriptions for what colleges can and can't do when
dealing with free speech controversies.
Jacket illustration by Jim Luft, Luft-Leone Design.