FIRE speaker visits Cornell, gives talk on free expression
Murnane contends that it is important for college campuses to build a free speech culture.
Murnane contends that it is important for college campuses to build a free speech culture.
Mr. Murnane is an expert in the field of freedom of expression, along with contemporary debates regarding the First Amendment on college campuses across the nation.
However, Pollack’s message misses out on a root cause of the directive; a pervasive culture of self-censorship on campus.
Cornell has dropped in FIRE’s ratings despite the upcoming free expression theme year.
The resolution has drawn criticism for its use of ambiguous language that could expand prohibitions on free expression.
Cornell’s free speech revival is far from complete, and not all of the recent developments are good.
Representatives debated “free speech absolutist language,” rejected including an anti-heckler clause, and wondered if the university can ever be politically neutral.
The President answered questions about the Coulter disruptors, free expression, a graduate student workers union, and Research Training and Extension Faculty.
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