Community Messages
New York Times: The Free Speech-Hate Speech Trade-Off — by Erwin Chemerinsky
Controversies over freedom of speech on college campuses have existed as long as there have been college campuses. But the specific issues vary with each generation. That is the first…
Read MoreAssembly Concurrent Resolution No. 21 on Free Speech Policy
This measure would urge all private and public universities in California, to the extent that they have not adopted free speech statements consistent with the principles articulated by the Chancellor…
Read MoreStudent Conduct Review Regarding Incident of May 10, 2017
UCI welcomes all opinions and encourages a free exchange of ideas – in fact, we defend free speech as one of our bedrock principles as a public university. Yet, we…
Read More“Bigots at the Gate: Universities Shouldn’t Duck the Fight Against White Nationalism” by Howard Gillman
Across the nation we are witnessing a rise in white nationalism: At a gathering in a Washington, D.C., hotel, audience members gave a Nazi salute; swastikas are popping up on…
Read More“A Bill to Police Campus Speech” by Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman
Two weeks ago the Senate passed, by unanimous consent, the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act, an unquestionably well-intentioned attempt to protect Jewish students on campus. Unfortunately the bill runs afoul of the…
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