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Recovering from the Unthinkable: Kent State University Since 1970
October 7, 2020 - May 4, 1970 forever changed Kent State University and the nation, as four students...
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Top Public Policy Issues for Higher Education: 2019-2020
Pending legislation, regulatory changes, and judicial decisions will require colleges and universities to adapt, perhaps in significant ways. Designed to help governing boards, institutional leaders, and senior staff understand the current policy landscape, this publication summarizes and contextualizes the most …
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Lawyers as Guardians of the Mission
In a previous column examining the “multiple hats” that college and university lawyers wear, I outlined “protector of the mission” and “defender of institutional values.” These roles are particularly important at a time when many are raising questions about the …
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Speaking Freely
As freedom of speech controversies continue to command headlines, institutions are facing unprecedented pressure to define what, when, and how speech should be given free rein or curtailed to preserve order and morality. A plenary session at AGB’s National Conference …
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Freedom of Speech on Campus: Guidelines for Governing Boards and Institutional Leaders
The issue of freedom of speech on college and university campuses has captured the interest of the nation and attracted considerable media attention. As board members and institutional leaders address the difficult questions that arise in relation to this controversial …
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When the Middle Ground Is the High Ground: Free Speech and the University
When Thomas Jefferson conceived the University of Virginia (UVA) two centuries ago, he based it on a radical proposition. He said, “This institution will be based on the illimitable freedom of the human mind. For here we are not afraid …
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The Supreme Court Sends an Unanticipated Signal on Free-Speech Rights
Partially obscured in the flurry of landmark decisions at the end of the recently concluded Supreme Court term was one with potential ramifications for higher education. The Court’s June 1 decision in Elonis v. United States revisited important freedom-of-speech principles …
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Academic Freedom in the Age of Social Media
A few hundred years of American jurisprudence have largely determined the parameters of permissible expression in most facets of American life, but now we are facing new challenges posed by the freewheeling nature of the new “social media.” Thus far, …
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Supporting Civil Discourse
Civil discourse lost one of its greatest academic champions in September when Ursinus College President Bobby Fong passed away. In his heart and mind, he believed that a liberal-arts education prepares students for lives of purpose, producing civic-minded citizens and …
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Faculty Members and Free Speech Part II: Four Principles for Boards
Last issue’s column asked whether and under what circumstances a faculty member can be called to account based on the content of speech or the impact speech has on listeners. I provided some illustrative examples of what I termed “intemperate …
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