NU's free speech controversy won't die; 2 groups express concern about new policy
New University of Nebraska directives on free speech, and draft proposals on campus free speech zones, are drawing opposition from two organizations.
The Academic Freedom Coalition of Nebraska says an already implemented free speech policy encouraging “civil discourse” defies the basic tenet of free expression. AFCON also challenged a “tip sheet” distributed in February to University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members.
The tip sheet recommends that professors inform students that conversations in class “must be respectful and civil.”
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska and AFCON expressed concern this month about draft “buildings and grounds” proposals that limit public forums to certain areas on campus.
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