Free speech on campus
2 November 2023
I thought this statement by Santa J. Ono, Ph.D., President of the University of Michigan, was particularly compelling and useful in these troubled times, and have highlighted some sections (full statement):
Our leadership team is committed to creating a community where every student, faculty member, staff member or visitor – regardless of their background, how they look or what they believe – can thrive without the fear of threats, intimidation or violence.
We will continue to defend everyone’s right to speak freely – and just as vigorously defend the rights of those who believe otherwise to speak just as loudly. Freedom of speech is a bedrock principle of our community and essential to our core educational mission as a university.
But we will not tolerate violence. Your life matters. Our lives, collectively, matter.
No one – regardless of their background, their ethnicity, their religious beliefs, their political leanings – will be allowed to use violence or intimidation to force their beliefs on others. Source.
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