Campus Free-Speech Legislation: History, Progress, and Problems

American Association of University Professors. 1012 Fourteenth Street NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 800-424-2973; Tel: 202-737-5900; Fax: 202-737-5526; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.aaup.org

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Freedom of Speech; Educational History; Educational Legislation; State Legislation; State Policy; School Policy; Higher Education; United States History; College Role; Student Rights

Arizona (Phoenix); Illinois (Chicago); Virginia; Tennessee; Utah; Colorado; California; Louisiana; North Carolina; Wisconsin; Michigan; Nebraska; Texas; Wyoming; Georgia; Minnesota

Claiming that free speech is dying on American campuses, a conservative think tank has led an effort to push states to adopt a model bill that, in the name of defending campus free speech, risks undermining it. This report seeks to understand the context and content of the "campus free-speech" movement, to track its influence within state legislatures, and to draw some conclusions concerning the best ways to respond to it.

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