AGENCY TESTIMONY
Formation of freedom of expression working group
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Chancellor Matos Rodriguez announces the formation of a freedom of expression working group tasked with developing a university-wide policy on free expression and academic freedom.
- Describes the working group's task of developing a university-wide policy on free expression
- Highlights the goal of balancing First Amendment interests with principles of academic freedom
- Mentions that this initiative addresses a long-standing desire from the university community
- Notes that this directly addresses recommendation number 10 in the Lippman report
Felix Matos Rodriguez
0:21:31
Last week, I announced that we will be convening a freedom of expression working group, tasked with developing a university wide policy that reflects the purpose and nature of higher education and considers the appropriate balance of interest recognized by the first amendment and the principles of academic freedom.
0:21:50
This affirmation of the primacy of free expression of our university is something that many members of our community, including the leadership of the university faculty senate, have wanted to see for some time and that addresses directly recommendation number 10 in the Littmann report.
