Discuss “Freedom of speech, revised”

Following extensive research last winter, the Controversial Speakers Policy Committee has finalized its proposal to replace the current controversial speakers policy. The new document, called the Policy on Freedom of Expression, is now awaiting the approval of several groups of students and faculty.

As it stands, the controversial speakers policy does not limit visiting speakers. If enacted, the new policy will not add any restrictions to that right.

“Any group can invite anybody to the campus,” said William Brown, the chair of the Controversial Speakers Policy Committee and a biology professor. “We believe that the students have the right to hear all points of view.”

The new policy is also intended to replace the university’s...