Free speech on campus / Erwin Chemerinsky, Howard Gillman ; with a new preface.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chemerinsky, Erwin, author.

Gillman, Howard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of speech--United States.

Freedom of speech.

Education, Higher--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Education, Higher.

Universities and colleges--Law and legislation--United States.

Universities and colleges.

Hate speech--Law and legislation--United States.

Hate speech.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 197 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Can free speech coexist with an inclusive campus environment? Hardly a week goes by without another controversy over free speech on college campuses. On one side, there are increased demands to censor hateful, disrespectful, and bullying expression and to ensure an inclusive and nondiscriminatory learning environment. On the other side are traditional free speech advocates who charge that recent demands for censorship coddle students and threaten free inquiry. In this clear and carefully reasoned book, a university chancellor and a law school dean-both constitutional scholars who teach a course in free speech to undergraduates-argue that campuses must provide supportive learning environments for an increasingly diverse student body but can never restrict the expression of ideas. This book provides the background necessary to understanding the importance of free speech on campus and offers clear prescriptions for what colleges can and can't do when dealing with free speech controversies.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface to the Paperback Edition

Preface

CHAPTER ONE. The New Censorship

CHAPTER TWO. Why Is Free Speech Important?

CHAPTER THREE. Nullius in Verba: Free Speech at Colleges and Universities

CHAPTER FOUR. Hate Speech

CHAPTER FIVE. What Campuses Can and Can't Do

CHAPTER SIX. What's at Stake?

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-188) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Chemerinsky, Erwin. Free speech on campus.

ISBN:

0-300-23186-5

OCLC:

1002209586