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Free Speech on Campus
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.
About the author
Erwin Chemerinsky is the founding dean, distinguished professor of law, and Raymond Pryke Professor of First Amendment Law, University of California, Irvine, School of Law.
Howard Gillman is chancellor and professor of law, political science, and history, University of California, Irvine.
Howard Gillman is chancellor and professor of law, political science, and history, University of California, Irvine.
Reviews
"At a time when freedom of speech on college campuses is under serious attack, Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman offer a concise and powerful defense of academic freedom that every college administrator should read" – Geoffrey R. Stone, Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law, The University of Chicago
"A thoughtful and insightful defense both of free speech on American campuses and the need to develop and protect inclusive learning environments, plus lots of good advice for current campus leaders" – Peter McPherson, President, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
"Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman have written a concise and valuable history of the evolution of freedom of speech policies and laws in the U.S... A masterful analysis of a cherished American right and a must-read for higher education leaders" – Mary Sue Coleman, President, Association of American Universities
"As free speech conflicts on college campuses seem to arise with ever greater frequency, the need for a top to bottom analysis of how to think about the topic has become all the more urgent. With this book, we finally have it, a subtle yet passionate – and easily readable – overview that should guide all students as well as the rest of us" – Floyd Abrams, author of "The Soul of the First Amendment"
"A thoughtful and insightful defense both of free speech on American campuses and the need to develop and protect inclusive learning environments, plus lots of good advice for current campus leaders" – Peter McPherson, President, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
"Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman have written a concise and valuable history of the evolution of freedom of speech policies and laws in the U.S... A masterful analysis of a cherished American right and a must-read for higher education leaders" – Mary Sue Coleman, President, Association of American Universities
"As free speech conflicts on college campuses seem to arise with ever greater frequency, the need for a top to bottom analysis of how to think about the topic has become all the more urgent. With this book, we finally have it, a subtle yet passionate – and easily readable – overview that should guide all students as well as the rest of us" – Floyd Abrams, author of "The Soul of the First Amendment"