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class="ucb-video-reveal-close-button"> <i class="fa-solid fa-circle-xmark ucb-video-reveal-close-button"></i> </button> </div> <div class="ucb-video-reveal-video-wrapper" id="ucb-video-reveal-video-wrapper-reveal--2"> <script type="text/javascript"> window.addEventListener('load', () => enableVideoReveal('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjSeifiCjIs', 'ucb-video-reveal-video-wrapper-reveal--2')); </script> </div> <div role="button" aria-label="Play video" class="ucb-video-reveal-controls" style = 'background-image: url("/sites/default/files/2024-10/ABT-screenshot_2024-10-03_at_9.49.53_am.png")' > <span class="ucb-video-reveal-icon"> <i class="fa-solid fa-circle-play"></i> </span> <span class="ucb-video-reveal-text"> <h2 class="text-align-center">Freedom of Expression</h2> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <style> .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-671295f6dd59b { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; } .section-671295f6dd59b .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } @media (min-width: 768px) { .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-671295f6dd59b { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; } .section-671295f6dd59b .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } } @media (min-width: 992px) { .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-671295f6dd59b { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; } .section-671295f6dd59b .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } } </style> <div class="ucb-bootstrap-layout-section section-671295f6dd59b ucb-bootstrap-layout__background-color--white ucb-bootstrap-layout-section-overlay-none fixed-background" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 0px"> <div class="container ucb-contained-row"> <div class="ucb-bootstrap-layout__row-width--8-4 row ucb-bootstrap-layout__row ucb-bootstrap-layout__row--two-column ucb-content-frame content-frame-none content-frame-unstyled" style="padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"> <div class="column col-lg-8 column--first col-12 flex-grow-1"> <div> <div class="ucb-basic-page-body container bs-background-unstyled block"> <p>Through freedom of expression, Buffs are welcome and entitled to express themselves in forums across campus and are responsible for maintaining the integrity of everyone’s academic environment. Buffs engage in meaningful conversations without resorting to violence to express their beliefs. Buffs value CU Boulder’s community and each other; they do not interfere with core university functions, access to campus facilities, the flow of traffic, or damage university or personal property. Buffs are proud to embrace the different ideas, perspectives and lived experiences that make the Buff community one of a kind. </p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="https://www.colorado.edu/oiec/2024/02/16/navigating-freedom-speech-vs-discrimination-and-harassment-campus" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-square-arrow-up-right"> </i> Freedom of Speech vs. Discrimination & Harassment</span></a>   <a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/about/free-expression#faqs" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-question"> </i> FAQs</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column col-lg-4 column--second col-12 flex-grow-1"> <div class="container block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext-block bs-background-styled bs-background-outline bs-title-scale-default bs-content-scale-default bs-heading-align-default"> <div class="text-block-body block-content"> <div><p>Freedom of expression and academic freedom, while distinctly separate concepts, are central to CU Boulder’s academic mission and underlie our community values of honor, integrity, accountability, respect and contributing to the greater good.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <style> .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716c8c01237a { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; } .section-6716c8c01237a .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } @media (min-width: 768px) { .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716c8c01237a { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; } .section-6716c8c01237a .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } } @media (min-width: 992px) { .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716c8c01237a { padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; } .section-6716c8c01237a .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } } </style> <div class="ucb-bootstrap-layout-section section-6716c8c01237a ucb-bootstrap-layout__background-color--light-gray fixed-background" style=""> <div class="container ucb-contained-row"> <div class="ucb-bootstrap-layout__row-width--12 row ucb-bootstrap-layout__row ucb-bootstrap-layout__row--one-column ucb-content-frame content-frame-none content-frame-unstyled"> <div class="column column--first col-12"> <div class="container block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext-block bs-background-unstyled bs-background-none bs-title-scale-default bs-content-scale-default bs-heading-align-default"> <div class="block-title-outer"> <h2 class="block-title hero strong"> <span class="block-title-icon bs-icon-color-gold bs-icon-position-default bs-icon-size-default"> <i class="fa-solid fa-flag"></i> </span> <span class="block-title-text"> Guiding Principles </span> </h2> </div> <div class="text-block-body block-content"> <div><p>Join us in using the following principles to guide interactions with your fellow Buffs.</p><h3>Courage</h3><p>CU Boulder welcomes a variety of ideas and perspectives with the understanding that they will be shared, discussed and debated, and could be ignored, embraced or rejected. Discomfort and conflict do not necessarily signal a problem; instead, they are an opportunity for growth. We will support the needs of our community members while maintaining open forums on campus and online so that our faculty, staff and students can listen and be heard.</p><h3>Curiosity</h3><p>We will seek to understand the nuance that exists within many contested issues and explore why others hold a particular perspective. By listening and interacting with an open mind, we can expand our understanding and clarify—or even change—our personal beliefs.</p><h3>Care</h3><p>This campus is open to all, and we expect everyone to be treated equitably, particularly when we disagree. As we exchange ideas, we will prevent and address threats, harassment and barriers to access for every member of our campus community.</p><h3>Consistency</h3><p>Each student, faculty and staff member is expected to be familiar with policies governing the use of university facilities and resources; student organizations; faculty, staff and student conduct; and all applicable federal, state and regent laws. The university administration will follow our established protocols at all times, including upholding policies that prohibit encampments. We will also hold students, faculty and staff accountable when rules are violated or when conduct or speech cross the line into discrimination, harassment, threats to public safety, or limitations on others’ right to access educational facilities.</p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-regular ucb-link-button-default" href="https://www.colorado.edu/today/2024/10/09/educate-engage-enforce-cu-boulders-philosophy-engaging-free-expression" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-square-arrow-up-right"> </i> Learn about CU Boulder’s philosophy of engaging with free expression</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <style> .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716c93aba801 { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; } .section-6716c93aba801 .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } @media (min-width: 768px) { .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716c93aba801 { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; } .section-6716c93aba801 .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } } @media (min-width: 992px) { .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716c93aba801 { padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; } .section-6716c93aba801 .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } } </style> <div class="ucb-bootstrap-layout-section section-6716c93aba801 ucb-bootstrap-layout__background-color--dark-gray fixed-background" style=""> <div class="container ucb-contained-row"> <div class="ucb-bootstrap-layout__row-width--12 row ucb-bootstrap-layout__row ucb-bootstrap-layout__row--one-column ucb-content-frame content-frame-none content-frame-unstyled"> <div class="column column--first col-12"> <div class="container block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext-block bs-background-unstyled bs-background-none bs-title-scale-default bs-content-scale-default bs-heading-align-default"> <div class="block-title-outer"> <h2 class="block-title hero strong"> <span class="block-title-icon bs-icon-color-gold bs-icon-position-default bs-icon-size-default"> <i class="fa-solid fa-newspaper"></i> </span> <span class="block-title-text"> Opportunities for Engagement </span> </h2> </div> <div class="text-block-body block-content"> <div><h3>Campus Events</h3><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-right ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-darkgray"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title"> </div><div class="ucb-box-content"><ul><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/events/" rel="nofollow">Campus Events Calendar</a></li><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/events/events-calendar-faqs" rel="nofollow">Events Calendar FAQs</a></li><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/events/event-submission-guidelines" rel="nofollow">Event Submission</a></li></ul></div></div></div><p>Election-related events will be hosted on campus to engage students and first-time voters, and to bring awareness to voter registration and how to vote in November. For additional election-related events being hosted this fall, search the Campus Events Calendar.</p><p><i class="fa-solid fa-calendar-days ucb-icon-color-gold"> </i> <strong>Nov. 11:</strong> <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/immigration-race-gender-class-and-sexuality-after-the-2024-election" rel="nofollow">Immigration, Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality after the 2024 Election</a><br>Join a panel of CU Boulder Political Science faculty for a discussion of these issues.</p><p><i class="fa-solid fa-calendar-days ucb-icon-color-gold"> </i> <strong>Nov. 12:</strong> <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/iafs/2024/11/04/post-election-foreign-policy-panel-1112-6-730pm" rel="nofollow">Post-election Foreign Policy Panel</a><br>Join for an insightful evening exploring how U.S. foreign policy might shift after the election.</p><p><i class="fa-solid fa-calendar-days ucb-icon-color-gold"> </i> <strong>Nov. 18:</strong> <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/pizza-and-politics-post-election-analysis-and-presidential-congressional-transitions " rel="nofollow">Politics and Pizza: Post-Election Analysis and Presidential-Congressional Transitions</a><br>Join Politics and Pizza to discuss the 2024 election post-analysis and the 2025 presidential-congressional transition.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="container block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcontent-grid content-grid-block bs-background-unstyled bs-background-none bs-title-scale-default bs-content-scale-default bs-heading-align-default"> <div class="block-title-outer"> <h3 class="block-title bs-heading-style-default"> <span class="block-title-text"> Speaker Series </span> </h3> </div> <div class="row row-cols-lg-5 row-cols-md-2 row-cols-1"> <div class="col"> <div class="grid-card"> <div class="d-flex flex-column-reverse justify-content-end"> <div class="grid-text-container"> <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/cwa/"> <strong class="h3">Conference on World Affairs (CWA)</strong> </a> </div> <a role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="grid-image-container grid-fill" href="https://www.colorado.edu/cwa/"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-10/ABT-cwa_procession_keynote_pc0269.jpg?h=84071268&itok=QPwIbdHD" alt="Conference on World Affairs keynote speaker Tony Seba"> </a> </div> <div class="grid-text-container"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="grid-card"> <div class="d-flex flex-column-reverse justify-content-end"> <div class="grid-text-container"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CEBCUBoulder/"> <strong class="h3">Cultural Events Board (CEB)</strong> </a> </div> <a role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="grid-image-container grid-fill" href="https://www.facebook.com/CEBCUBoulder/"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-10/ABT-dalai_lama_cu16ga.jpg?h=84071268&itok=FPvuXnQm" alt="Chancellor Phil DiStefano with the Dalai Lama in 2016"> </a> </div> <div class="grid-text-container"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="grid-card"> <div class="d-flex flex-column-reverse justify-content-end"> <div class="grid-text-container"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cudsb/"> <strong class="h3">Distinguished Speakers Board (DSB)</strong> </a> </div> <a role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="grid-image-container grid-fill" href="https://www.facebook.com/cudsb/"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-10/ABT-418358_357111967654030_1213180928_n_0.jpg?h=b3660f0d&itok=lhJ5zUIe" alt="DSB event at Macky Auditorium"> </a> </div> <div class="grid-text-container"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="grid-card"> <div class="d-flex flex-column-reverse justify-content-end"> <div class="grid-text-container"> <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/physics/events/outreach/george-gamow-memorial-lecture-series"> <strong class="h3">George Gamow Memorial Lecture Series </strong> </a> </div> <a role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="grid-image-container grid-fill" href="https://www.colorado.edu/physics/events/outreach/george-gamow-memorial-lecture-series"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-10/ABT-george-gamow.jpg?h=ef9d64c9&itok=5m9CsZzH" alt="George Gamow"> </a> </div> <div class="grid-text-container"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="grid-card"> <div class="d-flex flex-column-reverse justify-content-end"> <div class="grid-text-container"> <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/newtonleadershipchair/leo-hill-leadership-speaker-series"> <strong class="h3">Leo Hill Leadership Speaker Series</strong> </a> </div> <a role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="grid-image-container grid-fill" href="https://www.colorado.edu/newtonleadershipchair/leo-hill-leadership-speaker-series"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-10/ABT-jemison_talk.cc2-1.jpg?h=87b6a74b&itok=vqMVCktP" alt="Former NASA astronaut Mae Jamison, M.D. during the Leo Hill Leadership Speaker Series"> </a> </div> <div class="grid-text-container"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <style> .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716cb1069aea { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; } .section-6716cb1069aea .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } @media (min-width: 768px) { .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716cb1069aea { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; } .section-6716cb1069aea .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } } @media (min-width: 992px) { .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716cb1069aea { padding-top: 40px; padding-bottom: 40px; } .section-6716cb1069aea .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } } </style> <div class="ucb-bootstrap-layout-section section-6716cb1069aea ucb-bootstrap-layout__background-color--white ucb-bootstrap-layout-section-overlay-light scrolling-background" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(255, 255, 255, 0.7), rgb(255, 255, 255, 0.7)), url(https://live-ucbdev-homepage.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/styles/section_background/public/2024-10/ABT-norlin_quad31.jpg?itok=1pGqdnHM); background-position: 50% 50%;; background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;"> <div class="container ucb-contained-row"> <div class="ucb-bootstrap-layout__row-width--12 row ucb-bootstrap-layout__row ucb-bootstrap-layout__row--one-column ucb-content-frame content-frame-light-gray content-frame-styled"> <div class="column column--first col-12"> <div class="container block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcontent-row bs-background-unstyled bs-background-none bs-title-scale-default bs-content-scale-default bs-heading-align-default"> <div class="row row-content ucb-teaser-lg-row"> <div class="col-lg-8 col-md-6 col-sm-12 row-text-container"> <h3></h3> <div><h2><i class="fa-solid fa-graduation-cap ucb-icon-color-gold"> </i> For Students</h2><p>An active, vocal and engaged student body is a keystone of university life and the student experience. Learning about free speech and its exceptions, student expression, and inclusion on campus empowers you to know how to exercise your right to free expression on campus, how to engage and respect those who have different beliefs, and how to find support if you are affected by hateful speech.</p><h3>Resources</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/studentaffairs/expression" rel="nofollow"><span>Student Affairs Free Expression Resources</span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/dontignoreit/what-report" rel="nofollow"><span>Report a concern</span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/sccr/students/honor-code-and-student-code-conduct" rel="nofollow"><span>Student Code of Conduct</span></a></li></ul></div> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12 row-image-container-lg"> <div class = "imageMediaStyle focal_image_square"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2024-10/ABT-students_4x4.5.jpg?h=b39c8ace&itok=t0kkw5gb" width="600" height="600" alt="Students in a classroom" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row row-content ucb-teaser-lg-row"> <div class="col-lg-8 col-md-6 col-sm-12 row-text-container"> <h3></h3> <div><h2><i class="fa-solid fa-landmark ucb-icon-color-gold"> </i> <span>For Faculty and Staff</span></h2><p>Faculty, students and staff engage with diverse constituents who come to CU Boulder with many different social and political values and beliefs. It’s imperative to engage responsibly, inclusively and with integrity, providing clear justifications of the ethical choice to champion the value of open exchange alongside the value of truth. Academic freedom protects faculty members’ ability to teach and perform their scholarly, creative and research activities in the highest manner of professionalism and integrity.</p><h3>Resources</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/academicaffairs/about/academic-freedom" rel="nofollow"><span>About academic freedom</span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/academicaffairs/2023/11/08/academic-unit-guidance-issuing-statements-university-websites" rel="nofollow"><span>Academic unit guidance for issuing statements on university websites</span></a></li></ul></div> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12 row-image-container-lg"> <div class = "imageMediaStyle focal_image_square"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2024-10/ABT-faculty_4x4.5.jpg?h=d702c933&itok=B77EV5I5" width="600" height="600" alt="Faculty members raising hands during an address by Chancellor Justin Schwartz " /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <style> .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716cc4320e1b { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; } .section-6716cc4320e1b .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } @media (min-width: 768px) { .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716cc4320e1b { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; } .section-6716cc4320e1b .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } } @media (min-width: 992px) { .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716cc4320e1b { padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; } .section-6716cc4320e1b .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } } </style> <div class="ucb-bootstrap-layout-section section-6716cc4320e1b ucb-bootstrap-layout__background-color--white fixed-background" style=""> <div class="container ucb-contained-row"> <div class="ucb-bootstrap-layout__row-width--12 row ucb-bootstrap-layout__row ucb-bootstrap-layout__row--one-column ucb-content-frame content-frame-none content-frame-unstyled"> <div class="column column--first col-12"> <div class="container block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcontent-grid content-grid-block bs-background-unstyled bs-background-none bs-title-scale-default bs-content-scale-default bs-heading-align-default"> <div class="block-title-outer"> <h2 class="block-title hero strong"> <span class="block-title-icon bs-icon-color-gold bs-icon-position-default bs-icon-size-default"> <i class="fa-regular fa-file-lines"></i> </span> <span class="block-title-text"> Policies & Procedures </span> </h2> </div> <div class="row row-cols-lg-2 row-cols-md-2 row-cols-1"> <div class="col"> <div class="grid-card"> <div class="d-flex flex-column-reverse justify-content-end"> <div class="grid-text-container"> <span href=""> <strong class="h3">CU Boulder Policies & Procedures</strong> </span> </div> </div> <div class="grid-text-container"> <div><ul><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/compliance/policies/campus-use-university-facilities" rel="nofollow"><span>Campus Use of University Facilities</span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.cu.edu/ope/aps/2027" rel="nofollow"><span>Code of Conduct</span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/police/event-security" rel="nofollow"><span>CUPD Event Security</span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/oiec/" rel="nofollow"><span>Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance</span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/fds/professional-rights-and-responsibilities-prr" rel="nofollow"><span>Professional Rights and Duties of Faculty Members</span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/dontignoreit/what-report" rel="nofollow"><span>Report a concern</span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/news/formedia/2024/08/28/university-statement-issuing-statements" rel="nofollow"><span>University statement on issuing statements</span></a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="grid-card"> <div class="d-flex flex-column-reverse justify-content-end"> <div class="grid-text-container"> <span href=""> <strong class="h3">Regent Laws & Policies</strong> </span> </div> </div> <div class="grid-text-container"> <div><ul><li><a href="https://www.cu.edu/regents/article-1" rel="nofollow"><span>Article 1, Part E: Freedom of Expression</span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.cu.edu/regents/policy/1" rel="nofollow"><span>Policy 1: Freedom of Expression</span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.cu.edu/regents/law/5" rel="nofollow"><span>Article 5: Faculty</span></a> (including academic freedom)</li><li><a href="https://www.cu.edu/regents/policy/5" rel="nofollow"><span>Policy 5: Faculty</span></a> (including academic freedom)</li><li><a href="https://www.cu.edu/regents/article-7" rel="nofollow"><span>Article 7: Students</span></a> (including academic freedom)</li><li><a href="https://www.cu.edu/regents/policy/7" rel="nofollow"><span>Policy 7: Students</span></a> (including academic freedom)</li><li><a href="https://www.cu.edu/regents/law/8" rel="nofollow"><span>Article 8: Conduct of Members of the University Community</span></a> (including nondiscrimination)</li><li>Resolution: <a href="https://go.boarddocs.com/co/cu/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=D3LVNJ8190E9" rel="nofollow">Statements on Matters of Public Concern</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="grid-card"> <div class="d-flex flex-column-reverse justify-content-end"> <div class="grid-text-container"> <span href=""> <strong class="h3">Board of Regents</strong> </span> </div> </div> <div class="grid-text-container"> <div><p><a href="https://regents.cu.edu/statements/freedom-expression" rel="nofollow">Freedom of Expression Letter to Incoming Students</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="grid-card"> <div class="d-flex flex-column-reverse justify-content-end"> <div class="grid-text-container"> <span href=""> <strong class="h3">American Association of Universities</strong> </span> </div> </div> <div class="grid-text-container"> <div><p><a href="https://www.aau.edu/newsroom/press-releases/aau-presidents-and-chancellors-reaffirm-commitment-free-speech-campus" rel="nofollow">Statement on Free Speech</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <style> .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716cdaef2485 { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; } .section-6716cdaef2485 .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } @media (min-width: 768px) { .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716cdaef2485 { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; } .section-6716cdaef2485 .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } } @media (min-width: 992px) { .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716cdaef2485 { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; } .section-6716cdaef2485 .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } } </style> <div class="ucb-bootstrap-layout-section section-6716cdaef2485 ucb-bootstrap-layout__background-color--light-gray fixed-background" style=""> <div class="container ucb-contained-row"> <div class="ucb-bootstrap-layout__row-width--12 row ucb-bootstrap-layout__row ucb-bootstrap-layout__row--one-column ucb-content-frame content-frame-none content-frame-unstyled"> <div class="column column--first col-12"> <div class="container block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext-block bs-background-unstyled bs-background-none bs-title-scale-default bs-content-scale-default bs-heading-align-default"> <div class="text-block-body block-content"> <div><p><a class="ck-anchor" id="faqs" rel="nofollow"></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="container block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockexpandable-content ucb-expandable-content bs-background-unstyled bs-background-none bs-title-scale-default bs-content-scale-default bs-heading-align-default"> <div class="block-title-outer"> <h2 class="block-title hero strong"> <span class="block-title-icon bs-icon-color-gold bs-icon-position-default bs-icon-size-default"> <i class="fa-regular fa-circle-question"></i> </span> <span class="block-title-text"> Frequently Asked Questions </span> </h2> </div> <div class="accordian-content"> <div class="accordion accordion-flush" id="ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title1"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content1" id="what-is-freedom-of-speech?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content1" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content1"> What is freedom of speech? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content1" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title1" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects free speech of members of the university community and their ability to speak on matters of public concern as private citizens:</p><blockquote><p>Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.</p></blockquote><p>Through the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, the First Amendment’s protections were made effective against governmental entities such as the state and public institutions of higher education.</p><p>The First Amendment protects not only speech, but also expressive activities. The courts have determined that expressive activities include flag-burning, burning draft cards, political cartoons, protest armbands, political buttons and slogans on T-shirts. Speech involving issues of public concern, such as political and social matters, have the most protection. But while some activity—such as burning a cross—may be protected as First Amendment speech, it could nevertheless be subject to criminal prosecution if it violates criminal laws that do not involve the content of the speech.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title2"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content2" id="what-are-some-exceptions-to-free-speech?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content2" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content2"> What are some exceptions to free speech? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content2" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title2" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>Not all speech is protected. Speech that does not fall under the protection of the First Amendment includes fighting words, harassment, obscenity, incitement to imminent lawless action or true threats. The courts determine on a case-by-case basis whether speech falls within one of these exceptions and judge speech using high thresholds that err on the side of protecting speech. In fact, the Supreme Court has upheld freedom of speech even in the face of a speaker’s utmost efforts to offend, as illustrated by the following examples.</p><ul><li>A Ku Klux Klansman’s racist, inflammatory speech at a Klan rally was held by the Supreme Court to fall within the protections of the First Amendment because it did not advocate imminent lawless action.</li><li>A cross burned on the lawn of a Black family was held by the Supreme Court to be protected speech.</li><li>The Supreme Court upheld the decision to allow neo-Nazis to march in Skokie, Illinois, a town that, at the time, had the highest concentration of Holocaust survivors in the United States.</li><li>The Westboro Baptist Church’s pattern of attending military funerals and engaging in virulent anti-gay speech was held by the Supreme Court to be protected under the First Amendment.</li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title3"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content3" id="is-“hate-speech”-an-exception-to-the-first-amendment?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content3" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content3"> Is “hate speech” an exception to the First Amendment? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content3" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title3" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>No, there is no First Amendment hate speech exception. Hate speech has no definition in case law, but it is generally understood to mean hurtful and offensive speech targeted against certain groups and individuals.</p><p>Very recently the United States Supreme Court held that the Patent and Trademark Office could not deny trademark registrations on the grounds that they were offensive, including that the proposed trademark contained racial slurs. “We have said time and again that the public expression of ideas may not be prohibited merely because the ideas are themselves offensive to some of their hearers. . . . Speech that demeans on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, disability, or any other similar ground is hateful; but the proudest boast of our free speech jurisprudence is that we protect the freedom to express the thought that we hate.”</p><p>At CU Boulder, we will make efforts to promote a culture of respect and civility, but we also recognize the constitutional boundaries that protect offensive speech.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title4"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content4" id="how-does-cu-boulder-regulate-speech-in-outdoor-spaces-on-campus?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content4" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content4"> How does CU Boulder regulate speech in outdoor spaces on campus? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content4" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title4" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>The university has adopted a policy and procedures on <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/compliance/policies/campus-use-university-facilities" rel="nofollow">Campus Use of University Facilities</a> (“the CUUF policy”). The CUUF policy states the university’s time, place and manner restrictions governing speech in public areas of the campus.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title5"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content5" id="what-rights-do-students-have-to-express-themselves-in-outdoor-spaces?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content5" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content5"> What rights do students have to express themselves in outdoor spaces? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content5" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title5" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>Under both Colorado law and university policy, enrolled students have broad expressive rights in generally accessible open outdoor spaces. The <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/compliance/policies/campus-use-university-facilities" rel="nofollow">CUUF</a> policy designates these open outdoor areas as “student forums.”</p><p>Student forums are generally available to students for speech and expressive purposes, provided that those activities are consistent with the CUUF policy. Most important, while students are welcome and entitled to express themselves in student forums across campus, they may not do so in a way that disrupts scheduled events, impedes core university functions or the flow of traffic, or endangers other people or property.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title6"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content6" id="may-students-leaflet,-handbill-and-canvass-in-outdoor-areas?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content6" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content6"> May students leaflet, handbill and canvass in outdoor areas? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content6" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title6" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>Yes, these activities are all protected expression for students in student forums.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title7"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content7" id="do-students-need-to-schedule-a-protest-or-rally?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content7" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content7"> Do students need to schedule a protest or rally? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content7" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title7" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>No. Students can express themselves in outdoor student forums without scheduling or permission.</p><p>However, students should understand that the <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/compliance/policies/campus-use-university-facilities" rel="nofollow">CUUF</a> policy gives priority to previously scheduled events. The CUUF policy also disallows activities that would materially and substantially disrupt university teaching, research or administrative core functions.</p><p>Within these parameters, students may protest without advance scheduling or approval.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title8"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content8" id="are-there-advantages-to-students-scheduling-demonstrations-and-rallies-in-advance?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content8" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content8"> Are there advantages to students scheduling demonstrations and rallies in advance? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content8" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title8" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>In most cases, yes. </p><p>For rallies where advance scheduling is feasible, the administration encourages students to schedule the event through the event scheduling process to ensure that the students’ preferred location and adequate resources are available. Maintaining the integrity of the educational environment and the safety of our students, faculty and staff are our highest priorities. However, the <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/compliance/policies/campus-use-university-facilities" rel="nofollow">CUUF</a> policy does not require students to schedule expressive activities in advance.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title9"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content9" id="do-nonstudents-have-the-same-rights-in-campus-outdoor-areas-as-students?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content9" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content9"> Do nonstudents have the same rights in campus outdoor areas as students? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content9" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title9" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>No. The <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/compliance/policies/campus-use-university-facilities" rel="nofollow">CUUF</a> policy provides more limited rights for nonstudents in campus outdoor spaces. The CUUF policy provides that in many outdoor areas on campus, nonstudents must schedule expressive activities through the event scheduling process. The CUUF policy permits nonstudents to use the Trumbo Fountain Court (north of the University Memorial Center) without scheduling. If the Trumbo Fountain Court is reserved or in use, nonstudents may use the UMC Plaza for unscheduled expressive activities.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title10"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content10" id="what-other-restrictions-does-the-cuuf-policy-impose-on-expressive-activities-in-outdoor-spaces?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content10" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content10"> What other restrictions does the CUUF policy impose on expressive activities in outdoor spaces? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content10" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title10" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>The <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/compliance/policies/campus-use-university-facilities" rel="nofollow">CUUF</a> policy restricts the use of amplified sound, the installation of temporary structures and the deposit of unattended literature. It also imposes many common-sense safety measures, for example, restrictions on outdoor camping and campfires. Additionally, scheduled events in outdoor spaces may require approvals to ensure sanitation and safety, and the orderly operation of core university functions.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title11"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content11" id="how-does-the-first-amendment-right-to-free-speech-apply-to-controversial-speakers-who-have-been-invited-to-campus-by-student-groups?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content11" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content11"> How does the First Amendment right to free speech apply to controversial speakers who have been invited to campus by student groups? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content11" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title11" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>Speakers on campus, including controversial speakers who have been invited by student groups, are afforded the full protections of the First Amendment. The events for those speakers, however, are subject to the policy requirements. In administering those policy requirements, the campus may not consider the substance of the speaker’s viewpoint. The controversial nature of the speaker is immaterial—speech cannot be restricted based upon whether the university agrees or disagrees with a speaker’s viewpoint.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title12"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content12" id="if-a-controversial-speaker-has-a-recent-history-of-giving-speeches-at-other-locations-where-significant-unrest-occurred,-is-that-legal-grounds-for-the-university-to-deny-the-ability-to-speak?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content12" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content12"> If a controversial speaker has a recent history of giving speeches at other locations where significant unrest occurred, is that legal grounds for the university to deny the ability to speak? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content12" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title12" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>No. Courts have clarified that a recent history of unrest does not necessarily mean that violence will occur at a future event, nor does it provide grounds for the university to deny the speaker the ability to speak. The courts have recognized that free speech can be imperiled if those who oppose a speaker’s message can prevent the speech from occurring. Instead of denying a controversial speaker the ability to speak, free speech anticipates that those who oppose a speaker should have the ability to engage in counterspeech.</p><p>Also, restricting speech before it occurs is called a “prior restraint.” The courts regularly reject governmental efforts to prevent speech from occurring. Of course, the university’s most important commitment is protecting the safety of both speakers and listeners. If there is a serious threat to public safety, particularly a serious threat of violence, and there is no option but to cancel the event, then the university may do so, though this is a last resort.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title13"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content13" id="do-controversial-speakers-pay-more-for-security-costs?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content13" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content13"> Do controversial speakers pay more for security costs? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content13" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title13" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>No. The university does not consider the content of a speaker’s message when determining how to assess costs for an event. The university makes every effort to ensure that costs associated with an event are consistent and equally applied for all events, regardless of whether the event speaker’s viewpoints are considered controversial or will possibly draw protests. With respect to security costs, the CU Police Department (CUPD) employs a matrix to determine the safety needs of a particular event. The matrix takes into account the location of the event and the anticipated crowd size, but it does not impose higher costs because the university agrees or disagrees with the speaker’s message. If CUPD or other campus officials determine that a particular event will require extra security measures or staffing, then the university will work with the organizer to provide for safety and security. When necessary, the university has absorbed the additional expense for events that have unusual security needs.</p><p>Note that different venues on campus may charge different rates for room rentals or other event needs. For example, renting out Macky Auditorium may have different fees from those to rent a classroom such as Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry Room 140. These fees are determined in accordance with the standard rate tables of the venue and do not take into account the viewpoints or controversial nature of a speaker. Event organizers requiring special facility arrangements, such as audiovisual equipment or special staffing, may be charged fees in accordance with standard rate tables for these requests.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title14"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content14" id="certain-controversial-speakers-are-known-to-identify-and-insult-specific-individuals,-or-entire-groups-of-people,-based-on-their-protected-characteristics,-such-as-national-origin-or-gender.-is-this-grounds-for-canceling-the-event?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content14" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content14"> Certain controversial speakers are known to identify and insult specific individuals, or entire groups of people, based on their protected characteristics, such as national origin or gender. Is this grounds for canceling the event? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content14" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title14" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>No. The First Amendment protects a speaker’s viewpoints regarding these matters. Of course, other legal principles may apply to this type of speech. For example, if the speech is directed at an individual and meets the legal definition of defamation, then such speech might not be protected. In addition, the university has robust <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/institutionalequity/policies" rel="nofollow">discrimination and harassment policies</a>, which may be enacted if speech is directed toward a particular person rather than a group as a whole. Some speech that many consider offensive does not constitute discrimination or harassment. To rise to the level of being discriminatory or harassing, the speech must be sufficiently severe and pervasive that it denies a person equal access to an equal educational or employment opportunity. At CU Boulder, we will make efforts to promote a culture of respect and civility, as we recognize that universities best function when the dialogue advances our academic purposes. However, our policies defining discrimination and harassment must also recognize the constitutional protections for expressive activities.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title15"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content15" id="i-want-to-protest-a-controversial-speaker.-may-i?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content15" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content15"> I want to protest a controversial speaker. May I? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content15" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title15" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>Yes. Just as the First Amendment protects a speaker’s right to express their views, it also protects the right to peaceably assemble in protest, and this right cannot be infringed based on the viewpoint of the protesters. However, a protest that causes material disruption or violence is not protected, and police may be required to act for safety purposes depending on the circumstances. The university would encourage protesters to follow the lawful instructions of police officers or university officials working in connection with the event. This may include directions to prevent destruction of property, or crowd dispersal where it is necessary to preserve public safety.</p><p>As described above, reasonable time, place or manner regulations may apply to protest activity. It is important to read and understand the university’s policies and procedures with respect to the <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/compliance/policies/campus-use-university-facilities-cuuf-procedures" rel="nofollow">use of campus grounds and facilities</a>. Of course, such regulations do not take into account the viewpoints expressed by protesters. Rather, as described in the <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/compliance/policies/campus-use-university-facilities" rel="nofollow">CUUF</a> policy and procedures, these regulations are designed to prevent disruption of the university’s educational mission and to safeguard the security of the campus community.</p><p>Lastly, university policy—such as the <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/sccr/students/honor-code-and-student-code-conduct" rel="nofollow">Student Code of Conduct</a>—may apply to protester activity depending on the circumstances. For example, protester conduct that causes serious disruption or incites others to commit violence or property destruction may have legal and campus policy consequences.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title16"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content16" id="can-protestors-use-speech-to-“shout-down”-a-speaker-they-find-offensive?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content16" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content16"> Can protestors use speech to “shout down” a speaker they find offensive? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content16" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title16" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>Probably not. While this area of the law is unclear and complex, a speaker’s First Amendment rights would be diminished if the crowd shouted them down whenever they tried to speak. Of course, protesters have the right to assemble and express their disagreement with a speaker. But the effective silencing of another speaker’s expression could itself be considered a violation of free speech. And, as noted elsewhere, protester activity may implicate the Student Code of Conduct—shouting down a speaker at an event may result in a serious disruption or other consequences rising to the level of a code violation.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title17"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content17" id="i’d-like-to-have-an-event-on-campus.-can-anyone-add-an-event-to-the-cu-boulder-events-calendar?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content17" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content17"> I’d like to have an event on campus. Can anyone add an event to the CU Boulder events calendar? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content17" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title17" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>Only CU Boulder-affiliated groups can post events on the <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/events/events-calendar-faqs" rel="nofollow">events calendar</a>.  However, events not affiliated with CU Boulder can be held on campus. There is a process for holding events on campus. A host of considerations go into holding events on campus. For example, events may not be scheduled on certain dates, such as final exam days or commencement ceremonies. Please review the applicable campus processes for scheduling events.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title18"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content18" id="how-does-the-university-handle-significant-events-on-campus?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content18" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content18"> How does the university handle significant events on campus? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content18" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title18" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>The university employs a Significant Events Team (SET) to allow it to coordinate events and ensure that they occur safely and without disrupting the educational environment. SET is a multidisciplinary clearinghouse for big events on campus. One of SET’s primary duties is to support the coordination of key support services (CU Boulder or otherwise) needed for big events (e.g., building/facility directors, the Office of Information Technology, Parking Services, the city of Boulder, etc.). SET can be a valuable resource for campus event planners seeking to ensure that an event complies with campus policy. SET also monitors the events calendar for schedule conflicts.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title19"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content19" id="do-faculty,-students-and-staff-enjoy-freedom-of-expression?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content19" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content19"> Do faculty, students and staff enjoy freedom of expression? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content19" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title19" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>Yes, all members of the university community enjoy freedom of expression, as protected by the First Amendment, Colorado’s constitution and the Laws of the Regents. Freedom of expression not only protects freedom of speech, but the Laws of the Regents recognize that all members of the university community have a responsibility to protect the university as a forum for the free expression of ideas.</p><p>When members of the university community speak or write outside of the course of university activities on matters of political, academic, artistic, or social concern, the university shall not censor their expression, initiate disciplinary action against them or otherwise subject them to adverse action because it disapproves of the substance of their expression.</p><p>As described below, speech that occurs in research or in the classroom is subject to the university’s policies related to academic freedom instead of the policies that pertain to freedom of expression.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title20"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content20" id="how-are-the-concepts-of-academic-freedom-and-free-speech-related but-different?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content20" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content20"> How are the concepts of academic freedom and free speech related but different? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content20" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title20" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>The concepts of free speech and academic freedom are distinctly different, and both have been treated in great depth for well over 100 years, putting any attempt at a short description at risk of oversimplification. That said, as described in the Laws of the Regents, expression in research and teaching is protected by and subject to the Laws of the Regents and other policies defining academic freedom, while speech that occurs outside of employment or study is protected as freedom of expression.</p><p>Another fundamental difference that distinguishes academic freedom from general freedom of expression is the concept of and search for the truth, and the disciplinary bounds in which scholarship occurs. Academic freedom, in general terms, is the right afforded to faculty members to create and disseminate knowledge and seek truth as they know it, subject to the standards of their disciplines and the rational methods by which truth is established. Academic freedom also protects the rights of students to pursue their studies and to formulate their own opinions on the matters being taught, subject to the academic requirements within a program of study or course.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title21"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content21" id="what-protections-does-academic-freedom-provide-for-faculty-members?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content21" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content21"> What protections does academic freedom provide for faculty members? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content21" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title21" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>For faculty members, academic freedom attaches to research and teaching. The Laws of the Regents broadly define academic freedom as the “freedom to study, learn, and conduct scholarship and creative work within their discipline, and to communicate the results of these pursuits to others, bound only by the control and authority of the rational methods by which knowledge is established in the field.” This definition embraces academic debate as the means to advance knowledge and embraces the “fullest exposure to conflicting opinions.”</p><p>Academic freedom requires that faculty members not be subjected to direct or indirect pressures in an attempt to influence their work in a manner that would conflict with professional standards of the field. The Board of Regents and administration shall not impose such pressures or influence, and shall resist such pressures or interference when exerted from outside the university. Notably, the appointment, reappointment, promotion of all faculty and award of tenure to tenure-track faculty shall not be awarded or denied based on extrinsic considerations such as a faculty member’s expression of political, social or religious views.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title22"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content22" id="what-responsibilities-does-academic-freedom-create-for-faculty-members?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content22" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content22"> What responsibilities does academic freedom create for faculty members? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content22" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title22" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>Faculty members have the responsibility to maintain competence; to devote themselves to developing and improving their teaching, scholarship, research, creative work, clinical activities, writing and speaking; and to act with integrity in accordance with the highest standards of their profession. Faculty members are responsible for requirements (e.g., course content, topic order, course schedule, assessment mechanisms) specified by responsible faculty bodies, such as curriculum committees. Faculty members should be able to justify, in terms of curriculum and student learning, all materials introduced into the classroom.</p><p>Finally, it’s important to note that academic freedom does not protect improper or unethical conduct. All members of the university community remain subject to the standards of ethical conduct stated in the Laws of the Regents and regent policy, as well as administrative policy statements and campus policies, such as the <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/bfa/sites/default/files/attached-files/PRDJanuary16_2013.pdf" rel="nofollow">Professional Rights and Duties of Faculty Members</a>.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title23"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content23" id="what-protections-does-academic-freedom-provide-for-students?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content23" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content23"> What protections does academic freedom provide for students? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content23" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title23" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>Academic freedom also protects students. While faculty have the right to establish classroom procedures to ensure orderly discussion and progress toward the goals of a class, students have the freedom to raise questions and express reasoned opinions on the matters being discussed. Students also have the ability to discuss matters related to their courses with faculty during office hours and to take reasoned exception to the views or methods offered in any course of study. Students should be evaluated solely on academic performance, which shall be assessed according to the published requirements established by the instructor or academic unit. If students believe their <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/academicaffairs/academic-freedom" rel="nofollow">academic freedom rights have been violated</a>, the university will investigate complaints and remediate confirmed violations.</p><p>It’s always important to remember, though, that the instructor has the right to determine the standards of scholarship for a class.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item tab-content"> <div class="accordion-header" id="ucb-accordion-id--2-title24"> <a href="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content24" id="what-responsibilities-does-academic-freedom-create-for-students?" class="accordion-button collapsed expandableHeaders" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#ucb-accordion-id--2-content24" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ucb-accordion-id--2-content24"> What responsibilities does academic freedom create for students? </a> </div> <div id="ucb-accordion-id--2-content24" class="accordion-collapse collapse tab-pane fade" aria-labelledby="ucb-accordion-id--2-title24" data-bs-parent="#ucb-accordion-id--2"> <div class="accordion-body"> <div><p>The university and its faculty establish the standards of academic performance for students who are enrolled in their classes. A student who enrolls in a course is responsible for meeting those standards of performance, and academic freedom does not allow a student to avoid the course requirements or fail to meet standards of academic performance, even if the student disagrees with those requirements or standards.</p><p>Students are also responsible for maintaining the integrity of the academic environment. The instructor for each course has the ability to establish standards of conduct and reasonable procedures for classroom discussion. Academic freedom does not provide students with the right to disrupt the class, disregard the classroom procedures for discussion or raise discussions that are unrelated to the topic of the class or course.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <style> .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716d16bd303c { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; } .section-6716d16bd303c .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } @media (min-width: 768px) { .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716d16bd303c { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; } .section-6716d16bd303c .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } } @media (min-width: 992px) { .ucb-bootstrap-layout-section.section-6716d16bd303c { padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; } .section-6716d16bd303c .ucb-content-frame { padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } } </style> <div class="ucb-bootstrap-layout-section section-6716d16bd303c ucb-bootstrap-layout__background-color--dark-gray fixed-background" style=""> <div class="container ucb-contained-row"> <div class="ucb-bootstrap-layout__row-width--6-6 row ucb-bootstrap-layout__row ucb-bootstrap-layout__row--two-column ucb-content-frame content-frame-none content-frame-unstyled" style="padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"> <div class="column col-lg-6 column--first col-12 flex-grow-1"> <div class="container block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext-block bs-background-unstyled bs-background-none bs-title-scale-default bs-content-scale-default bs-heading-align-default"> <div class="block-title-outer"> <h2 class="block-title hero strong"> <span class="block-title-icon bs-icon-color-gold bs-icon-position-default bs-icon-size-default"> <i class="fa-regular fa-clock"></i> </span> <span class="block-title-text"> History </span> </h2> </div> <div class="text-block-body block-content"> <div><h3>Free Speech at CU Boulder</h3><p>While CU Boulder’s support of individual rights dates back to the university’s origins, faculty and student free speech was largely restricted around the country until the mid-20th century. Before that time, public opinion dictated that the voices of students, professors and even university presidents should not extend beyond campus boundaries.</p><p>Those limitations gave way as the courts recognized that university faculty and others enjoyed freedom of expression that protected their ability to speak on matters of public concern as private citizens. At the same time, students have freely made their voices heard through organized protests on politics, civil rights, campus issues and more. And that tradition dates back more than a century.</p><p>CU Boulder’s fifth president, George Norlin, is fondly remembered for his work as an advocate for the rights of others. In the early 1900s, Colorado’s Ku Klux Klan-affiliated governor threatened to take away state funding unless Norlin fired all Jewish and Catholic faculty. Norlin decided he would rather do without such support (and did so for one year) than compromise the university’s values. 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