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Freedom of Speech and College Campuses

Be sure to cite your sources in this assignment!

There is a great deal of controversy today over freedom of speech on college campuses.

There are FOUR parts to this assignment. Please make sure that you scroll all the way

down to cover all four parts.

1. The following articles argue in favor of freedom of speech with few limits. Select the

best argument from each of the following articles and summarize that argument. Use

a quotation from each article in your summaries.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-

american-mind/399356/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/18/jk-rowling-free-speech-

dissent-donald-trump

https://www.aclu.org/other/speech-campus

2. Read the following articles:

https://www.vox.com/2016/7/5/11949258/safe-spaces-explained

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/03/do-trigger-warnings-

work/585871/

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/microaggressions-

matter/406090/

2a. Define the following terms in your own words: safe spaces; trigger warnings;

microaggressions

2b. For each of the articles listed in this section (section 2), discuss 1 argument in favor

of using the speech limits discussed. Provide evidence, analysis, or quotes from the

articles to support the arguments. Now, think about the articles, and for each article

discuss one argument against using them.

3. Go to https://www.thefire.org/

In the search box, enter the words “Disinvitation Database.” Once the search produces

a list, click on the first entry “Disinvitation Database.” Now, enter 2019 or 2020 in the

search box.

Note: Political "Left" generally refers to more liberal ideology, and "Right" refers to

conservative ideology. When the column says "from the left" or "from the right," it

refers to the political philosophies of those who pushed for the disinvitation. So, if it

says, "from the right," it means that the push to disinvite the speaker came from those

students whose views were more conservative than the speaker's views. If the

disinvitation came "from the left," it means that the push to disinvite the speaker came

from those students whose views were more liberal than the speaker's views.

Choose 2 disinvitation events. Choose one in which the disinvitation came from the

right and one in which the disinvitation came from the left.

Now, research the 2 events and explain what happened. Next, explain whether you

would have favored disinviting the speaker, allowing the speaker to speak, or some

other option.

4. Assume that you are in charge of writing the "free speech" policy for Houston

Community College's student handbook. Write a policy of 50-100 words explaining how

free speech will be addressed on campus.