Nassau Community College Threatens Freedom of Expression Over Vandalism
By Ari Cohn January 5, 2017
In the months surrounding the 2016 presidential election, students, faculty, and administrators at colleges and universities across the country have grappled with how to respond to the heated election season rhetoric, including expression that many have found to be disturbingly bigoted. Unfortunately, too many college administrators have eschewed the notion that the solution to “bad” speech is more speech, instead falling back on reflexive censorship and threats of discipline—to the detriment of students’ expressive rights.
Worse, when administrators are faced with unprotected conduct, they often find a way to unnecessarily infringe on protected expression. Recent events at Nassau Community College (NCC) in New York illustrate this unfortunate folly.
https://www.thefire.org/nassau-community-college-threatens-freedom-of-expression-over-vandalism/
