Overview

An examination of the new complexities arising around campus speech, and expert guidance for navigating them In their earlier book, Free Speech on Campus, Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman argued that colleges and universities should permit the expression of the widest possible range of views. Six tumultuous years later, many issues have arisen that that principle, while still valid, does not adequately address. To what extent must an institution provide expensive security and logistical support for an extremely controversial speaker? Should colleges and universities defend faculty, students, or administrators who find themselves the victims of a social media firestorm? How should they handle the expression of controversial views or the use of offensive language in classrooms and lecture halls? May academic departments or other administrative units—or an entire school—take explicit positions on controversial political issues? What rules should exist around campus protests? The sensible stance that colleges and universities should not engage in viewpoint discrimination still leaves a great deal under debate. Campus Speech and Academic Freedom, written by two law professors and university administrators who have confronted these questions for years, draws on their extensive real-world experience to help campus leaders, campus communities, government officials, and the public better understand and address the contentious issues surrounding campus speech.

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“Clarifying enduring legal and normative principles, the authors provide an unflinching analysis of current campus speech struggles, which neither courts controversy nor shies away from it. An essential book for scholars, administrators, and organizers.”—Sigal Ben-Porath, author of Cancel Wars: How Universities Can Foster Free Speech, Promote Inclusion, and Renew Democracy

“This lucid, compelling book combines rigorous legal analysis with sound practical advice. Written by two of America’s most distinguished constitutional scholars and successful university leaders, Campus Speech and Academic Freedom is essential reading for anyone concerned about the state of free speech and higher education today.”—Christopher L. Eisgruber, President of Princeton University and author of Terms of Respect: How Colleges Get Free Speech Right “Clarifying enduring legal and normative principles, the authors provide an unflinching analysis of current campus speech struggles, which neither courts controversy nor shies away from it. An essential book for scholars, administrators, and organizers.”—Sigal Ben-Porath, author of Cancel Wars: How Universities Can Foster Free Speech, Promote Inclusion, and Renew Democracy “Campus Speech and Academic Freedom belongs on the desk of every university leader. Chemerinsky and Gillman clearly and cogently explain the caselaw and provide many examples from campuses across the country. Most important of all, they offer practical advice that university leaders can use. This book will quickly become the go-to source for solutions to questions of freedom of expression and academic freedom on campus.”—Barbara R. Snyder, President, Association of American Universities (AAU)

Author Information

Erwin Chemerinsky is the dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law at Berkeley Law, University of California. His books include Worse Than Nothing and No Democracy Lasts Forever. Howard Gillman is the chancellor of the University of California, Irvine. His books include The Votes That Counted: How the Court Decided the 2000 Presidential Election. Chemerinsky and Gillman are the coauthors of Free Speech on Campus, and they cochair the national advisory board for the University of California’s Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement.

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