Why university presidents find it hard to punish advocating genocide − college free speech codes are both more and less protective than the First Amendment
- Written by Lynn Greenky, Professor Emeritus of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University
Harvard President Claudine Gay, University of Pennsylvania then-President Elizabeth Magill and MIT President Sally Kornbluth testify before Congress on Dec. 5, 2023.Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesIf a student were to walk off the Harvard campus and onto a street in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and argue for the genocide of Jews, the U.S....