Free Speech at Santa Clara University: Should the Campus Policy Change?

Markkula Center for Applied Ethics

From controversial fliers to demands to punish language considered oppressive, freedom of speech in the last years has been a contested topic at Santa Clara University. Should the university’s campus speech policy be changed in response to these controversies at SCU and in American society? Professor Lawrence Nelson, Philosophy Department, Santa Clara University, addresses this question by considering the topic in light of ethical concerns about speech and the relevant state and federal legal and constitutional provisions.