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Hunter College, City University of New York

Public University

New York, New York

Speech Code Rating

Rules and Regulations for the Maintenance of Public Order Pursuant to Article 129-A of the Educational Law

Policy Rating

Green
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Last Updated

April 30, 2025

The tradition of the University as a sanctuary of academic freedom and center of informed discussion is an honored one, to be guarded vigilantly. The basic significance of that sanctuary lies in the protection of intellectual freedom: the rights of professors to…

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