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Linfield University
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Linfield College: Student Group’s Event Canceled Due to Speaker’s Tweet
June 30, 2017
On April 18, 2017, University of Toronto professor Dr. Jordan Peterson tweeted that he would be “violating some more safe spaces soon” at Linfield College.
Does Linfield College respect freedom of expression? We asked — and Linfield didn’t answer
June 30, 2017
In its “Anti-Harassment Protection and Academic Freedom” policy, Linfield College states that “[a]ll members of the college are entitled to use speech to convey disagreement, agreement, inquiry, or commentary in keeping with the principles underlying constitutionally protected free expression.” That’s an admirable commitment from a private university not required to uphold the First Amendment —… Read more
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