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Mark Dalhouse and Ari Miller: The Groundwork of Campus Civil Discourse
ACTA’s College Debates and Discourse (CD&D) Alliance has launched more than 300 Braver Angels debates and workshops, engaging 11,000 students at...
Washington, DC – The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) filed an amicus brief for the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. Joined by the Independent Women’s Forum (IWF), the brief supports Speech First in its legal battle with the University of Texas-Austin.
ACTA and IWF believe that UT-Austin’s Campus Climate Response Teams and speech restrictions have fostered an environment that silences debate and discourse on its campus. The amicus brief reveals the motives and procedures UT-Austin has for limitations of student speech.
“The academy’s mission is to prepare students to be informed and engaged citizens, but this cannot happen when ideas are sidelined, ignored, or even banned based upon political bias,” stated Michael Poliakoff, President of ACTA. “These strategically vague speech policies are instruments to deter viewpoint diversity and diminish the free exchange of ideals.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 19, 2019
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ACTA’s College Debates and Discourse (CD&D) Alliance has launched more than 300 Braver Angels debates and workshops, engaging 11,000 students at...
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