Barnard Censors Palestinian Statement

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Opinion: Should academic departments make political statements?

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Barnard College posted a statement on its website supporting Palestinian resistance to “settler colonial war, occupation, and apartheid,” and listing various educational resources for students.

The college rewrote its website governance and political activity policies, declaring its website the “sole property” of the college.

The New York Civil Liberties Union challenged the action as a violation of free speech and academic freedom.

Glenn C. Altschuler and David Wippman : Universities should foster a culture in which a wide range of views is tolerated but welcomed.

They say policies like those at Dartmouth and the University of California are steps in the right direction.

They argue that a shift in campus culture is needed to foster viewpoint diversity.

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