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UC Regents Tighten Rules on Faculty Free Speech
Season 2024
Episode 82
Amid protests over the Israel-Palestine conflict, UC Regents passed a policy regulating the display of political and social opinions on academic department websites. Aimed at keeping such content off main department homepages, the policy has drawn mixed reactions, with some faculty and students viewing it as a limitation on free speech.
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