University Goals (Ann Speaking)
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I don't think we have to appeal to the standard exceptions to First Amendment protection in this particular case. Remember, we're not talking about a law that applies to the entire nation. We're talking about a code of behavior that applies to students at a state university. Universities are a special case, and the law recognizes that in various ways. I would make an argument that applies especially to universities and their agreed upon goals.

• The university has specific goals; namely, education and research.
• Hate speech, and especially racist speech, interferes with those goals
• Therefore hate speech, like any other disruptive speech or behavior, can be prohibited in order to carry out the goals of the university.

I think this argument applies especially to African American students at formerly all white campuses. These students are often away from home for the first time and find themselves in not only a very different environment, but one that contains unmistakable signs of hostility. They are especially vulnerable. Speech that they might disregard under ordinary circumstances can become very hurtful and damaging. It may easily interfere with their academic work, which is another way of saying that it may interfere with the educational goals of the university.

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