Rutgers Univ. Bias Panel: No Such Thing as ‘Free’ Speech

By Published on August 24, 2015

“There is no such thing as ‘free’ speech,” according to Rutgers University.

The apparent denial of free speech is part of the public university’s effort to combat student bias on campus. The university’s Bias Prevention and Education Committee lists five ways for students to avoid committing “bias incidents.” Tops on the list is the command that students “Think Before [They] Speak.”

To clarify what this means, the university warns students that “[t]here is no such thing as ‘free’ speech.” However, The university’s student code of conduct contains zero references to “free speech” or “freedom of speech.”

Read the article “Rutgers Univ. Bias Panel: No Such Thing as ‘Free’ Speech” on campusreform.org.

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