Reflections on Free Speech: An Open Letter to the Harvard Community.

Bok, Derek C.

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Publication Date: 1985

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Reflections on Free Speech: An Open Letter to the Harvard Community.

Bok, Derek C.

Educational Record, v66 n1 p4-8 Win 1985

The president of Harvard University writes an open letter on the subject of free speech and its application to a university community. The question of whether heckling is an exercise of free speech or an infringement on the rights of the speaker is discussed. (MLW)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Civil Liberties, College Presidents, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Opinions, Speeches, Student Behavior, Student Rights

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Language: English

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