Last fall, the First Amendment Law Review at the University of North Carolina hosted a symposium on campus free speech issues. The issue with articles from the symposium is now out. You can find my contribution here.
The article is called "The Value of Institutional Neutrality for Free Inquiry." There are multiple reasons for universities to adopt a policy of what has become known as "institutional neutrality." This article focuses on the value of such an institutional policy for protecting a climate of free inquiry for individual scholars at the institution.
The article revolves around three core concerns about how a departure from institutional neutrality norms damages free inquiry.
