FREE SPEECH, PUBLIC SAFETY, & CONTROVERSIAL SPEAKERS: BALANCING UNIVERSITIES' DUAL ROLES AFTER CHARLOTTESVILLE.

This paper proposes an approach that U.S. universities can take to balance their commitment to free speech with the protection of the safety of their students. Topics covered include policies enacted by state legislatures that limit the ability of universities to silence hateful and controversial speech on campus, First Amendment tradition that protects hateful speech on campuses, public forum doctrine and provisions that could be included in legislative bills tackling hate speech.