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Uniform Policy on Campus Free Speech
October 19, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System deems the free and open inquiry into all matters fundamental to the mission of higher education and is committed to the preservation of the lawful, free expression of ideas at all public postsecondary education institutions in the state, subject only to reasonable time, place and manner restrictions. All postsecondary institutions of the Southern University System shall allow and protect free speech and First Amendment protected expressive activities by students, administrators, faculty members, staff members and invited guests in accordance with the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution of Louisiana, all applicable laws, and this Policy.