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Office of the Dean of Faculty

Connecting & Empowering Faculty

Faculty Senate – November 8, 2017

We meet in 120 Physical Sciences (see map). This room is right off the main atrium. Normally we meet at 3:30-5:00PM

Final Agenda:

Call to Order – C. Walcott (1 minute)

Announcements  [15 min]  [ slides ]  [ 2017-18 committees ](15 minutes) – Charles Van Loan (Dean of Faculty)

Report from the Educational Policies Committee [10 min]  [ slides ] – David Delchamps (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

New Emeritus Process  (with vote)  [10 min] [ slides ] – Charles Van Loan (Dean of Faculty)

Activities of the Codes and Judicial Committee [15 min] [ slides ] – Risa Lieberwitz (ILR)

Background

First Amendment On Campus [20 min] [  slides ] – Nelson Tebbe (Law)

Background:  1. Hate  Speech is Protected Free Speech, 2.  There is no first amendment right to speak on a college campus , 3. Hate Speech, 4. Classic First Amendment Tradition Under Stress

Regulating Speech: Hate Speech vs Harassment  [20 min]  [  slides   ] – Wendy  Tarlow (Associate University Counsel)

Meeting Minutes

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