The nature of a university. The university teaches by being what it is. These habits of mind and attitude have a powerfully shaping influence on all members of the academic community. At the same time, the body of legal principles elaborated from the First Amendment is usefully applied to particular problems. 4 More is better.
Discourse is central to the life of the university.
To forbid or limit discourse contradicts everything the university stands for. This conviction proceeds from several assumptions. Besides those sketched above, there is the assumption that the exchange of ideas will lead to clarity, mutual understanding, the tempering of harsh and extreme positions, the softening of hardened positions, and ultimately the attainment of truth. None of that happens when one cuts off discourse. The remedy for silly or extreme or offensive ideas is not less free speech but more.