Several universities have initiated policies that both support free speech and counter discriminatory conduct. The team of specially trained faculty, students and administrators works to foster an environment in which discriminatory harassment is less likely to occur, while also safeguarding academic freedom and freedom of speech. The ACLU believes that the best way to combat hate speech on campus is through an educational approach that includes counterspeech, workshops on bigotry and its role in American and world history, and real not superficial institutional change. Universities are obligated to create an environment that fosters tolerance and mutual respect among members of the campus community, an environment in which all students can exercise their right to participate fully in campus life without being discriminated against. Both are crucial to society.
Universities ought to stop restricting speech and start teaching.