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The California State University (CSU) seeks to foster healthy discourse and exchange of ideas in a safe and peaceful manner, by sustaining a learning environment that supports the free and orderly exchange of ideas, values, and opinions, recognizing that individuals grow and learn when confronted with differing views, alternative ways of thinking, and conflicting values. The search for knowledge requires the freedom to speak openly about concerns and issues. All members of the University community and the public are free to lawfully exercise their right to freedom of expression on University Property within the rules and regulations established by this Policy.

Freedom of expression is a cornerstone of a democratic society and is essential to the educational process. Institutions of higher education have a special obligation to encourage and support the free expression of ideas, values, and opinions, even where they may be unpopular or controversial. The University accepts and embraces this obligation, recognizing that such expression may take a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, speeches, signs, written materials, assemblies, parades, marches, demonstrations, protests, and artistic representation.

Acknowledging the significant role the unfettered exchange of information and ideas plays in learning and in a free society, the University shall ensure that individuals and groups have wide latitude to lawfully exercise the right of free expression and that their constitutionally protected right to free expression is not abridged.