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The line between free speech and 'disruption' on college campuses

Anti-apartheid demonstrators call for UNC to divest from businesses operating in South Africa.
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Anti-apartheid demonstrators call for UNC to divest from businesses operating in South Africa.

From Texas, to New York City, to Chapel Hill, students protesting university and U.S. support of Israel during its ongoing military effort in Gaza are being arrested, suspended and threatened with expulsion.

School administrators have called in campus police, municipal police and the National Guard to break up encampments and protests.

At many of those schools, students want the administrations to make public the investments their hefty endowments are in.

A conversation about who decides what’s protected free speech, and what’s unacceptable disruption to campus life.

Guests:
-Sarah Brown, News Editor for the Chronicle of Higher Education
-Sarah Ludington, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the First Amendment Clinic at Duke Law School
- Dr. Irene Mulvey, President, AAUP (American Association of University Professors)
-Nico Perrino, Executive Vice President, FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression)

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Jeff joined WUNC in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and WUNC’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.
Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for WUNC, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.
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