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The Amherst Student

Volume 152 • Issue 24

The Amherst Student

The Newspaper of Amherst College Since 1868

Monday, May 29, 2023

Martha Umphrey

Contributing Writer

Number of Articles: 1

First Article: April 4, 2019

Latest Article: April 4, 2019

Talking About Speech

By Martha Umphrey

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April 4, 2019

To the Amherst community: How should we talk to each other in a college setting that prizes thoughtful speech? We have all struggled with this question as we debate the Common Language Guide circulated some days ago. The guide has generated speech conundrums that are entangling our community in a morass of response and counter-response, challenging not only student governance practices but also, more fundamentally, values central to our best vision of Amherst. I teach a Law, Jurisprudence and

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