Talking About Speech

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