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词条 Chicago principles
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  1. Context and formulation

  2. Statement

  3. Response

  4. Notes

  5. See Also

  6. References

  7. External links

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The Chicago principles are a set of guiding principles intended to demonstrate a commitment to freedom of speech and freedom of expression on college campuses in the United States. Initially adopted by the University of Chicago following a report issued by a designated Committee on Freedom of Expression in 2014 (″Report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression″)[1], they came to be known as the “Chicago principles” after the university engaged the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) to lead a campaign[2] to encourage other universities across the country sign up to the principles or modelled their own based on similar goals.[3][4]

Since 2014, several other universities have committed to the principles, including Princeton and Purdue.[5][6] As of September 2018, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education reported that 45 American colleges and universities had "adopted or endorsed the Chicago Statement or a substantially similar statement."[7]

Context and formulation

Following a series of incidents in 2014 where students at various schools sought to prevent controversial commencement speakers,[4] the Committee on Freedom of Expression at the University of Chicago was formed and charged by the President Robert J. Zimmer and Provost Eric D. Isaacs in July 2014, to draft a statement that would articulate the University of Chicago's "overarching commitment to free, robust, and uninhibited debate and deliberation among all members of the University’s community."[1]

Statement

The report cited historical precedents by former University presidents, William Rainey Harper in 1902, Robert M. Hutchins in 1932,[8] Edward H. Levi in 1968, and Hanna Holborn Gray, who was president from 1978 to 1993. The committee returned a report which re-emphasized the school’s commitment to principles of free expression as "an essential element of the University’s culture." The report clarified that the responsibility on the part of the university community for maintaining a climate of civility and mutual respect, is not a justification to prevent "discussion of ideas, even if "some or even by most members of the University" find them "disagreeable", "offensive, unwise, immoral, or wrong-headed."[1]{{rp|}} "Narrow exceptions to the general principle of freedom of expression" may include restrictions on "expression that violates the law, that falsely defames a specific individual, that constitutes a genuine threat or harassment, that unjustifiably invades substantial privacy or confidentiality interests, or that is otherwise directly incompatible with the functioning of the University. In addition, the University may reasonably regulate the time, place, and manner of expression to ensure that it does not disrupt the ordinary activities of the University."[1] The committee wrote that the University's responsibility is twofold, to "promote a lively and fearless freedom of debate and deliberation, but also to protect that freedom when others attempt to restrict it."[1]

Response

The University's commitment to free speech gained national media attention in August 2016, when Dean of Students John Ellison sent a letter to the incoming freshman class of 2020 affirming the free speech principles and stating that the University did not support the use of trigger warnings or safe spaces. In adopting the principles, Purdue president, Mitch Daniels later said “we didn’t see how we could improve on the language.”[6]

While the campaign to adopt the Chicago principles has gained traction among private universities, some critics have challenged that the cut-and-paste nature of the Principles discourages active debate on university campuses[9][10]. Others argue that the campaign is a University of Chicago marketing ploy[11] or way to ignore student activism [12].

Notes

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://provost.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/documents/reports/FOECommitteeReport.pdf|title=Report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression|last1=Zimmer|first1=Robert J.|last2=Isaacs|first2=Eric D.|website=uchicago.edu|publisher=Committee on Freedom of Expression at the University of Chicago|accessdate=31 July 2018|last3=(et al.)}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_Rq9qIlV9U|title=Geoffrey Stone on universities' role in promoting free expression|last=|first=|date=28 September 2015|work=thefire.org/|access-date=2019-03-16|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.thefire.org/cases/fire-launches-campaign-in-support-of-university-of-chicago-free-speech-statement/|title=FIRE launches campaign in support of University of Chicago Free Speech Statement|last=|first=|date=September 2015|work=thefire.org/|access-date=2019-03-16|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-purdue-chicago-principles-free-speech-20150523-story.html|title=Purdue adopts 'Chicago principles' to protect free speech|last=|first=|date=3 May 2015|work=chicagotribune.com|access-date=2017-03-29|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://mag.uchicago.edu/university-news/opening-inquiry|title=Opening inquiry {{!}} The University of Chicago Magazine|website=mag.uchicago.edu|access-date=2017-03-29}}
6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/15/purdue-free-speech-chicago-principles_n_7278716.html|title=Purdue Takes A Stand For Free Speech, No Matter How Offensive Or Unwise|last=Kingkade|first=Tyler|date=2015-05-15|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2017-03-29|language=en-US}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefire.org/chicago-statement-university-and-faculty-body-support/|title=Chicago Statement: University and Faculty Body Support|website=www.thefire.org|date=2018-08-31|access-date=2018-09-09}}
8. ^Hutchins defended the right of the students to invite a Communist Party member, William Z. Foster.
9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2018/12/11/what-chicago-principles-miss-when-it-comes-free-speech-and-academic-freedom-opinion|title=Against Endorsing the Chicago Principles|last=|first=|date=11 Dec 2018|work=InsideHigherEd|access-date=2019-03-16|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}
10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.thefire.org/model-freedom-of-expression-resolution-based-on-university-of-chicago-statement|title=Freedom of Expression Resolution Based on University of Chicago Statement|last=|first=|date=3 Apr 2018|work=thefire.org/|access-date=2019-03-16|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}
11. ^{{Cite news|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/03/when-campus-free-speech-is-a-marketing-ploy.html|title=When "Free Speech" Is a Marketing Ploy|last=|first=|date=23 Mar 2018|work=slate.com/|access-date=2019-03-16|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}
12. ^{{Cite news|url=https://thinkprogress.org/university-chicago-safe-spaces-db238d7deda4/|title=What University Of Chicago Students Think Of Their School’s Campaign Against ‘Safe Spaces’|last=|first=|date=27 Aug 2016|work=ThinkProgress|access-date=2019-03-16|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}

See Also

  • Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship

References

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External links

  • Report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression (the 2014 report from the University of Chicago Committee)

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