LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - Political activism on the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse campus is turning controversial in response to a series of sidewalk chalk messages, including one that referred to racial violence...s
...It is UWL policy to provide all members of the university community the broadest possible latitude to speak, write, listen, challenge and learn. However, UWL’s leadership team and I are deeply disappointed to see students abandoning civil discourse and engaging in speech that promotes hate, is threatening, or that alludes to violence. Rather, it is the viewpoints that are reflective of critical thinking and intellectual honesty that are most becoming of the university community, and we expect no less from every individual in our community.While we support and uphold our students’ right to free speech, we also acknowledge the right of every member of the campus community to speak out in opposition to ideas they find offensive or harmful. We may disagree with one another, but we do so without harassment, intimidation, disruption of learning or other university activities, and discrimination. This is part of the robust and vigorous public debate, which is central to the purpose of the university. Encountering new, different or opposing perspectives can be challenging and uncomfortable, but should always be respectful...Joe Gow, ChancellorDina Zavala, Interim Vice Chancellor of Diversity & Inclusion
Kara Ostlund, Dean of Students
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