ERIC Number: EJ1350339
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
EISSN: EISSN-1935-102X
Legal Challenges to Bias Response Teams on College Campuses
Garces, Liliana M.; Ambriz, Evelyn; Pedota, Jackie
Educational Researcher, v51 n6 p431-435 Aug-Sep 2022
Over the last 3 years, the advocacy organization Speech First has filed six lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of bias response teams on the grounds that they violate free speech. Bias response teams are university-wide committees that respond to reports of racially charged incidents on college campuses to promote institutional goals of inclusion. These lawsuits are significant because they have resulted in the dismantling of these committees. In this commentary, we bring attention to this renewed wave of legal attacks on racial diversity and inclusion policies on college campuses and its implications for race-focused policy, practice, and research.
Descriptors: Bias, Crisis Management, College Environment, Court Litigation, Diversity, Inclusion, Freedom of Speech
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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