Tony Pederson on SMU’s resolved battle with student displays

SMU Young Americans for Freedom 9/11 display on Dallas Hall Lawn.

Tower Center Fellow Tony Pederson, Dean of SMU’s School of Journalism, wrote a blog post discussing the controversy of SMU’s week-long stance banning all student displays from Dallas Hall Lawn.

“SMU has an excellent record of free speech and open intellectual inquiry, including academic freedom,” Pederson wrote. “Beyond the embarrassment of the current case, let’s hope it’s an instructive moment for the public as well as students and faculty.”

Read Pederson’s blog here.