George Mason U. Reaffirms Commitment to Free Speech in All-Student Email

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Students at George Mason University awoke Monday morning to a three-paragraph message warning them that they will not be coddled on campus.

After a year of flare-ups at universities around the country that featured undergrads demanding cover from opposing or offensive opinions via ‘trigger warnings’ or ‘safe spaces,’ GMU told its students that they are expected to deal with potential discomfort without limiting others’ speech or engaging in violence.

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