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UMass residence director asks student to remove sign for "issues of inclusion"
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/12/25/umass-struggles-with-issues-free-speech-profanity-and-hate-after-campus-incident/yhHbMiT3nqTORjjTA6BsUO/story.html
https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-employee-asks-student-to-take-down-sign-criticizing-Nazis-university-reverses-course-22317753
https://dailycollegian.com/2018/12/umass-residence-director-criticized-for-email-urging-student-to-take-down-f-nazis-sign/
https://amherstwire.com/26405/campus/umass-denounces-resident-directors-email-accused-of-advocating-for-inclusiveness-towards-nazis/
Student put up a sign in her dorm window expressing opposition to a political group. She got an email from a residence director asking her to take it down for reasons including "issues of inclusion", although acknowledging that she did not have to (freedom of speech rights since it is a public university).
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https://dailycollegian.com/2018/12/umass-residence-director-criticized-for-email-urging-student-to-take-down-f-nazis-sign/
https://amherstwire.com/26405/campus/umass-denounces-resident-directors-email-accused-of-advocating-for-inclusiveness-towards-nazis/
Student put up a sign in her dorm window expressing opposition to a political group. She got an email from a residence director asking her to take it down for reasons including "issues of inclusion", although acknowledging that she did not have to (freedom of speech rights since it is a public university).
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