Politically Correct Speech
October, 1991
Choose Your WeaponMany universities have codes that discipline students for "offensive" speech. A 1989 American Council on Education and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators study found that 60 percent of the colleges and universities surveyed had written policies on bigotry, racial harassment or intimidation. Another 11 percent reported that they were developing policies. For example, the University of Michigan's interim speech code prohibits "verbal slurs...
