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Coming at a time when many universities are grappling with how to protect free speech while respecting the rights of minorities, Harvard's rules will go before the full FAS in February for almost certain approval.
The new guidelines contain a philosophical preamble which carves out an expansive interpretation of free speech on campus. But the bulk of the 12-page report describes rules for formal speaking events which are designed to allow speakers to talk while protecting a certain degree of audience protest.
"Free speech is uniquely important to the University because we are a community committed to reason and rational discourse," the report reads. "Free interchange of ideas is vital for our primary function of discovering and disseminating ideas through research, teaching and learning."
It is unclear whether the College plans todiscipline campus journalists who cover eventsfrom which they are excluded under the new rules.
Some administrators attribute the KennedySchool's surge in support to President Derek C.Bok's ability to convince donors that the school'sprograms are a high priority.