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Chidester & Shrader ask when do the actions of protesters on college campuses cross the line?

Students cross the campus of Dartmouth College, March 5, 2024, in Hanover, N.H. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty

Chidester & Shrader ask when do the actions of protesters on college campuses cross the line?

NEC Professor Nathan Shrader discusses when political discourse and disagreement turn violent, as with the recent attack on the Pennesyvnian Governor’s Mansion. We also discuss Free Speech on college campuses and where protestors’ actions may cross the lines.

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