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UW-Madison has

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announced a new program

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designed to

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“foster and strengthen

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civil dialogue

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across the university.”

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So in recent years we've

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seen student protesters

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take over Library Mall

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in protest over Gaza.

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We've seen conservative groups

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book speakers

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accused of hate speech.

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How would this

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program deal

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with those types

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of environments?

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Well, I mean

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in some way, protest

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is part of free speech.

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It's absolutely permitted

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under the First Amendment.

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But you can also have

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time, place

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and manner rules

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that limit it.

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Similarly, we've

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had many speakers from

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across the political spectrum

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including very

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conservative speakers

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as well as

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very left-leaning ones

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who've come to campus

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and shared their views

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with people who are interested

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in hearing from them

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without incident.

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I think that

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is absolutely part

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of what needs to happen

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on the university campus.

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We also need

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more opportunities

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for people

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who disagree

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with each other to show

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that they can do that

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diplomatically

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respectfully

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not necessarily

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succeeding in changing

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each other's mind.

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But, when you hear

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from someone with a different

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point of view

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sometimes it does

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change your mind.

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Other times it sharpens

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and focuses your own arguments.