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Although the College does have a list of loose guidelines for free speech for its students, administrators make the distinction between such vague limits and a more formal speech code--evidenced by the fact that to date, no student has ever been punished simply for his or her speech...
Similarly nebulous limits of expression at Brown University raised concerns that such guidelines could act as a de facto speech code after the expulsion of an undergraduate in 1991 for offenses that included shouting racial epithets...
According to Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel, who co-chairs an advisory committee on free speech that has consistently rejected a more formal speech code, such regulations contradict the values that Harvard stands...
According to John B. Fox Jr. '59, secretary of the Faculty, the simplest explanation for Harvard's reluctance to institute a strict code is this traditional lack of support...
...There never was any kind of coalition or group that made a strong push for a speech code," Fox says. "Individuals yes, but no concerted move...