ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS' COMMITTEE ON FREE EXPRESSION
The ¼ϲ Board of Regents strongly believes that free speech is critical to the mission and function of a healthy university system. Board and university policies and practices reflect and promote constitutional protections for free speech and expression. The ¼ϲ Board of Regents' Committee on Free Expression was established pursuant to state statute to further promote freedom of expression on ¼ϲ’s public university campuses.
Regents' Cup
Regents' Cup is a tri-university speech and debate competition presented by the ¼ϲ Board of Regents. Student orators attending ¼ϲ State University, Northern ¼ϲ University or the University of ¼ϲ represent their university at this annual event in Oxford debate and Storytelling categories. The Regents' Cup honors participants for articulating different points of view in an environment where competitors remain civil and respectful.
FIRE RATINGS
The board and ¼ϲ’s public universities protect and ensure intellectual freedom and free expression at its institutions. All three of ¼ϲ’s public universities maintain the highest green light rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), recognizing the commitment of the board and the universities to free speech. ¼ϲ is the only public university system in the country to have all of its universities achieve this standard.
Resources
Below are freedom of speech resources for college campus: