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Sasse: UF will ‘protect’ free speech but won’t back ‘political activism’ in classrooms
The former Nebraska senator was responding to accusations that the University of Florida employed a professor who was teaching antisemitic content
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Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) questions witnesses during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on February 23, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
University of Florida President Ben Sasse distanced the school from accusations that a professor was promoting antisemitic content — which Sasse said was “wrong on multiple counts” — and reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to “protect everyone’s speech rights” while denouncing “political...