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ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS' COMMITTEE ON FREE EXPRESSION

The ϲͼ 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 ϲͼ Board of Regents' Committee on Free Expression was established pursuant to state statute to further promote freedom of expression on ϲͼ’s public university campuses.

Regents' Cup is a tri-university speech and debate competition presented by the ϲͼ Board of Regents. Student orators attending ϲͼ State University, Northern ϲͼ University or the University of ϲͼ 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.

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The board and ϲͼ’s public universities protect and ensure intellectual freedom and free expression at its institutions. All three of ϲͼ’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. ϲͼ is the only public university system in the country to have all of its universities achieve this standard.

Below are freedom of speech resources for college campus:

Committee meetings

The ϲͼ Board of Regents' Committee on Free Expression is chaired by ϲͼ’s Executive Director and includes 15 additional members appointed by the university presidents. Find members here.

For meeting livestream schedule, go to ϲͼ Live.