""That was frankly just misguided and is contrary to what we're trying to do with invited speakers," Landward told KSL. "We're not banning or censoring certain words or something because that kind of defeats the whole purpose of having viewpoint diversity.""
"Weber State was "overly cautious" in its application of the law, Landward added."
""If it appears like an institution is only seeking to invite one viewpoint, that's a problem," Landward told KSL. "But as long as they're making an effort to bring viewpoints on the campus that present different ideas, that's what we want to see.""
Weber State University revised its approach to enforcing Utah's anti-diversity, equity and inclusion law after multiple censorship controversies. An invited Apache writer withdrew from a speaking engagement after receiving a list of prohibited words and concepts including "bias," "oppression" and "racial privilege." A conference about censorship was previously censored and canceled. The Utah System of Higher Education described Weber State's initial enforcement as misguided and overly cautious, saying banning words defeats the purpose of viewpoint diversity. The system emphasized that institutions should make efforts to bring differing viewpoints to campus rather than inviting only one perspective.
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