More than 130 faculty members have signed a petition calling on Duke to revise its Pickets, Protests and Demonstrations (PPD) policy, arguing its registration requirement undermines the nature of protest, and its ban on “disruptive or disorderly conduct” lacks clarity.
The petition, which faculty began circulating in early March, urges the University to uphold freedom of speech on campus and foster discussion between administrators and faculty to amend the policy.
“We are concerned that this policy, if left as is, will chill protest at Duke,” the petition states…