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Praise Continues for UVa's Green-Light Rating
Universities that are thinking about reforming their unconstitutional speech codes should be encouraged by the public praise they'll receive by doing so. Torch readers will remember that last Wednesday, Valerie Strauss of The Washington Post wrote for her blog The Answer Sheet about the University of Virginia's rapid transformation from a red-light to a green-light university. Today, Fredericksburg.com and Brendan Fitzgerald of C-VILLE join the ranks of recent authors and publications to spread the good news, extolling UVa's newfound commitment to freedom of expression. We welcome the continued coverage of UVa's positive turn.
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