i tried to find Harvard guidelines on free speech etc and found the following:
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/faculty-af ... edom-faqs/Free speech is a legal concept: The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects written and spoken speech, as well as expressive conduct (such as burning a flag) from interference by the government. There are some limitations here: Government can impose some restrictions on the “time, place, and manner” of speech, for instance by requiring permits for a protest march, and certain forms of expression may fall outside the protection of the First Amendment and be subject to regulation, such as defamation, disclosure of classified information,
speech that incites violence, and legal obscenity.
In addition, the First Amendment does not apply to private companies or institutions, including private universities such as Harvard.
Freedom of expression is the broad principle that human beings have the right to speak their views. It’s incorporated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a fundamental human right. It’s important to note that certain forms of expression may be unlawful, such as slander, disclosure of classified information, or
incitement to violence.remember that the question was did calling for genocide "violate the universities code of conduct" - i believe the distinction between action and speech is a misguided distinction in this case.
