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NJ AR37
Resolution
Status
Introduced
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Gerard Scharfenberger
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AI Summary
- New Jersey Assembly Resolution urges all state higher education institutions to protect freedom of expression and open debate on campus
- Cites growing political polarization since the early 1990s, accelerated by the Internet and 24-hour news cycle, as contributing to hostility toward differing viewpoints
- References the 2014 incident where former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice declined to speak at Rutgers University commencement after faculty and student protests
- Notes that nearly 60 percent of students report engaging in self-censorship out of fear of social consequences
- Resolution copies would be transmitted to the Governor, Secretary of Higher Education, and governing boards of all state higher education institutions
Legislative Description
Urges all institutions of higher education in the State to protect freedom of expression and open debate.
Higher Education
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
1/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Higher Education1/13/2026
Full Bill Text
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