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EQUAL TREATMENT DOES NOT REQUIRE A UNIVERSITY TO SPEAK TO “ BOTH SIDES ” OF EVERY ISSUE .
A university ’ s obligation to treat its students equally , regardless of race or national origin , does not preclude a university from speaking out on any particular issue . For example , if a swastika is graffitied on the walls of the campus Hillel , university officials can speak out against antisemitism . There is no legal requirement that officials speak out simultaneously about every other form of bigotry , and certainly no requirement to express understanding for the beliefs or grievances of whoever painted the swastika . Similarly , if incidents of more subtle antisemitism occur on campus , university officials are free to speak out about those incidents — and there is no obligation to issue simultaneous condemnations of all other forms of bigotry or engage in a broader conversation about Israeli politics or policy .
Because a university has its own free speech rights , university officials can speak plainly to express the university ’ s point of view . Thus , even if university officials cannot always punish antisemitic speech , they are free condemn antisemitism or other forms of bigotry plainly and unequivocally . There is no requirement that a university be “ evenhanded ” in its own speech , especially toward antisemitic or prejudiced points of view .