,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #f1 #bjbc,mr4  
,murphy 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,nor?
 ,c>ol9a7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,,resolution   
,express+ t compell$ political litmus   
te/s us$ by public in/itutions to       
require individuals to id5tify )        
specific ideological views are directly 
at odds ) ! pr9ciples ( academic fre$om 
& free spee* & 9 violation ( ! ,fir/    
,am5dm5t ( ! ,con/itution4  ,:]eas 9    
,sweezy v4 ,new ,hamp%ire 9 #aieg1 !    
,supreme ,c\rt wrote t1 ,! ess5tiality (
 fre$om 9 ! community ( ,am]ican        
univ]sities is almo/ self-evid5t ''' ,to
 impose any /rait jacket ^u !           
intellectual lead]s 9 our colleges &    
univ]sities w\ld imp]il ! future ( our  
,nation ''' ,tea*]s & /ud5ts mu/ always 
rema9 free to inquire1 to /udy & to     
evaluate1 to ga9 new maturity & und]/&+2
 o!rwise1 our civilization w /agnate &  

die42 ,:]eas #aj ye>s lat] 9 ,keyi%ian  
v4 ,bo>d ( ,reg5ts1 ! ,supreme ,c\rt    
fur!r elaborat$ on ,sweezy & decl>$ t   
academic fre$om is a special conc]n ( ! 
,fir/ ,am5dm5t1 :i* does n tol]ate laws 
t ca/ a pall ( or?odoxy ov] !           
classroom42 ,:]eas 9 ,healy v4 ,james1 !
 ,supreme ,c\rt held t ,the prec$5ts (  
?is ,c\rt leave no room = ! view t1     
because ( ! ackn[l$g$ ne$ = ord]1 ,fir/ 
,am5dm5t protections %\ld apply ) less  
=ce on college campuses ?an 9 !         
community at l>ge4 ,q to ! contr>y1 !   
vigilant protection ( con/itutional     
fre$oms is n[h]e m vital ?an 9 !        
community ( ,am]ican s*ools42 ,:]eas 9  
,we/ ,virg9ia ,/ate ,bo>d ( ,education  
v4 ,b>nette1 ! ,supreme ,c\rt held t !  
,fir/ ,am5dm5t prohibits ! ,gov]nm5t f  
compell+ an individual to engage 9      
spee*1 writ+ t1 if !re is any fix$ /> 9 
our con/itutional con/ellation1 x is t  
no (ficial1 high or petty1 c prescribe  
:at %all be or?odox 9 politics1         
nationalism1 religion1 or o!r matt]s (  

op9ion or =ce citiz5s to confess by ^w  
or act _! fai? !re942 ,:]eas _m colleges
 & univ]sities require or invite curr5t 
or prospective faculty to demon/rate _! 
commitm5t to div]sity1 equity1 &        
inclusion 7,,dei71 (t5 ?r\gh a writt5   
/atem5t t factors into hir+1            
reappo9tm5t1 evaluation1 promotion1 or  
t5ure decisions2 ,:]eas ideologically   
motivat$ & requir$ ,,dei /atem5t        
policies c too easily function z litmus 
te/s = adh]5ce to prevail+ ideological  
views on ,,dei1 p5alize faculty or      
applicants = hold+ diss5t+ op9ions on   
matt]s ( public conc]n1 & ca/ a pall (  
or?odoxy ov] ! campus t ! ,supreme ,c\rt
 w>n$ aga9/ 9 ,keyi%ian2 ,:]eas a survey
 by ! ,am]ican ,association ( ,univ]sity
 ,pr(essors ( hundr$s ( colleges &      
univ]sities f\nd t m ?an "o-fif? ( high]
 education in/itutions include ,,dei    
crit]ia 9 t5ure /&>ds1 & ( ! in/itutions
 t d n include su* ,,dei crit]ia1 ne>ly 
half indicat$ !y are consid]+ add+ su*  
crit]ia 9 ! future2 ,:]eas a survey by !

 ,am]ican ,ent]prise ,in/itute (        
academic job po/+s f\nd t ne>ly #bj     
p]c5t requir$ ,,dei /atem5ts2 ,:]eas !  
,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution        
prohibits public univ]sities f compell+ 
faculty to ass5t to specific ideological
 views or to emb$ ^? views 9 academic   
activities2 ,:]eas 9 ord] to pu% favor$ 
views1 colleges & univ]sities are       
increas+ ! numb] ( faculty d$icat$ to   
programs & initiatives to support ^!    
ideological views2 ,:]eas ! ,h]itage    
,f\ndation f\nd t l>ge public           
univ]sities av]ag$ #de ,,dei p]sonnel1  
:ile o!r dep>tm5ts 9 univ]sities are    
und]/aff$ by comp>ison1 & ?is           
prolif]ation ( ,,dei adm9i/rators &     
prioritization ( ,,dei adh]5ce 9        
p]sonnel decisions places importance on 
adh]5ce to a social movem5t r ?an on    
education & s]v+ /ud5ts2 ,:]eas m$ical  
s*ools are also prob+ /ud5t applicants  
on _! views on1 or exp]i5ce 91 ,,dei    
ef=ts1 & ?is ov]t te/ on id5tity        
politics = m$ical s*ool admissions has  

be5 f\nd 9 #cf ( ! top #ej m$ical       
s*ools2 ,:]eas dem&+ t /ud5ts endorse   
specific beliefs or face roadblocks 9 _!
 education is an appall+ action f       
pr(essional s*ools & f> f ! mean+ (     
academic fre$om2 & ,:]eas colleges &    
univ]sities are also prioritiz+         
ideological programm+ = /ud5ts ov]      
programm+ to support viewpo9t div]sity1 
& accord+ to a report f ,spee* ,fir/1 9 
! #bjba-bjbb s*ool ye>1 #ij p]c5t (     
college fre%man ori5tation programs     
focus$ on ,,dei z a topic1 :ile only    
ar\nd #cj p]c5t ( ori5tation programs   
review$ free spee* or viewpo9t div]sity3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns public  
in/itutions ( high] education =         
condition+ admission to any /ud5t       
applicant1 or ! hir+1 reappo9tm5t1 or   
promotion ( any faculty memb]1 on !     
applicant or faculty memb] pl$g+        
allegiance to or mak+ a /atem5t (       
p]sonal support = or opposition to any  
political ideology or movem5t1 includ+ a

 pl$ge or /atem5t reg>d+ div]sity1      
equity1 & inclusion1 or relat$ topics2 &
  7#b7 disc\rages any in/itution f      
reque/+ or requir+ any su* pl$ge or     
/atem5t f an applicant or faculty memb]1
 z su* actions are anti!tical to !      
fre$om ( spee* protect$ by ! ,fir/      
,am5dm5t4