{"id":9095,"date":"2021-04-12T14:29:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T19:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=9095"},"modified":"2021-04-12T14:29:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T19:29:37","slug":"profs-statement-on-ajr-32-declaring-april-to-be-freedom-of-expression-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=9095","title":{"rendered":"PROFS Statement on AJR 32, Declaring April to be Freedom of Expression Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow, the Wisconsin State Assembly is scheduled to vote on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2021\/proposals\/reg\/asm\/joint_resolution\/ajr32\">Assembly Joint Resolution 32<\/a>, legislation that would declare April to be Freedom of Expression Month across Wisconsin. The resolution was introduced last week by <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2021\/legislators\/assembly\/2165\">State Representative Dave Murphy<\/a> (R-Greenville) and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2021\/legislators\/senate\/2099\">State Senator Andr\u00e9 Jacque<\/a> (R-De Pere). Murphy chairs the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2021\/committees\/assembly\/2356\">Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While PROFS is committed to the principles of free expression, it finds this resolution to be an attack on the state&#8217;s colleges and universities:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprofs.wisc.edu%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F04%2FPROFS-Statement-on-AJR-32-revised.pdf&amp;embedded=true&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:10;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/loading.svg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Loader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Loading...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/EAD-logo.svg\" alt=\"EAD Logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"23\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Taking too long?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-btn ead-reload-btn\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/reload.svg\" alt=\"Reload\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Reload document\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PROFS-Statement-on-AJR-32-revised.pdf\" class=\"ead-document-btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/open.svg\" alt=\"Open\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Open in new tab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow, the Wisconsin State Assembly is scheduled to vote on Assembly Joint Resolution 32, legislation that would declare April to be Freedom of Expression Month across Wisconsin. 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