I guess it depends on what you mean by politician for them. University president is a pretty political position, and many university presidents are in fact lapsed politicans.
The question is not whether the legislature can ban speech but whether they can control their own academic institutions. Are they arms of the state or merely sinks of state money, unaccountable? The right to free speech is individual, not institutional.
even as they promise our government masters that we’ll play nice
This is probably supposed to sound sassy, but the state is literally your overboss. Deal with it.
In other words, we must not upset conservative white folks
No, not in other words. But if that's a rule of thumb that helps you obey the law...
I guess it depends on what you mean by politician for them. University president is a pretty political position, and many university presidents are in fact lapsed politicans.
The question is not whether the legislature can ban speech but whether they can control their own academic institutions. Are they arms of the state or merely sinks of state money, unaccountable? The right to free speech is individual, not institutional.
This is probably supposed to sound sassy, but the state is literally your overboss. Deal with it.
No, not in other words. But if that's a rule of thumb that helps you obey the law...