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University of California President Janet Napolitano will chair the National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)

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UC to establish new free speech center focused on First Amendment

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The University of California announced today it will establish a new free speech center in the UC center in Washington, D.C. The National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, funded by the UC presidential endowment and private philanthropic efforts, will focus on research and advocacy of First Amendment issues.

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UC to establish new free speech center focused on First Amendment

By Sharon Zhen

Oct. 26, 2017 2:47 p.m.