This was a smart move. The negative publicity was making Berkeley look pretty bad.
The Daily Caller reports:
UC Berkeley Reinvites Ann Coulter To Speak On CampusThe University of California, Berkeley has reinvited Ann Coulter to give a speech on campus after uninviting her Wednesday over “security threats.”The conservative author is now slated to speak on May 2, after her original April 27 speech was pulled.“As the home of the Free Speech Movement, we fully support the right and ability of our students to host speakers of their choice,” said Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks at a press conference Thursday, as reported by The Daily Californian. “We believe that exposing students to a diverse array of perspectives is an inherent and inseparable part of our educational mission.”The administration had canceled Coulter’s talk due to “security threats.”Dirks announced that the location of the speech will be posted after the university confirms the event with BridgeUSA and the Berkeley College Republicans, the student organizations that had originally coordinated to host Coulter.
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