Colleges Grappling With Balancing Free Speech, Campus Safety

By MARIA DANILOVA and JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press
Sat, 08/19/2017 - 2:29pm

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- When Carl Valentine dropped off his daughter at the University of Virginia, he had some important advice for the college freshman: Don't forget that you are a minority....

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