In an interview with KQED, new Chancellor Rich Lyons said:
We actually have a positive obligation under what’s called Title IX of the Civil Rights Act to make sure that students are given full access to all the educational opportunities without harassment, without intimidation. And at the same time, we have a positive obligation to allow for free speech under the First Amendment.
So I think part of it is how do we do the best that we can in a content-neutral way? That’s the key idea here. If somebody says, we’re going to allow that to happen because it feels like it’s more likely to be on the right side of history, it’s like, No! We’re not going to do that anymore. I’m moving this university in the direction of institutional neutrality.