COMICS

gratified that students engaged in respectful and constructive dialogue, regardless of their perspective, while the displays were on campus. Finally, I was heartened with the in-depth academic discourse that our students exhibited during an open forum to discuss the display. Through these positive interactions, we strengthen our community.

VCU takes great pride in being a premier urban public research university where diverse perspectives can be presented, discussed and debated within the broad protections of free speech and the public areas on campus where individuals or groups can utilize their rights. As a public institution and as part of our mission, we have the responsibility and obligation to provide these opportunities not only for our VCU students, faculty and staff, but for our commu-