Shepard posts blog entry on marriage equality
What's Western Washington University's position on marriage equality? Does it have one?
Western President Bruce Shepard approached this topic in his latest blog post .
He begins:
As a university and on matters of important public policy, we have an absolute obligation to be a place for thorough, thoughtful, and passionate yet civil inquiry, learning, and debate.
What we may not do – as individual employees or as a university – is commit any state resources to advocating for a position in an election.
That having been said, we also have the freedom as a university to take positions on pending legislation and to share information on the consequences of ballot measures.
Last spring, when the legislature was considering the Marriage Equality bill, I did send a message to legislators and the governor, pointing out certain consequences for Western as I saw them.
That legislation has now been referred for a vote of the people. So, I thought I would share a copy of what I earlier wrote. ...
Read the full blog post, including info on Shepard's previous post on the matter, .