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Research fellow Dennis Donovan is quoted in this story about controversial discussions in the classroom.

But Dennis Donovan, a research fellow at the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, said a discourse about different ideas is fundamental to an academic community.

"Part of our program is the creation of a free space, space where people can say what they feel as long as they're not attacking someone," Donovan said. "The University is a land- grant institution, but part of that is creating students who are active citizens."

The Minnesota Daily February 14, 2008