Members of the Government Operations and Audit Committee of the South Dakota legislature held a long discussion last week with university presidents and the Board of Regents about free speech and diversity on campus.

The legislature this year passed a bill outlining how the universities have to allow diverse opinions to be heard.

Representative Sue Peterson of Sioux Falls says they want to avoid extremes seen in other places…

Peterson, a republican, says she is concerned about a lack of understanding of free speech on campuses….

Senator Susan Wismer of Britton, a democrat, says she is concerned about the impression this type of law makes…

The Regents have to make a report to the legislature by the end of the year on progress made on intellectual diversity.