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ALT Quote graphic with blue background. Left side of the graphic reads, “Ask the Experts: What Steps Can Campuses Take in Order to Enhance Both Free Expression and Diversity and Inclusion” with the word “both” emphasized in gold text. Blue logo for the UC National Center for Free Speech & Civic Engagement listed below. Right side of graphic reads a quote from Paulette Russell, President of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) : “When the DO [diversity officer] is called upon to respond to campus disruptions resulting from hate and bias incidents and must advise individuals and groups who are the target of expressions of hate, too often in the vilest of terms, that the expression is protected, we must also address the impact of the words ... The institution’s first response to such incidents should be one that leads with acknowledging the harm and identifies actions to be taken that reflect a seriousness of conviction to address the harm.”