Florida’s public universities have made a commitment to free speech, enacting a policy in 2022 that promises “not to stifle the dissemination of any ideas, even if other members of our community may find those ideas abhorrent.”

But now, Florida Atlantic University may be doing just that, some faculty and legal experts say, by removing three professors from the classroom for controversial comments they made related to conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the days after his Sept. 10 assassination during a student event at Utah Valley University.

In what could be a major test of free speech rights and limits in Florida, educational institutions around the state have been investigating or disciplining dozens of employees for social media posts surrounding Kirk’s death. Most have involved K-

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