Reflecting on that moment, she said it was “an outcome of being a campus that wasn’t protecting the people, wasn’t inclusive, and wasn’t calling balls and strikes when we need to.” At Dartmouth, she has been explicit: Free speech matters, but it has limits. “Your free expression can’t rob others . First-year orientation includes sessions on free expression and civil discourse, while visiting fellows and public events model robust debate. What we’ve witnessed on many campuses since October 7 wasn’t free speech. By calling “balls and strikes,” they’ve demonstrated how to uphold free speech without surrendering to mob rule.