Boston University removed Pride flags displayed in outward-facing faculty and program windows, arguing that individuals may speak for themselves but should not present the symbolism as the institution’s endorsement. The decision triggered criticism from professors who said the policy breaches free-speech principles and targets LGBTQ representation. BU President Melissa L. Gilliam defended the move as content-neutral, emphasizing “speaking for yourself” versus institutional speech. BU faculty and the American Association of University Professors chapter said the flags had been removed beginning last fall, including from the women’s, gender, and sexuality-studies program and the university’s Children’s Center. The dispute underscores how campus climate and free-expression policies are colliding as universities revisit how public-facing signage, branding, and permitted displays are governed—particularly when student and faculty identity symbols become visible to passersby.