What is the proper relationship between free speech and civility in an academic context? How can students and faculty be afforded broad rights to free expression and academic freedom without sacrificing order and education on campus? Which forms of protest are permissible and which go too far for a university community to tolerate? This panel features world-renowned experts considering these topics and offering ideas for a positive path forward for American higher education during these challenging times.
MODERATOR: Amna Khalid, Associate Professor of History, Carleton College.
PANELISTS: Nadine Strossen, John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law Emerita, New York Law School, and past president of the American Civil Liberties Union; Keith Whittington, David Boies Professor of Law, Yale Law School, and founding chair of the Academic Committee of the Academic Freedom Alliance; and JoAnn Koob, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Liberty and Law Center, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University.
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