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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><b>The Institute for Ethics in Public Life Presents a hybrid forum on "Free Speech on Campus" on Wednesday, February 7 at 3:30pm.</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span>In
recent years we have often seen freedom of speech contested on college
campuses. Examples of this include governments regulating the subject
matter that can be taught (e.g. Florida banning courses and programs
that teach "identity politics"), faculty targeted for expressing
controversial positions publicly or in the classroom, guest speakers
shouted down by students who object to their perspective (e.g. Jordan
Peterson, Charles Murray), and students criticized by other students or
punished by prospective employers over their public political stances
(e.g. on the Gaza war). <br><br>On the one hand, academic freedom - the
freedom of teachers, students, and academic institutions to pursue
knowledge wherever it may lead without outside interference - is
essential for colleges and universities to perform their important
social functions (education of individuals, career preparation,
individual development, promoting social mobility, generating new
knowledge, etc.). This is why academic freedom is typically enshrined in
university charters and faculty union contracts. On the other hand,
freedom of speech on campus is being challenged from across the
political spectrum on the grounds that the ideas being expressed are
socially or individually harmful.<br> <br><span>How can we as members of
a university community navigate this challenging environment? What are
appropriate restrictions on freedom of speech on campus, and which are
inappropriate? The purpose of this forum is not to come up with a
perfect answer to either of these questions. Rather, the goal is to shed
some light on these issues by sharing our perspectives on where we as
members of university communities and our society come down on these
issues, and why.</span> <br><br>You are welcome to either join the
conversation in-person in the Thomas Moran Seminar Room of the Institute
for Ethics in Public Life (Hawkins 233) or via Zoom (see below). <br><br>Topic: Institute forum on free speech on campus<br>Time: Feb 7, 2024 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br><br>Join Zoom Meeting<br><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/95405207871&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1707498144410509&usg=AOvVaw36S9-HtUX-cF-afYQgcKQi" target="_blank">https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/95405207871</a><br><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span>Also,
looking ahead, plan on joining us for discussions of two important
topics later in February (exact dates to be determined) on Wednesdays at
3:30pm.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px"><span><b>College admissions after the end of affirmative action</b>.
The U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down race-conscious admissions
policies at colleges (other than the military academies) has removed
one way to promote more equitable and inclusive access to higher
education, but the discrimination and disparities that led to the
creation of affirmative action still exist. What can colleges and
universities do to promote equity and inclusion if they can't have
race-conscious admissions policies?</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px"><span><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px"><span><b>Voting rights in America. </b>It
may shock many Americans to learn that in comparison to other wealthy
democracies our political system is seen as less democratic, and it has
gotten even less democratic in recent years. This is directly related to
laws that restrict or remove voting rights such as voter ID laws and
felony disenfranchisement as well as the use of partisan and racial
gerrymanders to disenfranchise segments of the population. <br></span>
</div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">Also remember that the Institute calendar is <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=Y19sa245c3MxcjdscjExdmM0ZzNtMDlyaDUyb0Bncm91cC5jYWxlbmRhci5nb29nbGUuY29t" target="_blank">publicly available</a>,
and that even when there is no scheduled topic you are welcome to drop
by the Institute on Wednesdays at 3:30pm to join the conversation.</div></div>
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