Critical Conversations – Free Speech on the University Campus featuring Dean Mulroy
Free Speech on the University Campus
A Critical Conversations Event
November 9, 2016
12:00 PM Reception; 12:30 Program
University Center, Ballroom A
University of Memphis
Free and Open to the Public
Food will be served
Universities across the globe are grappling with the issue of “Free Speech” in classrooms and in campus communities. Some believe that free speech is under attack. Others believe that there is too much protection for abusive or hateful language. Should speech be monitored? Should trigger warnings be added before discussion of sensitive classroom discussions and texts? Where do we draw the line between freedom and abuse, and between sensitivity and censorship?
On November 9, 2016, Professor Steve Mulroy of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law will facilitate the Critical Conversations forum on free speech.
Topics will include:
- What is free speech and why do we value it?
- Where is the divide between free speech and hate speech?
- How do free speech and academic freedom intersect?
Students, representatives from the Offices of Legal Counsel, Conference and Event Planning, Police Services and the President’s Council will be on hand to discuss the University of Memphis’ policies and position on free speech.
This event is co-sponsored by: Director of Diversity Initiatives/Office of the Provost; the Critical Conversations Committee at the University of Memphis; the Office of Legal Counsel; the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis and the Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs.
This is a Critical Conversations Initiative. The goal of the Critical Conversations is to use our collective scholarship to sustain and facilitate a democratic civil society that values diversity, civil rights, human rights, and nonviolent movements and initiatives.
