RSVP: Free Speech at American Universities 60 Years After Free Speech Movement
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Berkeley's historic Free Speech Movement (FSM), renowned legal scholars Nadine Strossen and Erwin Chemerinsky will explore its pivotal role in advancing civil rights and political change in America. They will discuss how attitudes toward free speech have shifted over the years on college campuses, and address contemporary free speech challenges facing universities today, such as cancel culture, the heckler’s veto, compelled speech, and institutional neutrality. Together, they will consider whether the ongoing free speech debate is moving us toward or away from social progress and what steps universities can take to avoid the free speech controversies on campuses last year.