BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Harvard Law School//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Harvard Law School - Events X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hls.harvard.edu/calendar/ X-WR-CALDESC:Harvard Law School - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251022T2130Z-1761168612.9537-EO-729536-1@10.73.7.213 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260424T133837Z CREATED:20251022T203849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T203849Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T170000 SUMMARY: Intellectual Vitality and Harvard College present A Conversation: Do Colleges Get Free Speech Right? DESCRIPTION: Conversations about higher education teem with accusations tha t American colleges and universities are betraying free speech\, indoctrina ting students with left-wing dogma\, and censoring civil discussions. But t hese complaints are badly misguided.In Terms of Respect\, constitutional sc holar and Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber argues th at colleges and universities are largely getting free speech right. Today’s students engage in […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Conversations about higher education teem with accusations that American colleges and universities are betraying free speech\, indoctrinating students with left-wing dogma\, and censoring civi l discussions. But these complaints are badly misguided.

In Terms of Respect\, constitutional scholar an d Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber argues that colleges and unive rsities are largely getting free speech right. Today’s students engage in v igorous discussions on sensitive topics and embrace both the opportunity to learn and the right to protest. Like past generations\, they value free sp eech\, but\, like all of us\, they sometimes misunderstand what it requires . Ultimately\, the polarization and turmoil visible on many campuses reflec t an American civic crisis that affects universities along with the rest of society. But colleges\, Eisgruber argues\, can help to promote civil discu ssion in this raucous\, angry world—and they can show us how to embrace fre e speech without sacrificing ideals of equality\, diversity\, and respect.< br clear="none" />
Join Danoff Dean of Harvard College David J. Deming and President Eisgruber as they discuss Eisgruber’s ardent defense of our universities\, and a hopeful visi on for navigating the challenges that free speech provokes for us all.

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