Use Q&A for: Panel discussion Use Chat for: Technology support #aacufreespeech Slides and recording will be posted online: www.aacu.org/webinar/free_speech

2019 AAC&U Annual Meeting The AAC&U Annual Meeting will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, January 23-26, 2019. Early registration ends November 26. Learn more about the meeting online: https://www.aacu.org/AM19.

Speakers Moderator Grant Cornwell President Rollins College GCORNWELL@Rollins.edu Frederick M. Lawrence Secretary and CEO, Phi Beta Kappa Society President Emeritus, Brandeis University flawrence@pbk.org Cerri Banks Dean Skidmore College cbanks@skidmore.edu Sanford J. Ungar Director, The Free Speech Project Georgetown University and Visiting Lecturer, Harvard College sanford@sanfordungar.com

Sanford J. Ungar Director, The Free Speech Project, Georgetown University and Visiting Lecturer, Harvard College sanford@sanfordungar.com

Text of the First Amendment “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” —The Constitution

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Free Expression on Campus – the Case for Vigorous Civility Frederick M. Lawrence Secretary and CEO, The Phi Beta Kappa Society Distinguished Lecturer in Law, Georgetown University flawrence@pbk.org

Responding constructively to challenges of free expression: Articulating First Principles

Free Expression and the Mission of the University “Creation and Discovery of Knowledge and Transmission of that Knowledge for the Betterment of Society through our teaching and scholarship” “Preparing the next generation of leaders, scholars and citizens” “Enter to learn, leave to serve”

First Principles of Free Expression on Campus Principle I – Presumption of Free Expression

First Principles of Free Expression on Campus Principle I – Presumption of Free Expression Principle II – Setting the Boundaries of Free Expression – rebutting the presumption

First Principles of Free Expression on Campus Principle I – Presumption of Free Expression Principle II – Setting the Boundaries of Free Expression – rebutting the presumption Principle III – The Moral Obligation to Speak

Three Rules of Vigorous Civility Disagree without Delegitimizing Challenge ideas, not motives (at least initially) The forced search for common ground

Cerri Banks Dean Skidmore College cbanks@skidmore.edu

Free Speech Sigal Ben Porath, author of Free Speech On Campus (2017): “portraying protesting students as vulnerable or refusing to think seems simplistic and unfair. Their rejection of Murray’s views (again, putting aside the violence, which should be condemned) is an effort to expand the democratic reach of free speech to groups they see as harmed and silenced, not an effort to protect themselves with a liberal cocoon” pg. 53

Free Speech Challenges Occur When Colleges and Universities: Are unclear about their values and expectations Are unprepared and always reacting Are disorganized in the approach Neglect to engage the entire community

Free Speech Institutional Strategies: Have on going campus wide conversations about the values of the institution. Prepare your institution before an event or issue arises. Have clear guidelines about all speakers that come to campus and specific guidelines about controversial speakers. Build and maintain relationships across campus. Acknowledge the impact of free speech debates on various campus community members.

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Free Speech Working with Students: Fill in gaps of knowledge about the first amendment. Recognize and find value in the right to protest. Assign a point person for students to work with. Communicate clearly what the institution will and will not do. Help students inviting controversial speakers think about and address community impact. Help students recognize they have a range of ways to dissent. Facilitate conversations between students on every side.

Free Speech Final Notes Be firm in your convictions to both free speech and inclusion. College and university leaders must be involved in the education and planning. Find ways to challenge the current political narratives by showing the ways our students are changing the world.

Use Q&A for: Panel discussion Use Chat for: Technology support #aacufreespeech Slides and recording will be posted online: www.aacu.org/webinar/free_speech

Speakers Moderator Grant Cornwell President Rollins College GCORNWELL@Rollins.edu Frederick M. Lawrence Secretary and CEO, Phi Beta Kappa Society President Emeritus, Brandeis University flawrence@pbk.org Cerri Banks Dean Skidmore College cbanks@skidmore.edu Sanford J. Ungar Director, The Free Speech Project Georgetown University and Visiting Lecturer, Harvard College sanford@sanfordungar.com

Forthcoming AAC&U Webinar Tuesday, December 4, 2018 The Landscape of Learning: What We Know from the Inaugural Year of the Value Institute