Organized: The Business Law Breakdown

Are University Speech Codes Too Restrictive? A Conversation about Free & Higher Education

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Join us for a compelling discussion on the boundaries of free speech in higher education. In this episode, Professor Seth Oranburg of UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law and Robert Shibley, a leading advocate for free expression and campus rights from FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression), engage in a thought-provoking conversation about the role of universities in fostering intellectual diversity, the impact of speech codes, and the challenges of balancing safety, inclusion, and free expression.

📚 Key Takeaways:

  • Insights into how universities can create spaces for healthy disagreement.
  • Legal and moral perspectives on the constitutionality and ethics of speech regulations.
  • Real-world examples of how free speech principles are tested in academia today.

    • 📌 Timestamps:

    00:00 Introduction and Welcome

    00:18 Introducing the Panelists
    02:27 Panel Discussion Format
    03:04 The Role of Higher Education
    10:07 Speech Codes in Higher Education
    25:38 Student Protests and Free Expression
    37:12 Balancing Freedom of Expression and Safety
    48:30 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
    59:23 The Role of Universities in Free Speech
    01:00:36 Should Universities Promote Inoffensive and Socially Acceptable Speech?

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