UNC Alumni Free Speech Alliance

Chris West for The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal: States that lack campus speech legislation should look to North Carolina as a model.

?? Big News from UNC AFSA! ?? ?? Upcoming Debate: Immigration in the Trump Era Join us Thursday, February 20th as we host an exciting debate on immigration and mass deportation featuring Simon Hankinson (Heritage Foundation) and David Bier (Cato Institute). Co-hosted with Heterodox Heels and the Student Free Speech Alliance, this event is free but requires registration��spots are limited! ?? Register here: https://lnkd.in/eNME67vn ?? UNC News: Protecting Free Speech on Campus The UNC System��s proposed Policy on Campus Gatherings & Related Student Conduct Matters raises several free speech concerns. UNC AFSA sent a letter to the UNC Board of Governors outlining our position. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eqwADFWp ?? State & National Free Speech News ?? Bias Reporting Systems Expand Beyond Campuses Greg Lukianoff highlights how anonymous speech-policing systems are spreading from universities to state and city governments. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eHAZUaCZ ?? Should Classroom Discussions Stay Private? Advocates push for the Chatham House Rule to protect open dialogue in classrooms and counter cancel culture. Sean Paige dives into the debate. Read more: https://lnkd.in/exnnwt8Y #FreeSpeech #UNC #HigherEd #FirstAmendment #Debate #CampusFreedom

New on the "Alma Matters" substack page. https://lnkd.in/eYyHY_Rz

What happens on college campuses doesn't always stay on college campuses. https://lnkd.in/gUbbzDn6

Professor Whittington makes so many excellent points in this podcast. https://lnkd.in/gfDp_cH6

Many thanks to Lee Harriss Roberts for the invitation to speak about the mission and work of the School of Civic Life and Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as part of this series. Our spring courses are full as our talented faculty are offering Carolina students the first-rate civic education that will equip them to be thoughtful citizens and good leaders in our pluralistic democracy. Students are learning from John Rose and Christian Lundberg how to speak and think across the most difficult political divides in SCiLL 101 The Practice of Civic Life and Leadership and in Rose's SCiLL 190 Courageous Conversations: Israel & Palestine on Campus.

AFSA in the news! https://lnkd.in/g_zXPMGz

New on AFSA's "Alma Matters" substack page. https://lnkd.in/g_g3527J

Today's must-read comes from our friends at The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. https://lnkd.in/gqXrQQ56

Whatever the problem, totalitarian control is not the solution.