C-SPAN’s Washington Journal tackled the issue of commencement speaker disinvitations, asking “Should commencement address speakers reflect student values?” Host Greta Wodele Brawner extensively quoted ACTA president Anne Neal. Don’t miss this important discussion.
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Free Expression and the Task of American Colleges and Universities There are certain truths of American political life that antedate even the Founding and are as important for our age as they were for ages past. Among these are that demagogues hold most sway over the ignorant, that a free people must be an informed […]
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