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April 9, 2025

Where Are the Red Lines?

Persuasion


April 2, 2025

What to know about Trump's crackdown on foreign student visas

CNBC


March 25, 2025

University of Chicago President: We’re in a crisis of trust for higher education right now

CNBC


March 11, 2025

More Universities Are Choosing to Stay Neutral on the Biggest Issues

The New York Times


March 6, 2025

At Columbia, Chicago Principles Falter

The Chicago Maroon


March 4, 2025

Scholarship and Activism Are Two Different Things

The Chronicle of Higher Education


 
February 27, 2025

Jamie Kalven Discusses the Kalven Report and Institutional Neutrality at Chicago Forum Event

The Chicago Maroon


February 19, 2025

Former Trump Attorney John Eastman Visits Campus to Speak on Birthright Citizenship

The Chicago Maroon


February 18, 2025

Can Academic Freedom Survive the AAUP?

The Chronicle of Higher Education


February 6, 2025

UChicago event examines impact and future of Chicago Principles on 10th anniversary

UChicago News


February 5, 2025

Will Free Expression Thrive Under Trump 2.0?

The Wall Street Journal


February 1, 2025

Alivisatos, Chicago Principles Authors Speak on 10th Anniversary of the Chicago Principles

The Chicago Maroon


January 30, 2025

Trump’s Anti-‘Woke’ Crusade May Test Ties With Free Speech Backers

Bloomberg


 
January 29, 2025

Corporate Leaders Need to Keep Their Mouths Shut

The New York Times


January 26, 2025

Chicago Forum Appoints Inaugural Student Advisory Board

The Chicago Maroon


January 23, 2025

So To Speak: The Free Speech Podcast Ep. 234 : The Chicago Canon

Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)


January 16, 2025

Are Concerns Over Free Speech Just Conservative Propaganda?

The Chicago Thinker


January 16, 2025

Chicago Principles at 10: Event to reflect on free expression at UChicago and beyond

UChicago News


January 10, 2025

‘The Chicago Canon on Free Inquiry and Expression’ Review: Learning and Liberty

 

Wall Street Journal


January 10, 2025

Academic Freedom in Focus

UChicago Magazine


December 16, 2024

Times Higher Education


November 28, 2024

Canonizing the Chicago Way: Free Inquiry and Expression

The University of Chicago Law School


October 31, 2024

Dialogue in Action: UChicago Students Navigate Challenging Issues

The University of Chicago College News


October 29, 2024

The Game Theory of Democracy

The New York Times


October 28, 2024

Uncommon Interview: Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression Director Tom Ginsburg

The Chicago Maroon


October 14, 2024

Former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Talks at Chicago Forum Event

The Chicago Maroon


October 14, 2024

A ‘Pluralism University’ Would Pursue a Singular Doctrine

Inside Higher Ed


October 7, 2024

Oct. 7 Kicked Off a Difficult Year for Higher Ed. How Should Universities Move Forward Now?

Inside Higher Ed


October 3, 2024

A Chicago Forum Series: What Might Peace Look Like

UChicago News


October 2, 2024

The U.S. Started Investigating a Professor’s Pro-Palestine Speech. Then She Was Fired.

Inside Higher Ed


September 27, 2024

What Can $100 Million Do for Free Speech on Campus?

The Chronicle of Higher Education


September 27, 2024

U of Chicago Receives $100M Gift to Support Free Speech

Inside Higher Ed


September 27, 2024

University Of Chicago Given $100 Million To Advance Free Inquiry

Forbes


September 26, 2024

UChicago Receives Anonymous $100M Donation With Aim of Advancing Commitment to Free Expression

WTTW Chicago Tonight


September 26, 2024

Donor gives $100 million to University of Chicago's Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression

CBS News


September 26, 2024

UChicago gets anonymous $100M donation to support free speech

Crain's Chicago Business


September 26, 2024

U of C gets $100M donation to promote free expression, possibly largest ever supporting free speech

Chicago Sun Times


September 26, 2024

University of Chicago receives $100 million donation to support free expression

Chicago Tribune


September 26, 2024

University of Chicago Gets $100 Million Free-Speech Gift From Anonymous Donor

Bloomberg


September 26, 2024

$100M Gift to Advance UChicago's Commitment to Free Expression

UChicago News


September 10, 2024

Penn Creates New Title VI Center. Will Other Colleges Follow?

Inside Higher Ed


September 3, 2024

Can You Teach Free Speech? These Colleges Are Trying.

The Chronicle of Higher Education


August 12, 2024

Freedom of Academic Expression: A University of Chicago Perspective (PDF)

Thomas J. Miles and Tom Ginsburg


June 20, 2024

Do Law Review Editors Have Academic Freedom?

Inside Higher Ed


June 7, 2024

#HxA2024 Principles in Action: University Leadership Panel

Heterodox Academy


June 4, 2024

Students Want Charges Dropped. What Is the Right Price for Protests?

The New York Times


May 29, 2024

Harvard, criticized for war response, to avoid stances on public issues

The Washington Post


May 28, 2024

Harvard Says It Will No Longer Take Positions on Matters Outside of the University

The New York Times


May 9, 2024

Mavis Staples, legendary singer and activist, returns to UChicago to inspire next generation

UChicago News


May 1, 2024

How a Gaza protest at Indiana University became a battle for free speech

Al Jazeera


April 29, 2024

Institutional Neutrality Has Never Been About Politics

The Chronicle of Higher Education


April 24, 2024

The Wrong Remedy

Inside Higher Ed


April 17, 2024

"The Wise Know When Not To Talk:" Revisiting The Kalven Report

Jotwell


April 15, 2024

Punishments Rise as Student Protests Escalate

Inside Higher Ed


April 4, 2024

Mavis Staples Urges South Siders To Use Art As Activism In First UChicago Show In 62 Years

Block Club Chicago


April 1, 2024

Almost a century after her death, Ida B. Wells' legacy lives on

Hyde Park Herald


March 22, 2024

Can Colleges Foster Civil Discourse?

The Chronicle of Higher Education


March 20, 2024

Dr. Tony Banout, Presents "Why Protect Hurtful, Traumatic, and Offensive Speech?" at Annual Teach-In on Social Justice

The Candor


March 6, 2024

Universities in Public Debates: Institutional position-taking at Harvard and in higher education

Harvard Magazine


March 6, 2024

Amid Debates at Harvard, Legal Scholars Discuss Institutional Neutrality at Harvard Radcliffe Institute Event

The Harvard Crimson


March 6, 2024

Should universities be taking official stances on political, social issues of day?

The Harvard Gazette


March 4, 2024

America's elite universities are bloated, complacent and illiberal

The Economist


February 28, 2024

Tony Banout and Tom Ginsburg: Why Institutional Neutrality Matters

American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA)


January 24, 2024

Free Expression & Social Media

Entitled Podcast

 


January 22, 2024

Counter-response to recent WashPo op-ed from Professors Tom Ginsburg and Genevieve Lakier on whether speech should be limited on campuses

Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collection


January 8, 2024

Professor Tom Ginsburg discusses the University of Chicago's approach to free expression and conversations about Israel and Palestine 

WTTW Chicago Tonight


December 31, 2023

Chicago Forum Executive Director, Tony Banout, addresses the distinctions between exercising free speech and preventing the legitimate rights and privileges of others

The Chicago Tribune


December 7, 2023

The Complicated Right To Protest

Entitled Podcast


November 25, 2023

'It's okay, we disagree': as campuses boil over with rage, some seek elusive path to civil dialogue

The Guardian


November 2, 2023

Sticks and Stones: The Problem of Hate Speech

Entitled Podcast



October 25, 2023

The Case for University Silence

Persuasion


October 20, 2023

Free speech on college campuses: Is it time for a reset?

Christian Science Monitor


October 19, 2023

Speak Out on Israel-Hamas War or Stay Quiet? Both Are Risky, Colleges Find

Wall Street Journal


October 19, 2023

What Colleges can do to Promote Free Expression

USA Today


October 18, 2023

The Third Rail of Higher Ed

The Chronicle of Higher Education


October 12, 2023

Chicago Forum launch events explore complexities of free expression

UChicago News


October 10, 2023

The Forum on Free Inquiry and Expression Faculty Survey - Draft

The Chicago Forum


October 2, 2023

Free expression survey finds bipartisan opposition to state restrictions on what professors teach

UChicago News


September 28, 2023

How Free is Free Speech on Campus?

Entitled Podcast


September 22, 2023

Defending campus free speech in a polarized age, with Paul Alivisatos and Tom Ginsburg

Big Brains Podcast


September 13, 2023

University of Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression to launch with Oct. 5-6 events

UChicago News


February 27, 2023

UChicago appoints leaders for new forum for free inquiry and expression

UChicago News


January 17, 2023

Advancing UChicago's Distinct Culture of Free Expression

President Paul Alivisatos, Chicago Maroon

 

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