Join fellow scholars, educators, and academic leaders in Boston April 12–14 to shape what comes next for higher education. The work is urgent. The moment is ours.
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What does this trend tell us, if anything, about the direction of higher education? Are official statements just cheap lip service? Or is this a moment for faculty to organize on campus to create positive change – and if so, what might that look like?
In this live event, academic experts will aim to discuss the following:
What are the most effective levers that can enhance the impact of faculty organizing?
What are the challenges faculty face when organizing on campus to promote open inquiry and free expression (e.g., through events, resolutions, policy recommendations, etc).
How do you ensure that statements and recommendations convert to actual campus policy?
Could hedged or “balanced” statements about conflicting university values do more harm than good?
It’s a “year of free speech” on many campuses - what changes do we think will actually occur?
Panelists
Roslyn Clark Artis
President and CEO, Benedict College
Mark McNeilly
Professor of the Practice, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC Chapel Hill | mark_mcneilly@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
Jennifer Townsend
Executive Assistant to the Lee Honors College dean and an adjunct instructor | jennifer.townsend@wmich.edu
Many colleges and universities are taking, or re-stating, official positions and principles on issues of open inquiry and free expression on campus – sometimes in response to external pressure, or through influence from varying campus groups.