The state of campus free speech

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🗓️ 24 November 2016

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Scholars and activists explore the future of free expression at U.S. universities. The speakers are PEN America Executive Director Suzanne Nossel, First Amendment expert Floyd Abrams, University of Missouri student activist Storm Ervin, civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson, and University of Chicago scholar Geoffrey Stone. This live program was presented in partnership with PEN America on November 17, 2016. This show was engineered by David Stotz and edited by Jason Gregory. It was produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Research was provided by Lana Ulrich and Tom Donnelly. The host of We the People is Jeffrey Rosen. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Go to bit.ly/wethepeoplepodcast to share your feedback. The survey closes November 30. Please subscribe to We the People and our companion podcast, Live at America’s Town Hall, on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. We the People is a member of Slate’s Panoply network. Check out the full roster at Panoply.fm. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more.

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0:35.0	Jeffrey Rosen is away this week.
0:37.0	Thanks for being with us and of course, happy Thanksgiving.
0:41.0	As you know, the National Constitution Center is the only institution in America chartered by Congress
0:47.6	to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis.
0:53.4	This week we explore the future of free expression on university campuses.
0:59.3	Over the last few years, colleges have been grappling with an apparent clash between the values of free speech and diversity.
1:07.0	In October, the literary and human rights group Penn America released a report analyzing major
1:12.0	campus speech controversies from the last several years.
1:15.0	They convened earlier this month at the Constitution Center to discuss their findings
1:20.0	and to bring together folks from all sides of the debate to find common ground.
1:25.0	The program you're about to hear was part of that meeting.
1:29.0	The speakers are Penn America Executive Director Suzanne Nausle, First Amendment expert Floyd Abrams,
1:36.1	University of Missouri student activist Storm Irvine, Civil Rights Activist DRae McKesson,
1:42.6	and University of Chicago scholar Jeffrey Stone.
1:46.2	Here's Jeff Rosen to get us started.
1:48.3	Welcome, everyone. We are going to plunge right into it and you know what you're
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