#FreeSpeechOnCampus

Free Speech on Campus: Left, Right, & Center

Mar 7, 2019

11:00am – 12:00pm CT

A majority of college students, according to a seminal Brookings Institution survey, do not fully support the precepts of the First Amendment; and one-fifth of them believe it’s acceptable to use physical force to silence a speaker who is making “offensive and hurtful statements.” In this panel, liberal, libertarian, and conservative policy experts will discuss recent controversies around campus speech, as well as the connection of academic freedom to the educational mission of the university.



Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

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Nathan Harden

RealClearPolitics

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Heather Mac Donald

The Manhattan Institute

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Kazique Prince

Jelani Consulting, LLC

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Robby Soave

Reason Foundation