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Experimental psychologist and Harvard University professor Steven Pinker argues that free speech is fundamental — a right which, if not absolute, should be abrogated only in carefully circumscribed cases — and that it’s important to have the reasons at our fingertips when that right is called into question.

Professor Geoffrey Stone of the University of Chicago, who authored the school’s statement of principles on free expression, discusses the appropriate limits on free speech in institutions of higher learning.

Panel: Heather MacDonald, Manhattan Institute; Bret Weinstein, Evergreen College; and Ulrich Baer, vice provost, New York University Moderated by Stefanie Lindquist, deputy provost for academic affairs and professor, ASU ‘Negotiating Controversial Speakers on Campus’ is part of the “Free Speech and Intellectual Diversity in Higher Education and American Society” series sponsored by ASU’s School of […]

ASU dean of students Nicole Taylor leads a student panel discussion. Student panelists include Gabriel Sandler (ASU), Matthew Foldi (University of Chicago), Tea Francesca Price (ASU) and Zachary Wood (Williams College).

In “Speech on Campus: When Protests Turn Extreme,” Stanger and Valdivia discuss what led to the protests on their campuses.

Free speech has always been a point of pride for many Americans. But it’s important to pause to consider how we use that right and how we protect it.

The poet spoke in-depth about his recent works, which he calls “poetry with a purpose,” with PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown.

Where in the State Is Arizona PBS? Most members know that Arizona PBS is based in downtown Phoenix, where we’re a part of ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. But our presence throughout the rest of the state extends beyond our broadcast signal. Our Educational Outreach efforts cover the entire state. And […]

Robert P. George and Cornel West discuss the importance of open dialogue in pursuit of civil discussion and the serious and respectful exchange of ideas, on university campuses and in American society.

Jonathan Haidt, author of “The Righteous Mind,” discusses “America’s Escalating Outrage: Why Is It Happening, What Does It Do to Colleges and How Can We Reverse It?”