First Amendment Law Review Symposium
The Quintessential Marketplace of Ideas?: Current Free Speech Issues on University Campuses
Date: Friday, November 15, 2024
Time: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Carolina Club located at George Watts Hill Alumni Center, 150 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514.
CLE Credit: 4.5 General Hours
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About:
The First Amendment Law Review at the University of North Carolina is proud to present its 2024 symposium: “The Quintessential Marketplace of Ideas?: Current Free Speech Issues on University Campuses.” In the past year, student protests over the war in Gaza have spread across the country, raising difficult questions about not only how university administrators should respond but also what role, if any, protests should play in the life of a university. At the same time, UNC and other universities have embraced the concept of “institutional neutrality” for the first time since it was proposed in the 1967 Kalven Report; students and professors alike complain that they are “canceled” for expressing unpopular viewpoints in the place traditionally known as the marketplace of ideas; and federal and state lawmakers take aim at elitist universities. Join us Friday, November 15, 2024, at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center at the Carolina Club as we dive into this topic, dissecting contemporary challenges the First Amendment faces at America’s institutions of higher education. We are excited to host several leading First Amendment academics and practitioners, including Professor Mary-Rose Papandrea of the University of North Carolina School of Law, who will deliver the keynote address.
Opening Remarks
- Lee H. Roberts, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor
Keynote Address:
- Mary-Rose Papandrea, Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, UNC School of Law
Panel 1: Student Speech & Protests
Moderated by Michael J. Gerhardt, Burton Craige Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence, UNC School of Law
- Steven T. Collis, Clinical Professor, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
- Vikram D. Amar, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Davis School of Law
- Timothy Zick, Robert & Elizabeth Scott Research Professor and John Marshall Professor of Government and Citizenship, William & Mary Law School
- Lindsie Rank, Director of Campus Rights Advocacy, The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)
Panel 2: Faculty Speech & Academic Freedom
Moderated by William P. Marshall, William Rand Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law, UNC School of Law
- Tyson Langhofer, Senior Counsel and Director of Center for Academic Freedom, Alliance Defending Freedom
- Amy Gajda, Jeffrey D. Forchelli Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
- David M. Rabban, Dahr Jamail, Randall Hage Jamail, and Robert Lee Jamail Regents Chair in Law, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
- Caroline Mala Corbin, Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law
Panel 3: Institutional Speech & Administrative Challenges
Moderated by Mary-Rose Papandrea, Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, UNC School of Law
- Peter Hans, The University of North Carolina System President
- Liz Magill, Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- Keith E. Whittington, David Boies Professor of Law, Yale University
- Christopher Alan Bracey, Provost and Professor of Law, George Washington University
SCHEDULE |
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8:15 a.m. |
Registration |
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8:50 a.m. |
Welcome & Opening Remarks |
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9:00 a.m. |
Keynote Address |
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9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Panel 1: Student Speech & Protests |
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11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Panel 2: Faculty Speech & Academic Freedom |
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1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
Panel 3: Institutional Speech & Administrative Challenges |