Critical Conversations

Advancing Open Expression and Inclusivity

Resources

In recent years, much has been written about the importance of fostering greater access to the public square and of freedom of speech and inquiry as a foundational educational principle. This collection of resources will be curated on an ongoing basis.

Articles

The Dying Art of Disagreement

By Bret Stephens

nytimes.com

The Right Way to Protect Free Speech on Campus

By Laurie L. Patton

wsj.com

Why It’s a Bad Idea to Tell Students Words Are Violence

By Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff

theatlantic.com

The A.C.L.U. Needs to Rethink Free Speech

By K-Sue Park

nytimes.com

What ‘Snowflakes’ Get Right About Free Speech

By Ulrich Baer

nytimes.com

Campus Free Speech Guide

By PEN America

pen.org

Books

Speak Freely

By Keith E. Whittington

Princeton University Press

Free Speech on Campus

By Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman

Yale University Press

Free Speech on Campus

By Sigal R. Ben-Porath

University of Pennsylvania Press

Safe Spaces, Brave Spaces

By John Palfrey

MIT Press

Reports

And Campus for All: Diversity, Inclusion, and Free Speech at U.S. Universities

And Campus for All combines extensive reporting and thorough analysis of all sides of recent debates…

PEN America

Final Report from the Committee on Speech and Inclusion at Middlebury College

The Committee on Speech and Inclusion was charged with engaging issues that were challenging and…

Middlebury College