Free Speech, Political Correctness – Any Boundaries?

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday November 14, 2017 - Wednesday November 15, 2017
      11:00 am - 11:59 am
  • Location: Student Center, Room 321
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Contact

Please contact Beril Toktay at beril.toktay@scheller.gatech.edu.

Summaries

Summary Sentence: This session will shed light on some of the following issues: What kind of speech is and is not protected by the First Amendment? What laws and other considerations apply to speeches on campus?

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  • “Free Speech, Political Correctness – Any Boundaries?”
  • Kathleen T. Gosden and Kathleen A. Wasch
  • November 14, 2017 from 11 a.m. - noon
  • Student Center, Room 321

This session will shed light on some of the following issues: What kind of speech is and is not protected by the First Amendment? What laws and other considerations apply to speeches on campus, from students, faculty, or external people who are invited to speak or who are renting space on campus for an event? What does “free speech” mean for tenured and untenured academics at a state university? What should the Georgia Tech community know about the Open Records Act and how it applies to them?

To attend this event, rsvp at http://advance.gatech.edu/free-speech-political-correctness-any-boundaries-registration.

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

ADVANCE, Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEI)

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Public, Undergraduate students
Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
ADVANCE events 2017
Status
  • Created By: Ashley Riggs
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Sep 22, 2017 - 10:06am
  • Last Updated: Dec 4, 2017 - 1:14pm