‘Center for Freedom of Expression’ in the works at University of Chicago
“The University of Chicago reportedly plans to create a Center for Freedom of Expression that will include research and training on free speech” and is currently seeking to hire an Executive Director for the Center.
According to the job posting, “The University of Chicago is establishing a new Center for Free Expression that will build on our historic commitment and practice to provide a focal point for understanding and advancing free expression, in academia and the broader culture, in the United States and abroad. The new center will engage scholars, community leaders, public officials, and policy makers to better understand and advocate for the principles of free expression. It will develop robust programs to encourage students to develop the skills and habits of mind that are essential to scholarly discourse, and it will promote a commitment to free expression and open discourse both within and beyond the University of Chicago.”
Harvard alum and University of Chicago geophysicist Dorian Abbot, “a critic of ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ initiatives, said more work needs to be done to promote open debate on campus. He said he believes the center will open next fall.”
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Blue Ridge Center (UVA) for intellectual diversity