Stanford Academic Freedom Conference
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In early November ‘22, the Stanford Graduate School of Business hosted the Stanford Academic Freedom Conference. Watch the conference recordings here. The conference aimed “to identify ways to restore academic freedom, open inquiry, and freedom of speech and expression on campus and in the larger culture and restore the open debate required for new knowledge to flourish.”
A few FAIR advisors spoke, including Douglas Murray and Harvard-affiliated Niall Ferguson (AM ’04) and Harvard professor Steven Pinker (PhD ’79). Harvard alum Dorian Abbot (AB ‘04, MA ‘04, PhD ‘08) also spoke, joining well known thinkers including Peter Thiel, Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Haidt, Nadine Strossen, Gad Saad, Scott Atlas, and more.
The conference was not without controversy (see below articles).
Related:
Professors sign on to ‘Stanford Academic Freedom Declaration’ (College Fix, 11/18/22)
A Conference Says Academic Freedom Is in Danger. Critics Say the Event Is Part of the Problem: To some at Stanford, the event is alarming evidence that the elite university is fueling threats to democracy and public health.(Chronicle of Higher Ed, 11/3/22)
Divisive Academic Freedom Conference Proceeds: Controversial event at Stanford University goes forward amid controversy (Inside Higher Ed, 11/7/22
The Leftists Who Cried Exclusion: Stanford Faculty Tramples Academic Freedom (Stanford Review, 11/15/22)
