Events

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, September 9th, 12 pm - 1:30 pm
Hall Center Conference Hall

Thursday, October 1st, 11 am - 12:30 pm
Hall Center Conference Hall

Wednesday, November 4th, 12 pm - 1:30 pm
Hall Center Conference Hall

Thursday, December 3rd, 11 am - 12:30 pm
Hall Center Conference Hall

Setting the Stage: What is Democracy? What is Academic Freedom?
Wednesday, February 4th, 10:00 -11:30 AM
Hall Center Conference Hall

The Relevance of the Kalven Report
Wednesday, March 4th, 10:00 -11:30 AM
Hall Center Conference Hall

KU’s Governance Structures and Academic Freedom Policies
Wednesday, April 1st, 10:00 -11:30 AM
Hall Center Conference Hall

The Relationship between KU, the Board of Regents, and Local Economies
Wednesday, May 6th, 10:00 -11:30 AM
Hall Center Conference Hall

Individual Rights and Academic Freedom: Lessons taken from the Separation of Church & State in Kansas and Campus Dynamics
Contemplating Sovereignty and Freedom on Campus, given the Complexities of Past Injustices
Faculty Control over Course Content: Addressing Pressure from Policymakers and University-wide Curriculum Decisions
Wrestling with Book-Banning and Censorship
Teaching Democratic Values at KU – Disappearing Civics Education
The Dismantling of Programs with “Low Numbers”
Handling Fear of Conflict in College Classrooms in the Heartland
Employing Sites of Informal Learning to Address Conflict in the Heartland
Concerns about Academic Freedom in Research
Recent Protests on Campus