Free Speech

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Howard Gillman

Free Speech in Our Scholarly Community

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Student Conduct Review Regarding Incident of May 10, 2017

Student Conduct Review Regarding Incident of May 10, 2017

UCI welcomes all opinions and encourages a free exchange of ideas – in fact, we defend free speech as one of our bedrock principles as a public university.   Yet, we must protect everyone’s right to express themselves without disruption.  This concept is clearly articulated in our policies and campus messaging.  We will hold firm in enforcing it. On May 10, 2017, an on-campus discussion sponsored by Students Supporting Israel was interrupted by shouting and chanting from a group of individuals who entered the session during the question-and-answer period.  The group left after several minutes and the event continued as planned….

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men with torches

UCI School of Law: Hate In A Period of Political Turmoil

2017-2018 Colloquium Series Sept. 8, 2017-April 19, 2018 UC Irvine School of Law The Center for Biotechnology & Global Health Policy’s 2017-18 Colloquium Series Hate In A Period of Political Turmoil will launch on Friday, September 8, 2017 with a special event: Charlottesville: A Defining Moment in America, A Conversation with Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. In this series we will focus on how government’s complicity with hate, violence, and law can harm vulnerable people and undermine humanity. This year, the Center for Biotechnology & Global Health Policy will host conversations that explore the rise in hate speech and hate crimes in the…

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Howard Gillman

Yesterday’s Events in Charlottesville

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Reza Aslan speaking to a group of students

ICYMI: Reza Aslan presents Fear Inc.: Confronting Islamophobia in America at the Irvine Barclay Theatre on May 2nd

On Tuesday May 2nd, Professor Reza Aslan visited the UCI campus to discuss Fear Inc. Confronting Islamophobia in America. The afternoon started with a student forum, where UCI students were able to have a more intimate conversation with Professor Aslan. The public lecture was presented to a full house at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Professor Aslan discussed the history of religious oppression in American including Catholicism, Judaism, and Islam. He also discussed what it means to be American, “Despite the fact my identity was being other-ized…it wasn’t hard for me to feel American”. Professor Aslan discussed the word terrorism, reality vs. perception,…

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douglas haynes

ASK A LEADER | Vice Provost Haynes Discussing Inclusivity on “Ask the Leader” with Claudia Shambaugh

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Howard Gillman

Standing Together Against Hate and Anti-Semitism

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Howard Gillman

LA TIMES | Op-Ed Bigots at the gate: Universities shouldn’t duck the fight against white nationalism by Howard Gillman

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Freedom of speech

WALL STREET JOURNAL | “A Bill to Police Campus Speech” by Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman

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Freedom of speech

INSIDE HIGHER ED | Free Speech in Contentious Times

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