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Seats in a lounge with blue overlay as backdrop; on top: “The Common Room: What the Biden Administration Can Do for Free Speech and Inclusion on Campus” and at the bottom: “A special forum co-sponsored by Project on Civil Discourse, American University’s School of Public Affairs, and the University of Maryland’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education”

[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: What the Biden Administration Can Do for Free Speech and Inclusion on Campus

Friday, January 29, 2021 | 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm ET
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The PEN Pod: Reckoning and Reconciliation after the Trump Era with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewJanuary 22, 2021

“What we’re confronting on, for example, issues of race is the lingering pain and trauma that persists when there isn’t a full reckoning.” More

U.S. Capitol building in background; on top, text that reads: “Building Back Better: How Free Speech Advocates Work with New Administrations” and “Free Speech Live!, a biweekly virtual forum for students”

[VIRTUAL] Renewing Democracy: How Free Speech Advocates Work with New Administrations

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 | 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm ET
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The PEN Pod: Exploring the Impact of the Capitol Hill Insurrection on Free Speech with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewJanuary 15, 2021

“We have seen that. . . the sense of grievance that certain voices are being shut down, excluded, and drowned out, is a potent message that the right uses… More

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The PEN Pod: On the Capitol Hill Insurrection and Conspiracy Treadmill with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewJanuary 8, 2021

“This is the image—these horrifying images of looting and pillaging of the Capitol, just rank lawlessness, derisiveness, chaos. That’s what [Trump] sowed from the beginning.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Leaving Trump Behind and Free Speech Among the Young with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewDecember 18, 2020

“Whatever [Trump’s] latest antics are, they’re outrageous. His legal claims, his protestations, his tweets—that seems to suck up all the air from a new administration.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Trump’s Continuing Fraud Claims and COVID Vaccine with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewDecember 4, 2020

“I think the question of the media’s role in helping usher Trump offstage is a really important one. . . it’s important that the media begin to shift focus… More

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