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[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: Free Expression Statements and Policies: Why and How

Friday, April 30, 2021 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
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[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: Free Speech Education: What Do Young People Need to Know?

Friday, April 16, 2021 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
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[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: Race, Reconciliation, and Free Speech on Campus

Friday, March 19, 2021 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
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[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: State Legislators and Academic Freedom

Friday, March 12, 2021 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
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[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: Academic Freedom and Classroom Conduct

Friday, February 12, 2021 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
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[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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[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: Free Speech and Adjunct Faculty

Friday, December 4, 2020 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
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[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: Academic Freedom and the History Classroom

Friday, November 20, 2020 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
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[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: Confronting Threats and Harassment Against Faculty

Friday, November 13, 2020 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
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[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: Campus Demonstrations and COVID-19

Friday, November 6, 2020 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
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