***Updated*** January Third Thursday - Harvard's Tradition of Oppressing Controversial Speech
Join us for another session of our invigorating dinner-and-discussion series. Our featured speaker will be Adam Kissel, Vice President of Programs at FIRE, who will give a talk on Harvard's Tradition of Oppressing Controversial Speech.
Join the HRCP on Thursday, January 19th at Aqua for a talk and sure-to-be lively discussion on the following topic:
Harvard's Tradition of Oppressing Controversial Speech
Last month, Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted to fire a controversial Indian politician who had been teaching uncontroversial economics courses, due to his publication of his political opinions about how to handle terrorism in India. A few months earlier, the dean of the College had instituted a Freshman Pledge stating that "kindness" was "on a par with intellectual attainment," pressuring students to publicly pledge to official Harvard College values. In 2010, the dean of the law school asserted that as a "social justice" law school, HLS ruled certain ideas automatically out of bounds. What has happened to free speech and freedom of conscience at Harvard?
Adam's bio can be found here.
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January Third Thursday Dinner Discussion
Thursday, January 19th at 6:45 PM
Aqua - Mayasian Thai (Website)
705 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Tickets include a three course meal. A cash bar will be available.