Free Speech on Campus Teach Out
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| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
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| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
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The Syllabus
Videos
- What is a Teach-Out?
- Introduction
- Faculty Opinion, Professor Niehoff: Freedom of Speech - History and Legal Theory
- Student Opinion, Jesse Arm: Free Speech as a Marketplace of Ideas
- Faculty Opinion, Professor Chavous: The Social Environment and Individual Outcomes
- Faculty Opinion, Professor Berg: Limitations on Free Speech
- Student Opinion, Hoai An Pham: "Hate Speech" on Campus
- Faculty Opinion, Professor Torres: Trigger Warnings, Historical Context
- Student Opinion, Jacob Thorne: Trigger Warnings
- Student Opinion, Mateusz Borowiecki: Trigger Warnings
- Interview with U of M President Mark Schlissel
- U of M Student Voices on Free Speech
- Kentaro Toyama's Response to the Executive Order
- Conclusion
Readings
- What is a Teach-Out?
- Groundrules for Engagement
- Free Speech on Campus: Background
- The History of the Term "Free Speech"
- 20th Century "American" Views of Free Speech
- Questioning 20th Century Views of Free Speech
- Free Speech in the Classroom: Trigger Warnings
- University of Chicago Welcome Letter
- External Video: Van Jones on Trigger Warnings
- Campus Views on Free Speech
- Student Responses: What Does "Free Speech" Mean to You?
- President Trump's Executive Order on Free Speech on Campus
- Kentaro Toyama Responds to the Executive Order
- Additional Readings: Free Speech Executive Order and the U-M Bias Response Team
- Conclusion
- Suggested Resources
Practice Exercise
- Considering Problems of Free Speech on Campus