Times Talk Wednesday Feb. 7, 12-12:50 p.m. Library 241 with Amanda Respess and Bill Burke on "What does 'free speech' mean for a college campus?"

Join us this Wednesday Feb. 7 at noon in Russell Library, room 241, for an engaging conversation facilitated by Amanda Respess, Georgia College & State University's director of Public Affairs and Bill Burke, Dept. of Communication lecturer and faculty advisor to the Colonnade and Bobcat Multimedia Network  on "What does 'free speech' mean for a college campus?"



This Times Talk will examine what faculty, staff, students and campus guests can say and do within the guidelines of "free speech," as well as the recent high-profile examples of problematic free speech at big name universities. The following articles may be referenced during the conversation;

By Stephen L. Carter, NYT Magazine, Jan. 24, 2024 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/magazine/college-free-speech.html?searchResultPosition=1 

 

The Fall of Penn’s President Brings Campus Free Speech to a Crossroads. 

By Vimal Patel, NYT, Dec. 14, 2023 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/us/college-campus-free-speech-antisemitism.html?searchResultPosition=4

Next Week's Times Talk Wednesday Feb. 14 at noon with Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower on "The world votes on Democracy: Love or daggers?"

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/business/media/election-disinformation-2024.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Times Talk at Georgia College is celebrating 18 continuous years as the first in the nation college weekly discussion series on current and significant public events and issues as reported by the New York Times and other reputable news sources. The topics change weekly and are chosen and facilitated by volunteer faculty, staff, students and community members. Times Talks are open to all campus and local community members. Just bring your brain. There will be free pizza while it lasts.