The Free Speech Century
Columbia University President Lee Bollinger and First Amendment scholar Geoffrey Stone examined the evolution of free speech since the Supreme Court’s 1919 ruling which decided that freedom …
742 viewsColumbia University President Lee Bollinger and First Amendment scholar Geoffrey Stone examined the evolution of free speech since the Supreme Court’s 1919 ruling which decided that freedom …
742 viewsThe National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine released a report recommending steps the federal, state and local officials should take to improve election security prior to the…
124 viewsPanelists talked about the effects of race, ethnicity, and religion on policies such as affirmative action and immigration. This forum was part of a series of discussions on the state of…
1,085 viewsDemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivered a keynote address at Columbia University about the criminal justice system and incidents of police violence against unarmed black …
54,252 viewsPanelists talked about how journalism has changed since the Guardian newspaper’s decision to publish leaked U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance files submitted by former governm…
1,709 viewsPanelists spoke about the impact of digital media on journalism. Among the topics they addressed were the use of increasingly available technology by “citizen journalists,” the use of social…
28,499 viewsScholars participated in a panel discussion on the crisis of slavery leading up to and during President Lincoln’s administration and its impact on his presidency. Sean Wilentz spoke on “Abra…
1,070 viewsParticipants spoke about higher education and its role in global affairs, as well as its responsibility in educating women for careers in foreign service. Following their remarks they answer…
125 viewsIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke at Columbia University. Mr. Bollinger introduced President Ahmadinejad as a man who exhibited “all the signs of a petty and cruel dictator” and ap…
1,437 viewsIn an Affirmative Action Debate, Lee Bollinger, the former president of Michigan University and the named defendant in the two most recent Supreme Court affirmative action cases, argued “for…
548 viewsColumbia University President Lee Bollinger talked about a number of issues including affirmative action programs and college admissions, educating journalists, and a professor’s anti-war co…
69 viewsFollowing Supreme Court Oral Arguments of two University of Michigan admissions policy cases, some of the parties involved spoke to reporters on the plaza in front of the Supreme Court.
611 viewsAt the annual meeting of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Lee Bollinger, former president of the University of Michigan, talked about affirmative action pro…
123 viewsDemocratic leaders and others talked about civil rights issues as they related to education. Among the topics they addressed were women and minority participation in athletics, affirmative a…
166 viewsFormer President Gerald Ford and CIA Director George Tenet talked about the future role of the intelligence agency and its relationship with the White House, Congress, and the public. Follow…
101 viewsThe panelists discussed the relationship between public attitudes toward the arts and government funding of the arts, especially controversial forms of art, as many debate the meaning of the…
162 viewsThe Federal Communications Bar Association, a group of attorneys specializing in communications law, sponsored a forum investigating the role and applications of the First Amendment througho…
314 viewsThe Senate Labor & Human Resources Subcommittee on Arts & Humanities heard from several people in the art world and representatives of consumer groups. At issue was whether federal funds sho…
487 viewsWitnesses testified against the United States Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork. Several senators criticized Judge Bork’s views on freedom of speech and freedom of literary expression.
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