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Academic Freedom’s Rationales and Limits

Date
Tue April 21st 2026, 12:00 - 2:00pm
Event Sponsor
McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society
Location
Law School
559 Nathon Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Room 290

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This panel examines the rationales, scope, and limits of academic freedom, especially in the classroom, how it differs from the protection of free speech, and why academic freedom is not constitutionally assured in state universities.

Note that no food will be provided. Participants are welcome to bring their own.
Walk-ins welcome.

Sponsored by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), Heterodox Academy, and the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society