Will Free Speech Survive? A Panel on Campus Free Speech at Sacramento State

Will Free Speech Survive?

In her 2016 convocation speech, Brown University President Christina Paxson explained that a reporter had recently asked school officials if Brown had established any “safe spaces” on campus. “What on earth are they referring to?” Paxson said. “Idea-free zones staffed by thought police, where disagreement is prohibited?”

Yes, precisely such spaces. Sadly, this kind of challenge to campus free speech is now widespread. Surveys show that student support for restrictive speech codes and speaker bans is at historic heights.

Join the College Republicans at Sacramento State and The Goldwater Institute on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 6:00 pm PST, as we host a panel discussion on whether free speech on college campuses will survive. Our expert panelists include Jim Manley, Senior Fellow at the Goldwater Institute and an attorney for the Pacific Legal Foundation, Leslie Gielow Jacobs, Legal Scholar and Professor of Law at McGeorge School of Law, and Floyd Johnson II, campus activist and a student at Sacramento State University.

Event Location:

Hampton Inn & Suites at Sacramento State

Camellia Room

1875 65th Street

Sacramento, CA 95819