Tuesday March 10 | 5:30pm
LBJ School of Public Affairs, Bass Lecture Hall
Featuring:
- Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The 1619 Project
- Cameron Samuels, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT)
- Jonathan Friedman, U.S. Free Expression Programs, PEN America
- Karma R. Chávez, Professor of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies
Cancelled Courses. Prohibited Readings. Abolishing Faculty Senates. Eliminating Academic Departments. Cheapening Degrees.
Rarely a week goes by without new reports of how Texas politicians and University Boards are moving to impose ideological restrictions on college teaching. This assault on free thought and academic freedom poses an existential crisis for today’s students, putting the quality of their education and the value of their degrees in jeopardy.
Join this timely discussion on the crisis of education policy in Texas — and how citizens who believe in the freedom to learn can defend it.
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