Race, Speech and Inclusion on Campus

The past year saw students protest on campuses across the U.S., asserting that universities have not done enough to respond to racial bias on campus and to create inclusive academic communities. Some critics dismiss their demands and point to the rise of “safe spaces” and “trigger warnings” as political correctness run amok. What can and should universities do to address these complaints? And how might these issues affect or be affected by the Supreme Court’s consideration of affirmative action this Term in Fisher v. University of Texas?

 

Speakers

 

Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor, Slate Magazine (moderator) 

Payton Head, Former Student Body President, University of Missouri

Wendy Kaminer, Author, Lawyer and Commentator 

Theodore Shaw, Julius L. Chambers Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Civil Rights, University of North Carolina School of Law 

Geoffrey Stone, Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School