ɫƵ hosts expert “Free Speech” panel for Constitution Day
The ɫƵis hosting a group of experts to speak on a panel titled, “A Critical Analysis of Free Speech,” in honor of Constitution Day on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 12 –1 p.m. The panel will take place on ɫƵ’s Biddeford Campus in the St. Francis Room, and will be simultaneously live-streamed in the WCHP Lecture Hall on the University’s Portland Campus.
During this interactive presentation, experts from a variety of fields will explore the differences between free speech and hate speech in the United States. Each panelist will present 10 minutes of commentary about tolerance, distinguishing constitutional power and how to move forward in the future.
Speakers will include John Carney, Ph.D., adjunct faculty member of political science, Clay Graybeal, Ph.D., M.S.W., director of ɫƵ’s School of Community and Population Health, and Heather Dwyer Sadlier, Ed.D., associate professor and diversity educator at ɫƵ.
Constitution Day is an event organized in compliance with a Congressional initiative requiring federally funded educational institutions to hold an annual program about the U.S. Constitution.
For more information, please contact Ali Ahmida, ɫƵ professor of political science and coordinator of Constitution Day, at aahmida@une.edu, or call (207) 602-2804.