The role of universities in public debates has been front-page news in recent months. Questions about whether institutions of higher education, including Harvard, should take a stance on public issues—and what they should say, if so—have been of interest on campus, in our communities, and in Washington. Some universities, including the University of Chicago, have for years observed a policy of neutrality in which the institution declines to take a public position on political matters. Other institutions may choose to make statements on certain local, national, or international topics.
The Harvard Radcliffe Institute and the Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard will cosponsor a discussion about the idea and application of institutional neutrality. Four leading legal scholars will bring different perspectives and experiences to the conversation and engage in Q&A with one another and the audience.
Panelists:
Tomiko Brown-Nagin (Dean, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School; and professor of history, Harvard University)
Tom Ginsburg (Leo Spitz Distinguished Service Professor of International Law, University of Chicago Law School and Faculty Director, Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression)
Janet Halley (Eli Goldston Professor of Law, Harvard Law School)
Robert Post (Sterling Professor of Law, Yale Law School)
Tuesday, March 5th at 4:00 PM
Knafel Center in Radcliffe Yard (10 Garden Street, Cambridge) and Livestreamed
Register for online or in-person attendance HERE.