A recent report by the Advisory Committee on the U-M Principles on Diversity of Thought & Freedom of Expression recommended that the University of Michigan adopt a policy of "institutional neutrality." The Board of Regents are about to share a draft policy based on these recommendations.Please join us for a panel presentation, discussion, and Q/A about the report and faculty perspectives on the premise of "institutional neutrality" and campus "free-speech" legislation.
Zoom Linkhttps://umich.zoom.us/j/97815563001
Moderator:Lucy Hartley, Professor of English Language and Literature, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Speakers:Kristina Daugirdas, Professor, Law (chair of sub-committee III of the Advisory Committee on the U-M Principles on Diversity of Thought & Freedom of Expression)Basit Zafar, Professor, Economics (has read the report and has been active in commenting)Hank Reichman (a voice from the AAUP national perspective, and a past DMN speaker.)Silke Weineck (a current member of the GCAC)
Recommended reading• Full Report of the Advisory Committee on the University of Michigan Principles on Diversity of Thought & Freedom of Expression• Subcommittee III from the Report of the Advisory Committee• AAUP's "Campus Free-Speech Legislation: History, Progress, and Problems." 

Event Page
https://facultysenate.umich.edu/panel-institutional-neutrality/