A Conference on Academic Freedom on the U.S. Campus
Building: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Seventh floor of the Cabot Intercultural Center, The Fletcher School, Tufts University Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Students (Graduate) Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium Event Subject: Education,Humanities,Israel-Hamas war,Sustainability/Climate Event Sponsor: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Details: Center for International Environment and Resource Policy (CIERP); the Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora; The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies; Tisch College of Civic Life; and the World Peace Foundation RSVP Information: https://tinyurl.com/TuftsAFConference Event Contact Name: Amaia Elorza Arregi Event Contact Email: Amaia.Elorza_Arregi@tufts.edu The conference will provide a space to discuss academic freedom on the American campus. Speakers will discuss the history of academic freedom, current interpretations, recent developments, challenges, and reactions to these infringements. In order to provide a broad perspective on the issue, the conference will cover five topic areas or disciplines, as well as a keynote lecture. The panels will focus on academic freedoms as it pertains to the fields of climate and environmental policy studies, Israel/Palestine, humanitarianism, and race and colonialism studies.
