Tuesday, February 22

Can Speech Truly be Free? Who can say What When?

(RSVP is required for this event, see link below)

From white nationalist demonstrations to viral memes, from political misinformation to online trolls, hate speech is everywhere. In the United States, the First Amendment right of free speech protects most hate speech. Join this workshop to discuss the tension between free speech and hate speech on college campuses and online. Can we respond in ways that address the harms of hate speech while protecting free speech rights?

Guest Speaker: 

Dr. Lori White

President, DePauw University

Guest Speaker Bio:

Lori S. White is the 21st President of DePauw University. Dr. White has spent over 30 years working in higher education; most recently as the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and a Professor of Practice at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the first woman and the first person of color to serve as DePauw's president. 

Dr. White is active nationally in several higher education organizations and has served on the Board of Directors for the Association for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Foundation 

Dr. White earned her undergraduate degree in psychology and English from the University of California, Berkeley and a Ph.D. from Stanford University in education administration and policy analysis, with emphasis in higher education. She also participated in Harvard’s Management and Leadership in Education Program.