Freedom of Expression.
Viewpoint Diversity.
Intellectual Humility.
Critical Thinking.
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Mary Kate Cary and Jennifer Lawless are co-teaching an Election 2024 course. The professors fall on different sides of the aisle, but handle disagreement with mutual respect and curiosity.
​Second year Dalton Haydel said this of the course:
​“It’s great to be able to engage with these topics in a classroom setting that inspires a different level of intellectual curiosity you don’t get if you’re just following the news and reading about these topics by yourself.”
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So why does free speech matter in the first place?
It’s important to the institution of our democracy, and it’s important at the greatest public university in our democracy. Jefferson put it best when he said: “[T]his institution will be based on the illimitable freedom of the...
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Emma Camp receives the Heterodox Academy's Exceptional Student Award.
Emma is a 2022 UVA grad and a Think Again speaker. This award goes to a student who has made vital and durable contributions to open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement in American higher education. In awarding this honor to Emma, the Heterodox Academy stated: "Emma’s pointed and honest New York Times op-ed, “I Came to College Eager for Debate. I Found Self-Censorship Instead. reverberated around the nation, reinvigorating national debates about the speech climate on college campuses. As a student suddenly thrust into the spotlight, Emma has remained as principled and constructive as ever. In the face of derogation and unconstructive pushback, she has demonstrated exceptional bravery in championing the principles of open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement."
