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SpeechMattersA Student Affairs Administrator and a Police Officer Walk into a Bar…Two former fellows, Dr. Alice Yau, a Sergeant with the Chicago Police Department and Dr. Jill Dunlap, Senior Director for Research, Policy, and Civic Engagement at NASPA join us this month to discuss their research and curriculum related to speech, campus law enforcement and student affairs administrators. Together, with host Michelle Deutchman, learn how this dynamic duo paired up to address protest and free speech policies on campus. Episode Resources:For more information about Jill & Ali’s Student Affairs Workshops: https://freespeechcenter.universityofcalifornia.edu/filling-in-the-free-speech-gaps/ 2020-2021 Fellowship Project – Mind the Gap: Administrators’ Role in Reducing Tensions Between...2023-08-1646 minSpeechMattersDahlia Lithwick Talks Speech, SCOTUS and Stanford Law SchoolThis month’s episode features Slate Senior Editor and Lady Justice author Dahlia Lithwick. Together with host and Center Executive Director Michelle Deutchman, Dahlia talks through recent events at Stanford Law School, cases at the high court and the significance of the expulsion of two Black Tennessee state representatives for exercising their speech rights. Episode Resources: Recent Slate Articles by Dahlia Lithwick: “How to Use the Lesson the Media Learned About Trump Now” "Blue America Finally Caught Donald Trump"Most Recent “Amicus” Podcast Episode on Tennessee Legislators: https://slate.com/podcasts/amicus/2023/04/the-tennessee-three-and-the-republican-strategy-to-make-voting-irrelevant New York Times piece by Vima...2023-04-121h 04
SpeechMatters“Tell Me More”: Tactics to Move Beyond Cancel Culture on CampusTo kick off season two of SpeechMatters, Michelle Deutchman is joined by University of Pennsylvania Professor and author Sigal Ben-Porath to discuss her new book, Cancel Wars: How Universities Can Foster Free Speech, Promote Inclusion, and Renew Democracy. Ben-Porath leaves listeners with steps everyone can take to strengthen community and, ultimately, democracy. 2023-01-1845 min
SpeechMattersHome for the Holidays: Dialoguing Across Political DifferenceWith the holiday season in full swing, Michelle Deutchman chats with Tania Israel, UCSB Professor and the author of Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide, and BridgeUSA CEO Manu Meel, about how to engage in challenging conversations with family and friends and why doing so is fundamental to democracy. NOTE: Since the time of recording the “Class Notes” segment, a contract was ratified for a number of the UC strikers.2022-12-1444 min
SpeechMattersDigital Speech Goes to the Supreme CourtIn this episode, Center Executive Director Michelle Deutchman and Eric Goldman, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Law at Santa Clara University Law School, consider the two cases on the Supreme Court docket that could transform the internet speech landscape. Goldman suggests ways that individuals can be part of shaping the future of “Internet 3.0.”2022-11-0839 min
SpeechMattersNotes from the Field: Fighting Educational Gag OrdersIn this episode, Michelle Deutchman invites PEN America’s Director of Free Expression and Educational Programs Jonathan Friedman and ACLU’s Senior Staff Attorney Emerson Sykes to discuss their ongoing efforts to protect free speech and academic freedom from censorious state legislation.2022-10-2540 min
More JustBack to School: What’s Ahead for Campus Speech? Dean Chemerinsky on SpeechMattersBerkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky has been defending free speech — as a scholar, educator, and administrator — for decades. Recently, he joined Michelle Deutchman, the executive director of the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, for an episode of the center’s podcast, “Speech Matters.” They discussed how to foster and protect free speech on campuses, along with Howard Gillman, chancellor of the University of California at Irvine. Chemerinsky and Gillman are co-chairs of the center’s national advisory board and wrote the book Free Speech on Campus together. Other episodes of the “Speech M...2022-10-1448 min
SpeechMattersTales from the Beat: A Conversation with Higher Ed ReportersIn this episode, Michelle Deutchman sits down with two seasoned journalists on the higher education beat, Elissa Nadworny from National Public Radio and Michael Powell from The New York Times, to discuss what their reporting has revealed about the evolving relationship between higher education, free speech and democratic learning.2022-09-2743 min
SpeechMattersLooking at the Law: The First Amendment & LGBTQ RightsIn this episode, Michelle Deutchman discusses the legal fight for equal rights for the LGBTQ community with Jenny Pizer, Acting Chief Legal Officer at Lambda Legal. Lambda is the oldest and largest national legal organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV. Michelle and Jenny discuss the role of litigation, education and public policy work in the LGBTQ movement including the release of the updated Title IX regulations and an expressive conduct case that is headed to the Supreme Court.2022-07-1946 min
SpeechMattersLeading with love in the face of targeted harassmentIn this episode, Michelle Deutchman sits down with Dania Matos, the Vice Chancellor for the Division of Equity & Inclusion at the University of California, Berkeley. The pair discusses Dania’s commitment to "leading with love" in her equity and inclusion work in the private, nonprofit and government sectors, and her experience with targeted harassment because of this important work.2022-04-2245 min
SpeechMatters“Cheap Speech” and its toll on our democracyDuring the inaugural episode of SpeechMatters, Center Executive Director Michelle Deutchman sits down with Professor Rick Hasen, a national authority on elections and author of the recently published Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics—and How to Cure It, to discuss the state of democracy and the persistent threat of disinformation.2022-04-0542 min
dotEDUDebates on Critical Race Theory, Academic Freedom Are Not Going AwayThe dotEDU hosts discuss how Congress is trying to clean up the mess it left behind before the holiday break on a number of bills that could affect higher education in 2022, including the Build Back Better Act, which could impact the maximum Pell Grant, other federal spending bills, and the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act. Then Michelle Deutchman, executive director of the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement returns to the podcast to talk about a range of issues related to critical race theory, academic freedom, and how presidents and campus leaders should...2022-01-1446 min
Hot Off The PodBringing Free Speech Full Circle with Michelle DeutchmanWhat do cheerleaders, critical race theory and internet smear campaigns have in common? They’re all related to some of the most talked about issues involving free speech today. For the Season 1 finale of Hot Off The Pod, Michelle Deutchman, Executive Director of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, updates us on the latest First Amendment news. In one case, a high schooler’s leaked Snapchat reaches the Supreme Court, raising questions about student speech in the social media age. Trump may be out of office, but his opposition to diversity education lives on in the...2021-05-2841 min
The UCI PodcastUCI Podcast: Michelle Deutchman on the pandemic's effect on campus free speechThe free speech movement was born on college campuses in the 1960s as students protested the Vietnam War and voiced their support for civil rights. But what will happen as the COVID-19 pandemic suppresses in-person campus gatherings, and as discourse increasingly moves online? The University of California's National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement was formed in 2017 to foster dialogue about these kinds of free speech issues, and it's housed at UC’s Washington, D.C. location. UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman is the co-chair and Executive Director Michelle Deutchman is based here at UCI. The UCI Podcast spoke with he...2020-08-1021 min
Law for KidsLaw For Kids Week 7 (Special Guest Michelle Deutchman)Law For Kids Week 7 (Special Guest Michelle Deutchman) by Law for Kids2020-05-2600 mindotEDUTalking Free Speech on CampusTensions on campus around free speech issues mean college and university leaders are often caught in the crosshairs. Hosts Lorelle Espinosa and Jon Fansmith speak with civil discourse and campus speech experts, Lara Schwartz, professor at American University, and Michelle Deutchman, executive director of the University of California’s Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, about the tensions, the research, and the policies that can have a huge impact on how students experience campus life and explore how leaders can make their own campuses inclusive. Later, Lorelle and Jon look at further resources around campus inclusion an...2019-11-2549 min