Latest on the First Amendment on Campus
Free speech on college campuses is in the news again鈥攆rom complaints from 鈥渞ight-wing commentator Ben Shapiro [who] is pushing back …
An Intellectual Freedom Primer for Preservice Teachers
This post was written by Millie Davis,聽Senior Developer, Affiliates, and聽Director, 楼凤天堂 Intellectual Freedom Center. Recently, at the invitation of …
One-Book Reads鈥擶hen Community Building Becomes Challenging
I鈥檓 in two, sometimes three, book groups and I know from experience that interesting, delightful, luscious, learning feeling of discussing …
鈥淭inker Turns 50!鈥�
It鈥檚 difficult for me to imagine my 13-year-old-self protesting anything short of the cancellation of a school dance, let alone …
Kafka Started It and the Maine Legislation Finished It鈥攆or Now
Things began a couple of years ago when Haruki Murakami鈥檚 novel Kafka on the Shore was assigned to students in …
From Award to Challenge
This post was written by Millie Davis, former director of 楼凤天堂鈥檚 Intellectual Freedom Center. Last week at its Midwinter …
Controversy, Censorship, and Navigating the Students鈥� Right To Read
This blog was written by Benji Chang, Kim Pinkerton, and Pernille Ripp, who were members of the working committee that …
Beale Street Talks and We Should Listen
On Sunday, as I watched, wept, and smiled through Barry Jenkins鈥� film rendition of James Baldwin鈥檚 If Beale Street Could …
Three鈥檚 the Charm鈥攐r Is It Four?
Roald Dahl鈥檚 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory debuted in 1964 and the book and subsequent films have cultivated salivating, sweet-toothed …
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream of Nonviolence
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 90 years ago.聽Students today can still learn so much from …