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Read Chicago Forum Faculty Director @tomginsburg.bsky.social 's insights on why academic freedom matters in his latest interview. www.law.uchicago.edu/news/free-ex...

The Chicago Forum is excited to share two stories featuring the work of our Winter Fellow, Yaqiu Wang.

Professor @tomginsburg.bsky.social, the Chicago Forum’s Faculty Director, was quoted in the Boston Globe on the March 2025 arrest of Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk — an incident he says has “profound” implications for free expression. Read the full story here: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/11/m...

Chicago Forum Faculty Director Prof. @tomginsburg.bsky.social, who has written about the decline of democracies around the world, says inducing worry is effective. “You get a lot of anticipatory compliance, which is cheap. And vagueness is part of the tool kit.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/m...

Profs. @tomginsburg.bsky.social and @cfloed.bsky.social (Yale Law) discuss sanctions and the UN Human Rights system on the latest episode of the "Entitled" podcast.

Scholars of academic freedom—Professors Robert George (Princeton), Tom Ginsburg (Chicago), Robert Post (Yale), David Rabban (Texas), Jeannie Suk Gersen (Harvard), and Keith Whittington (Yale)—respond to the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Ed. tomginsburg.substack.com/p/on-the-com...

Read the latest op-ed co-authored by Prof. Tom Ginsburg where he writes about the recently proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” which he says "threatens" the partnership between higher ed & government to produce the best scholarship. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

From funding cuts to surveillance, Chicago Forum Faculty Director @tomginsburg.bsky.social breaks down Trump’s War on Universities in his latest for Persuasion. www.persuasion.community/p/trumps-war...

ICYMI: Chicago Forum Faculty Director @tomginsburg.bsky.social recently joined Richard Chew for a conversation on the importance of active citizen participation in democracy and the challenges facing constitutional democracy in the United States. omny.fm/shows/chewsv...

“If there's any ‘Lone Star,’ it's that the government cannot tell people what to think and what to say, and can't punish people for protected speech,” said @tomginsburg.bsky.social , a law professor at the University of Chicago. www.statesman.com/news/educati...

Chicago Forum Faculty Director @tomginsburg.bsky.social spoke with the Washington Post about the recent arrest of a student at Texas Tech University. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

@tomginsburg.bsky.social, a UChicago law professor and faculty director of the school’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression, said there have been efforts to promote ideological diversity on college campuses in recent years but “we need much more of it.” www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Read about Israel’s attacks on Iran through personal journal entries authored by our Director of Programs, Talla Mountjoy, published in the Chicago Tribune today. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/16/o...

In his latest article for Persuasion, Chicago Forum Faculty Director Professor @tomginsburg.bsky.social analyzes how a second Trump administration could shift the balance of power within the U.S. government by moving toward a hyper-presidential system. www.persuasion.community/p/the-hyper-...

ICYMI: 🎙️ In the latest Entitled podcast, Professors Tom Ginsburg & Claudia Flores discuss Mahmoud Khalil's arrest by ICE with his lawyer, Baher Azmy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxfG...

ICYMI: Professor @tomginsburg.bsky.social, Faculty Director of the Chicago Forum, reflects on the role of personal statements in student-run law reviews and their implications for academic freedom in his latest article. Read the full article here: balkin.blogspot.com/2025/05/acad...

Chicago Forum Faculty Director @tomginsburg.bsky.social writes about academic freedom as the Trump administration leans on higher education. www.persuasion.community/p/where-are-...

Chicago Forum Faculty Advisor and First Amendment Scholar Genevieve Lakier speaks with CBS News about the free speech implications of the crackdown on foreign students and why we should care when constitutional principles and values are undermined. www.cbsnews.com/video/what-t...

Watch Professors Tom Ginsburg and Brian Soucek discuss institutional neutrality and academic freedom in a webinar hosted by UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement on March 4, 2025. freespeechcenter.universityofcalifornia.edu/recent-upcom...

Happening today at noon CT! Join Professor Brian Soucek and Professor Tom Ginsburg for a virtual discussion on institutional neutrality. Hear their dueling perspectives on the issue. Register now at uci.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

You’re Invited to “Dueling Perspectives: Is Institutional Neutrality Necessary for Academic Freedom?" Feat. @ucdavislaw.bsky.social prof @brsoucek.bsky.social and @thechicagoforum.bsky.social faculty director Tom Ginsburg. WHEN: Tues. March 4, 10am PT | 1pm ET https://buff.ly/41bXHOP

Join Professor Tom Ginsburg, Faculty Director of the Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression at the University of Chicago, and Professor Brian Soucek of the University of California at Davis for a captivating virtual discussion on institutional neutrality. uci.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In The Chronicle of Higher Education, Chicago Forum Faculty Director Professor Tom Ginsburg discusses how the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)’s new policies are weakening its once-vital role in defending academic freedom. www.chronicle.com/article/can-...

Join us for an engaging lunchtime conversation with writer and human rights activist Jamie Kalven. He will discuss the unfinished business of the landmark Kalven Report, exploring its ongoing relevance and the systemic challenges it sought to address. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-unfini...

President Paul Alivisatos was recently a featured guest on an episode of the Free Expression with Gerry Baker podcast, presented by the Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com/podcasts/opi...

Recordings of “The Chicago Principles at Ten Years: University Free Expression Then, Now, and Tomorrow” are now available on YouTube! View recordings at: www.youtube.com/@thechicagof...

Our last panel for the day will dive into the contemporary challenges and the future of the Chicago Principles. The panel will include Professors Adam Green, David Keith, Rochona Majumdar, and Deborah Nelson. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Ethan Bueno de Mesquita.

Today at 12:00 p.m., Professors Nick Feamster and Zeynep Tufekci will engage in a compelling conversation on Free Expression and Emerging Technologies. The livestream will begin at 12:10 p.m. #thechicagoforum #thechicagoprinciplesattenyears

Join the original members of the Committee on Freedom of Expression—Professors Geoffrey R. Stone, Marianne Bertrand, Kenneth W. Warren, Amanda Woodward, and Columbia University Provost Angela V. Olinto—for a conversation on the Chicago Principles.

The livestream of the Chicago Principles at Ten Years will begin in 15 minutes. To join the livestream, click on this link: vimeo.com/event/4772718 #thechicagoforum #thechicagoprinciplesattenyears

Prof. @tomginsburg.bsky.social discusses ‘The Chicago Canon’ and @thechicagoforum.bsky.social on @thefireorg.bsky.social podcast.

Join the Chicago Forum on Friday, January 31 (12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.) for an engaging conversation about emerging technologies and free expression with Professor Nick Feamster and Professor @zey.bsky.social Register now at chicagoforum.wufoo.com/forms/z4fouj...

The Chicago Forum's Executive Director Tony Banout and Faculty Director Professor @tomginsburg.bsky.social were recent guests on the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's "So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast. www.thefire.org/news/podcast...

The Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression will hold an event on Jan. 31 to mark the Chicago’s Principles’ 10th anniversary—and to discuss free expression at UChicago and campuses across the country. Read the article to learn more about the upcoming event. news.uchicago.edu/story/chicag...

Check out this @wsj.com review of The Chicago Canon on Free Inquiry and Expression by Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

The Chicago Principles at Ten Years: University Free Expression Then, Now and Tomorrow will begin with a welcome by Provost Katherine Baicker and a keynote address by University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos.

Here's an article by Professor @tomginsburg.bsky.social , Faculty Director of the Chicago Forum, published in the latest winter issue of the University of Chicago Magazine. mag.uchicago.edu/university-n...

Meet Jo Jiao, one of the College Co-Chairs of the Chicago Forum Student Advisory Board.

Here are 24 highlights from the events organized by the Chicago Forum in 2024. We look forward to seeing you in 2025! Visit our website at thechicagoforum.uchicago.edu/en to stay up-to-date on what's coming next.

Good to see @thechicagoforum.bsky.social has come over to Bluesky! my view is that Chatham House rules are a good idea for teachers talking about sensitive stuff. reduces (though doesn't eliminate) risk of classroom discussion "leaking" into outside gossip

Several U.S. universities are considering adopting the Chatham House Rule, which allows information to be shared without revealing the identity of the speaker. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/us-univ...