Initiatives

The ten UNC Charlotte students selected as this year’s Charlotte Conversationalists have been announced: These ten students are being trained in the art of constructive dialogue, and they will be hosting various dialogues on campus. The Charlotte Conversationalists are being led by Dr. Nance Riffe, Associate Teaching Professor from Communication Studies. Congratulations to these students!

The Free Expression and Constructive Dialogue Task Force announces the opening of applications for faculty to participate in the Spring 2025 Constructive Dialogue Faculty Learning Community. Join a group of colleagues to learn how to incorporate constructive dialogue into your courses. Faculty who complete the learning community will receive a $500 stipend. Professor Matthew Metzgar, […]

The College Republicans will debate the College Democrats on the topic of Immigration on Monday, October 28th. There will be an interactive Q & A and refreshments will be served. Come join us!

The Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force is offering five $1,000 mini-grants for the 2024-2025 academic year.  These funds are to be used by faculty to help promote free expression, constructive dialogue, and viewpoint diversity on campus.  These funds could be used for items such as conference travel, classes/training, or other projects.  All funds must be […]

Sponsored by the Barnes Family Foundation, a Braver Angles debate will take place on campus on Oct 2nd. The event will begin at 5:00 pm in McEniry 127.

UNC Charlotte was recently ranked No. 9 in the 2025 College Free Speech Rankings, released by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and College Pulse. This is the first time for Charlotte in the top ten of the rankings. This exciting news shows the hard work of our faculty and the Free Speech and […]

On April 5, the inaugural North Carolina Campus Discourse Leaders conference was held at UNC Chapel Hill. The event was co-organized by the Program for Public Discourse at the University of North Carolina, NC Campus Engagement, the Deliberative Citizenship Initiative at Davidson College, the Kernodle Center for Civic Life at Elon University and the Free […]

Last week, the Board of Trustees passed a resolution affirming Institutional Neutrality for UNC Charlotte. You can read more about the various free speech resolutions that have been approved here.

Sanctuary Discussions are now accepting applications. Applications are due Friday, February 23. Learn more about Sanctuary Discussions on our website. Please contact Dr. Scott Fitzgerald with any questions (sfitzger@charlotte.edu).

The Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue task force will be hosting Kurt Weaver for a speaking event on March 14th. The event will take place at the Halton Room in Atkins Library from 4 pm to 5 pm on Thursday, March 14th. Light refreshments will be available. Kurt Weaver is the COO of You Can […]