Initiatives
Speech Protections Are Spreading Across the UNC System: Recent moves by UNC Charlotte and East Carolina University should be applauded.
UNC Charlotte’s Faculty Council held a special meeting to discuss and ultimately pass a free-speech resolution endorsing the Chicago Principles. The Charlotte Faculty Council’s resolution came from work done by the Free Expression and Constructive Dialogue Task Force, created by Provost Joan Lorden in 2022 following the UNC Board of Governors’ report on a survey […]
The Free Expression and Constructive Dialogue task force introduces website; announces Heterodox Academy’s Campus Communities’ membership
The Free Expression and Constructive Dialogue (FECD) task force recently unveiled its inaugural website: freeexpression.charlotte.edu. The site provides information on events focusing on free expression topics occurring on campus, opportunities to engage with others, and resources to learn more about free expression and constructive dialogue. The FECD held four events this spring to inform and […]
Faculty Free Expression and Constructive Dialogue Task Force to host spring events
Faculty Free Expression and Constructive Dialogue Task Force to host spring events The Faculty Free Expression and Constructive Dialogue Task Force (FECD) will host several events in spring 2023 to inform and engage faculty on the topics of free expression, constructive dialogue and civil discourse: “Fostering Constructive Disagreement in Student Discourse” with Kevin Marinelli, teaching […]
UNC Charlotte joins Heterodox Academy (HxA) Campus Community Network
On January 9, 2023, Heterodox Academy (HxA) launched a new initiative called the Campus Community Network. The Campus Community Network aims to change campus culture and institutional practices by empowering members to promote HxA values. Each Campus Community will be led by several HxA member co-chairs who are faculty, staff, or graduate students at the […]