An excerpt from a speech to the Class of 2023.

Questions for Leila Brammer, inaugural director of the College’s Parrhesia Program for Public Discourse.

Two constitutional scholars weigh 21st-century challenges to the letter and spirit of the First Amendment.

Fifty years ago, Wayne C. Booth, AM’47, PhD’50, gave an eerily prescient speech.

“Universities cannot be viewed as a sanctuary for comfort but rather as a crucible for confronting ideas,” writes president Robert J. Zimmer. 

As free expression comes under challenge on some campuses, the University’s affirmation of a long-standing value may become a model for higher education.