coe-fac: Freedom of Expression Symposium -- College of Education, University of Oregon

[Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann]

Dear  Faculty and Students,

The College of Education is hosting an event as part of the School of Journalism’s Freedom of Expression series. This interactive event is entitled “Raising Student Voice: Freedom of Expression Symposium” and is dedicated to exploring the challenges and questions that high school and college educators, policymakers, administrators, and students face when enacting policies and practices intended to strengthen supports for freedom of expression on their respective campuses.

We also hope to identify ways to ensure that students who are entering higher education can be prepared for an environment in which ideas may be more challenging, and more frequently challenged, than in their previous educational settings. We believe that open and honest discourse is a good first step towards fostering a better understanding of the different points of view and considerations that will ultimately help us as we craft best-practice solutions for future educational stakeholders.

 Please read on for full details and to RSVP (below).

What: Raising Student Voice: Freedom of Expression Symposium involving high school students, policymakers, higher education researchers, and educational professional and leaders

Who: High school students, COE Faculty, state and local education leaders, and other community members who are either currently involved in or preparing to enter our educational systems

Learn more about:


  *   What does “free speech” mean in Oregon schools? How is it fostered in developmentally appropriate ways?
  *   How do schools empower student voice and nurture ideas, even when the ideas are potentially controversial?
  *   How do schools support the students in developing skills to engage in discourse about uncomfortable ideas/opinions?
  *   Can schools support “freedom of expression” and yet remain neutral spaces for learning?
  *   How do educational professionals develop learning opportunities for students when they’re exposed to potentially controversial expressions?

When: April 30, 2018  12:00 – 3:00 p.m. PST

Where:  Erb Memorial Union (EMU) UO Campus, Redwood Room. Refreshments will be served.

The event will feature a tiered-panel discussion to address these, and other, key questions. Professor and Knight Chair Charles Martinez, who is also Chairperson of the Oregon Board of Education, will serve as the university convener and moderator and will address these questions.
The event will feature three sections each lasting approximately one hour:
·         Framing of the issues
·         Student panel discussion
·         Discussion roundtable with all participants
Due to the interactive nature of this event, we request that you RSVP to hold your spot at a table.  Click here to RSVP.<https://oregon.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8cOWZkAmTzXGT09&Q_JFE=0>
This event is part of a series of Freedom of Expression events<https://president.uoregon.edu/free-expression> that are being held by the University of Oregon.

We hope that you can attend.


Dianna

Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann, Ph.D.,

Director of Administration
College of Education
1215 University of Oregon
(541) 346-5407

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