MCL 350 - GETTING SPEECH RIGHT: INCLUSION, INQUIRY AND CITIZENSHIP (WHAT EMPLOYERS WANTS)

College of Arts and Sciences

Credit(s): 3

This seminar probes the relationship between higher education and democratic society through the lens of debates about free speech, academic freedom and inclusive learning on a multicultural campus. The first part of the course identifies the tensions around these topics by considering the viewpoints of journalists and scholars. The second part of the course looks at solutions. Part of the seminar’s coursework will require students to produce their own recommendations for solutions on the UK campus.

Meets UK Core: Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA.