School of Law professors discuss academic freedom on campus

May 16, 2024

law professors discus academic freedom on campus

Advance at UNM, the UNM Office of Academic Affairs, the UNM Center for Teaching and Learning, and the UNM School of Law hosted two events for faculty and staff to explore freedom of speech best practices and the current free speech climate.

On March 19, 2024, a webinar titled “Academic Freedom on Campus: Professional and Personal Reflections” discussed academic freedom through historical, legal, and practical lenses. The webinar contained presentations by four professors of law: Maryam Ahranjani, John Kang, Joshua Kastenerg, and Sonia Gipson Rankin. The moderators included Julia Fulghum, Advance at UNM Director and Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Professor Sonia Gipson Rankin. The presentation can be viewed here: https://advance.unm.edu/academic-freedom/.