Campus Community Conversations
Campus Community Conversations is a campus-wide initiative from the Office of Inclusive Excellence. Through a series of teach-ins, panel discussions and moderated conversations, Campus Community Conversations seek to bring the UB community together in learning and conversation. In its inaugural year, Campus Community Conversations will cover a wide range of current topics.
Upcoming Campus Community Conversations
Free Speech Teach-In
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: Zoom webinar
Intended Audience: Open Event
The first Campus Community Conversation will feature UB Law professors Manoj Mate and Paul Linden-Retek in conversation with Vice Provost and Professor of Law, Seval Yildirim, about the parameters of First Amendment free speech protections. The panel will discuss constitutional doctrine covering specific categories of free speech protections across different domains.
Election Law Teach-In
Date & Time: Tuesday, October 8, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: Zoom webinar
Intended Audience: Open Event
The second event of the series will be a teach-in with Professor Manoj Mate discussing the upcoming presidential election with UCLA Law Professor Richard Hasen. Professor Hasen is the Gary T. Schwartz Endowed Chair in Law and Director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project. He is the author of numerous books on election law, including his latest book, A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy.
Professor Hasen and Professor Mate will discuss the challenges facing the nation in this election, including concerns about foreign interference; disinformation; voter suppression and restrictions on minority voter participation; risks posed by non-acceptance of election results; and threats to election certification and the peaceful transition of power.
