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Civil Discourse & EDIA

Civil Discourse, Academic Freedom, and EDIA

It can be difficult to navigate academic freedom, civil discourse and EDIA. Below are some resources with tools and techniques to do so effectively. 

Balancing Inclusion and Diversity with Upholding Free Speech Rights in Canadian Universities: Challenging but Feasible - International Journal of Higher Education article which investigates EDIA and free speech in Canadian universities.

Balancing Free Speech and Inclusion: Four Simple Strategies for Campus Leaders -Pen America strategies for campus leaders to support free speech and inclusion. 

Managing Campus Expression and Equality Rights: Contemporary Considerations for Canadian Universities - An article which presents ideals for tools to support university administrators to successfully manage campus expressions and equality rights issues that arise.

Learning to say goodbye to Academic Freedom - A University Affairs article that describes the adjustment a adjustment an academic faces when they become a senior administrator, as they don’t have the same academic freedoms they did as professors.

Civil discourse project to launch at MIT | MIT News | Massachusetts  Institute of TechnologyImage: MIT News