SpeechMatters Podcast
In-depth conversations with scholars, campus leaders, and practitioners on free expression, higher education, and civic life. New episodes drop monthly — available wherever you listen.
Listen to the PodcastGuidance for navigating complex issues in free expression, civic engagement, and campus dialogue — available at no cost to students, educators, and campus communities everywhere.
From the Center
Conversations, events, and episodic content produced by the Center — exploring free expression and civic engagement in higher education.
In-depth conversations with scholars, campus leaders, and practitioners on free expression, higher education, and civic life. New episodes drop monthly — available wherever you listen.
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A monthly roundup of the Center’s research, events, programs, and resources — delivered to your inbox. Straightforward, substantive, and ad-free.
Recordings of Center-hosted webinars on campus climate, online harassment, protest policy, and more.
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Each year, scholars and practitioners from across the country take on a pressing question about free expression or civic life.
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The VOICE Initiative funds UC students, staff, and faculty to lead their own projects on expression and civic engagement.
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Each category below links directly to the corresponding resource page.
UC Resources
Conversations, events, and episodic content produced by the Center — exploring free expression and civic engagement in higher education.
Understand the rules that govern expression, protest, and assembly across the UC system—and find plain-language guidance for applying them on your campus.
View guidanceWhat academic freedom protects, where it comes from, and how it differs from free speech—explained for the faculty, students, and administrators who rely on it.
Explore the basicsPrograms and tools that help UC communities talk across differences, including facilitation resources and the UC Dialogue Fellows Program.
Explore dialogue workResources and opportunities that help students register, vote, and take part in public life as part of their education.
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