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Academic Freedom and Human Rights Symposium

What is “academic freedom” and why is it important? This symposium will feature several panels, comprised of historians and social scientists who specialize in various regions of the world, discussing occasions when powerful outsiders sought to control universities, as well as the outcomes of these efforts for knowledge and human rights. It will also discuss the creation of academic freedom as a principle in the United States and its role in democratic governance. 

The symposium will conclude with a keynote address from Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University.

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This symposium considers the role of academic freedom in society by examining instances, past and present, when it was abrogated, including the impact on knowledge and for human rights.

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Friday
Oct 10 2025
10:00am - 05:00pm

Location: Scholars Event Theater, Room 1280, Price Gilbert Memorial Library

Contact: Kate Pride Brownk.p.brown@gatech.edu 

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  • Created:05/20/2025
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