Read the latest op-ed co-authored by Prof. Tom Ginsburg where he writes about the recently proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” which he says "threatens" the partnership between higher ed & government to produce the best scholarship.
From funding cuts to surveillance, Chicago Forum Faculty Director @tomginsburg.bsky.social breaks down Trump’s War on Universities in his latest for Persuasion.
ICYMI: Chicago Forum Faculty Director @tomginsburg.bsky.social recently joined Richard Chew for a conversation on the importance of active citizen participation in democracy and the challenges facing constitutional democracy in the United States.
“If there's any ‘Lone Star,’ it's that the government cannot tell people what to think and what to say, and can't punish people for protected speech,” said @tomginsburg.bsky.social , a law professor at the University of Chicago.
@tomginsburg.bsky.social, a UChicago law professor and faculty director of the school’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression, said there have been efforts to promote ideological diversity on college campuses in recent years but “we need much more of it.”
Read about Israel’s attacks on Iran through personal journal entries authored by our Director of Programs, Talla Mountjoy, published in the Chicago Tribune today.
In his latest article for Persuasion, Chicago Forum Faculty Director Professor @tomginsburg.bsky.social analyzes how a second Trump administration could shift the balance of power within the U.S. government by moving toward a hyper-presidential system.
ICYMI: Professor @tomginsburg.bsky.social, Faculty Director of the Chicago Forum, reflects on the role of personal statements in student-run law reviews and their implications for academic freedom in his latest article.
Chicago Forum Faculty Advisor and First Amendment Scholar Genevieve Lakier speaks with CBS News about the free speech implications of the crackdown on foreign students and why we should care when constitutional principles and values are undermined.
Watch Professors Tom Ginsburg and Brian Soucek discuss institutional neutrality and academic freedom in a webinar hosted by UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement on March 4, 2025.
Join Professor Brian Soucek and Professor Tom Ginsburg for a virtual discussion on institutional neutrality. Hear their dueling perspectives on the issue.
Join Professor Tom Ginsburg, Faculty Director of the Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression at the University of Chicago, and Professor Brian Soucek of the University of California at Davis for a captivating virtual discussion on institutional neutrality.
In The Chronicle of Higher Education, Chicago Forum Faculty Director Professor Tom Ginsburg discusses how the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)’s new policies are weakening its once-vital role in defending academic freedom.
Join us for an engaging lunchtime conversation with writer and human rights activist Jamie Kalven. He will discuss the unfinished business of the landmark Kalven Report, exploring its ongoing relevance and the systemic challenges it sought to address.
Tune in to hear the President discuss the Chicago Principles and recent developments in the field of artificial intelligence in this insightful podcast.
President Paul Alivisatos was recently a featured guest on an episode of the Free Expression with Gerry Baker podcast, presented by the Wall Street Journal.
