Each year, Michigan State University College of Law hosts several internationally acclaimed experts for engaged public discussions with the dean. The presentations are spaced throughout the academic year and organized around a topic of current intellectual interest. For the 2024–25 academic year, the Dean's Speaker Series will focus on the theme: "Free Expression and Democracy Today."
The full list of speakers is listed below:
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Sept. 30: Tom Ginsberg, University of Chicago: Campus Speech, Protest and Role of the University in Our Democracy
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TBA: Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State: Ensuring a Free and Fair Election
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Oct. 21: Vanita Gupta, ACLU: Protecting Civil rights in our Democracy
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Jan. 27, 2025: Ashutosh Bhagwat, UC Davis: Free Expression and Digital Speech
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March 10, 2025: Danielle K. Citron, UVa Law: Privacy, Free Expression and Civil Rights in a Digital Age
This story originally appeared on the College of Law website.