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FIRE on the Radio Today on Academic Freedom Cases in California
Today at 12:15 p.m. ET (9:15 a.m. PT), FIRE President Greg Lukianoff will participate in a broadcast panel discussion on academic freedom in the wake of the canceled speech by former Harvard President Larry Summers to the UC Board of Regents and the controversy surrounding Erwin Chemerinsky’s new position as dean of the UC–Irvine law school.
The discussion will air on KQED San Francisco, and Torch readers can click here to listen online.
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