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FIRE Celebrating First Amendment Day at University of North Carolina on Thursday
The University of North Carolina will host Robert Shibley, FIRE's senior vice president, as part of a First Amendment Day celebration at UNC on Thursday. Robert will be part of a panel discussing free speech at the university. Come to the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Carroll Hall Room 33, at 5 p.m.
To invite a FIRE speaker to your campus, check out the CFN's Speakers Bureau page.
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