TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — With debates over speech, censorship, and free inquiry dominating headlines this week, the University of Arizona staged a counterpoint: a weekend gathering aimed at expanding, not restricting, conversation.
The university’s Center for the Philosophy of Freedom hosted its first Conference on Academic Freedom Friday and Saturday, drawing speakers from across the political spectrum to address urgent issues in higher education.
University of Arizona Associate Director Saura Masconale, a co-organizer of the event, said that the center’s work is essential at a moment when many are retreating into isolated echo chambers. “The Freedom Center is about defending people’s right to constructively disagree,” she said…