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Columbia University President Lee Bollinger and First Amendment scholar Geoffrey Stone examined the evolution of free speech since the Supreme Court’s 1919 ruling which decided that freedom …

The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine released a report recommending steps the federal, state and local officials should take to improve election security prior to the…

Panelists talked about the effects of race, ethnicity, and religion on policies such as affirmative action and immigration. This forum was part of a series of discussions on the state of…

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivered a keynote address at Columbia University about the criminal justice system and incidents of police violence against unarmed black …

Panelists talked about how journalism has changed since the Guardian newspaper’s decision to publish leaked U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance files submitted by former governm…

Panelists spoke about the impact of digital media on journalism. Among the topics they addressed were the use of increasingly available technology by “citizen journalists,” the use of social…

Scholars participated in a panel discussion on the crisis of slavery leading up to and during President Lincoln’s administration and its impact on his presidency. Sean Wilentz spoke on “Abra…

Participants spoke about higher education and its role in global affairs, as well as its responsibility in educating women for careers in foreign service. Following their remarks they answer…

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke at Columbia University. Mr. Bollinger introduced President Ahmadinejad as a man who exhibited “all the signs of a petty and cruel dictator” and ap…

In an Affirmative Action Debate, Lee Bollinger, the former president of Michigan University and the named defendant in the two most recent Supreme Court affirmative action cases, argued “for…

Columbia University President Lee Bollinger talked about a number of issues including affirmative action programs and college admissions, educating journalists, and a professor’s anti-war co…

Following Supreme Court Oral Arguments of two University of Michigan admissions policy cases, some of the parties involved spoke to reporters on the plaza in front of the Supreme Court.

At the annual meeting of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Lee Bollinger, former president of the University of Michigan, talked about affirmative action pro…

Democratic leaders and others talked about civil rights issues as they related to education. Among the topics they addressed were women and minority participation in athletics, affirmative a…

Former President Gerald Ford and CIA Director George Tenet talked about the future role of the intelligence agency and its relationship with the White House, Congress, and the public. Follow…

The panelists discussed the relationship between public attitudes toward the arts and government funding of the arts, especially controversial forms of art, as many debate the meaning of the…

The Federal Communications Bar Association, a group of attorneys specializing in communications law, sponsored a forum investigating the role and applications of the First Amendment througho…

The Senate Labor & Human Resources Subcommittee on Arts & Humanities heard from several people in the art world and representatives of consumer groups. At issue was whether federal funds sho…

Witnesses testified against the United States Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork. Several senators criticized Judge Bork’s views on freedom of speech and freedom of literary expression.