College Seminar (101-7-24)
Topic
Universities, Free Speech, Academic Freedom and Pr
Instructors
Jeff Rice
847/491-8916
1908 Sheridan
Meeting Info
Scott Hall 107 Burdick Room: Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM
Overview of class
These days the media is filled with stories about Free Speech on College Campuses, issues of 'wokeness' etc. This seminar is going to confront these topics head on; allowing us to direct a develop thoughts on what it means to be a student in 2023 in a Liberal Arts University. What is the relationship between free speech and intellectual inquiry? Debate, open discussion, hearing and speaking, trigger warnings, and hate speech. What does open mean, are limits required or a slippery slope? How should students, faculty and administrators handle these issues? How much of political correctness is, in fact, curtesy to others? How much is wokeness a term used to describe open access to the marketplace of ideas? How accurate are these terms when used in denunciation of current university culture? These are the issues we will be discussing in this class and we will operate with open discussion combined with mutual respect in order to maintain civility.
Registration Requirements
Attendance at first class required
Learning Objectives
1. The ability to read and think critically about a complicated issue which directly impacts the role of university education in students’ lives.
2. The critical exploration of a variety of source material: primary and secondary, and how to distinguish between and amongst them.
3. To engage in debate and argumentation with other students and the professor.
Teaching Method
seminar
Evaluation Method
TBD
Class Attributes
WCAS College Seminar
Enrollment Requirements
Enrollment Requirements: Weinberg First Year Seminars are only available to first-year students.
Drop Consent: Department Consent Required