Speak Freely: The Princeton Principles
Kicking off our new monthly series on freedom of speech,\xa0Keith Whittington\xa0and\xa0Donald Downs\xa0discuss the\xa0Princeton Principles for a Campus of Free Inquiry. These principles, outlined by a group of scholars convened by Professor Robert P. George here at the\xa0James Madison Program\xa0in March 2023, expand on the well-known Chicago Principles in ensuring campus free speech and institutional neutrality.\nProfessors Whittington and Downs are both among the original fifteen participants and endorsers of the Princeton Principles, and played significant roles in drafting the document. Keith Whittington is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics in the Department of Politics at Princeton University, and the author of\xa0Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech\xa0(Princeton UP, 2019).\xa0He specializes in public law and American Politics, and will soon join the faculty of Yale Law School. Donald Downs is the Alexander Meiklejohn Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His areas of specialty include freedom of speech, academic freedom, and American politics. Since retiring, Downs has been the lead faculty advisor to the Free Speech and Open Inquiry Project of the Institute for Humane Studies in Washington, D.C.\nPrinceton's governing document,\xa0Rights, Rules, and Responsibilities, referenced during the episode.\xa0The James Madison Program's\xa0Initiative on Freedom of Thought, Inquiry, and Expression.\n\ufeffAnnika Nordquist\xa0is the Communications Coordinator of Princeton University\u2019s James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and host of the Program\u2019s podcast,\xa0Madison\u2019s Notes.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law