February 22, 2022
Higher education institutions continue to grapple with the challenges and opportunities associated with exercising academic freedom and responsibility while seeking to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive campuses. This dynamic is particularly evident in the classroom. Faculty have the benefit of academic freedom that encourages a search for deeper knowledge and understanding, and the academic responsibility to ensure that complex content is presented through inclusive pedagogy that promotes positive learning environments. This community conversation will further explore the principles and practices of academic responsibility and academic freedom, and how these are effectively exercised in a diverse, inclusive and equitable campus community.
Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies and Women's and Gender Studies; Associate Director for Faculty, Residential College; Associate Director, African Studies Center
Edward M. Gramlich Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Economics and Public Policy, Harold T. Shapiro Collegiate Professor of Public Policy Emeritus, and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emeritus
W K Kellogg Professor of Community Information and Professor of Information, School of Information