TIME |
SESSION |
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7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. |
Opening Remarks Paul T. Jaeger |
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. |
PEN Workshop 1: Navigating Tense Moments and Their Aftermath Neijma Celestine-Donnor Kristen Shahverdian This session is designed to equip campus leaders, faculty, and staff with de-escalation strategies for tense, politicized, or emotional moments that can be unexpected but often need to be addressed in order to maintain an open and respectful campus climate. Tense moments that will be addressed include speakers on campus, fliers/chalking, and hecklers. By the end of the session participants will leave with tools for effective listening and how to respond with effective communications after tense moments occur. Participants will engage with each other through scenarios with guidance from PEN America facilitators. |
10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. |
Networking Break |
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. |
Moderated Discussion: Public Policy and Lessons Learned from Institutional Challenges James L. Turk, Paulette Granberry Russell, and Nico Perrino Moderator: Terri Taylor This moderated panel discussion will ask three experts working in higher education in Canada and the United States to reflect on specific examples, and lessons learned, of institutional challenges at the intersection of inclusion and free expression. Panelists will discuss how leaders have navigated complex dynamics and interests on campus and how these incidents have influenced public policy and public opinion. |
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. |
Keynote Lunch—Libraries and the Law: Protecting Free Expression and Access to Information in Polarized Times |
1:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. |
Break |
1:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m. |
PEN Workshop 2: Academic Freedom and Inclusion—Tools to Uphold Both on Campuses Lara Schwartz Kristen Shahverdian The session will drill into the tensions between free expression/academic freedom and inclusion and how they play out with faculty and students. While it can feel impossible to uphold both, faculty, staff, and campus leaders can work towards this ideal with the right framework and tools. Through the use of scenarios participants will practice PEN America’s tools in small groups so that they leave with a stronger understanding of speech rights on campus and how to handle moments of tension as they inevitably occur. |
3:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m. |
Networking Break |
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. |
Evidence-based Initiatives to Prevent Political Polarization and Build Resilient and Inclusive Communities of Knowledge Pasha Dashtgard and La'Nita Johnson The Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) is an applied research lab created to develop evidence-based initiatives to prevent political polarization and violent extremism. PERIL has taken an upstream, public health approach to developing resources for the higher ed community. Pasha Dashtgard and La'Nita Johnson will present PERIL's BRICK (Building Resilient & Inclusive Communities of Knowledge) Toolkit. They will discuss findings from their listening sessions, focus groups, and interviews that underpinned the toolkit, including how campus leadership can contribute to the prevention of radicalization on college campuses, and what faculty, staff, and especially students can do within their roles on campus. The BRICK Toolkit presents guidance on how students can create movements on campus to rally against extremist influences, how to build coalitions on campus with administrators and faculty, and ways to create a campus culture that prevents the seeds of radicalization from being planted in the first place. To read the toolkit and learn more about PERIL and ways to collaborate with us, go to https://perilresearch.com/ and find the toolkit here: https://perilresearch.com/resource/brick-building-resilient-inclusive-communities-of-knowledge/. |
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. |
Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks |
