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Forum Live: Should Universities Take A Stand?
Date and Time
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 7:00 PM (PT)
Location
The Commons at KQED 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, CA 94110View Map
Cost
In-Person: $18.67 ($15 ticket + fees) / Livestream: FreeDescription
Should universities take public stands on pressing political and social issues, or strive to remain neutral spaces for open inquiry and debate?
UC Davis law professor Brian Soucek, author of The Opinionated University, joins Forum’s Alexis Madrigal for a timely conversation about the evolving role of higher education in a polarized society.
At a critical moment when institutional speech faces unprecedented political pressures, what happens when academic values, free expression, the responsibilities that universities have to their communities collide?
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