First Amendment expert Dr. Jim Castagnera will explain how to balance free speech with the need to protect members of your campus community. You will learn how to set appropriate policies for your institution.
What You'll Learn
- What do speech codes include?
- How can you create safe spaces on your campus?
- What are the best tactics to prevent hate speech?
- Can you restrict microaggressions without violating the First Amendment?
Training Overview
When does free speech NOT apply on your campus?
A recent survey indicates several of the most selective schools in the U.S. rank among the worst in the country for free speech. This year, colleges and universities are increasingly wrestling with the need to protect students from hate while adhering to laws permitting free speech.
Although free speech sounds like a straightforward concept, there are many nuances you must consider, particularly in higher education. You need to understand how to maintain First Amendment freedoms while shielding your community from vitriol and microaggressions.
- What do speech codes include?
- How can you create safe spaces on your campus?
- What are the best tactics to prevent hate speech?
- Can you restrict microaggressions without violating the First Amendment?
Learn answers to our questions and more during our upcoming webinar.
Who Should Attend?
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Expert Presenter
Dr. Jim Castagnera
- Served for 23 years as associate provost and legal counsel for academic affairs at Rider University, where he received the university’s highest annual award for distinguished service
- Adjunct Professor of Law in the Kline School of Law at Drexel University
- President of Dr. Jim’s One-Stop HR Shop, a full-service HR law and compliance company
- Partner with Portum Group International LLC, a data-privacy and compliance-consulting firm
- Of Counsel to WIBC Law, a business-law boutique
- Arbitrator for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Taught at UT-Austin and Widener University Law School as a full-time law professor
- Previously worked as a labor, employment, and intellectual-property attorney with Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
- M.A. in Journalism from Kent State University
- J.D. and Ph.D. (American Studies) from Case Western Reserve University
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