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UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement
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The Center explores the intersection of expression, engagement & democratic learning and considers what can be done to restore trust in the value of free speech

https://freespeechcenter.universityofcalifornia.edu/
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📢 Season 5 of the #SpeechMatters podcast starts now!

Tune into the latest episode, “Campus Speech and Academic Freedom, A Guide for Difficult Times” with guest speakers and Center Co-chairs UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gillman and Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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🚨Tomorrow! Register for an online writing workshop, as part of UC Irvine’s first festival for ten-minute monologues. Free and open to all!

📅 Fri, Jan 16, 4-7 PM PT

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January 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Register today for an online writing workshop, as part of UC Irvine’s first festival for ten-minute monologues. Free and open to all!

📅 Fri, Jan 16, 4-7 PM PT

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January 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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🎧 New #SpeechMatters podcast alert!

Tune into the latest episode titled, “The Illusion of University Neutrality” with guest host and former fellow Emerson Sykes and former fellow and guest speaker Brian Soucek.

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December 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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🚨New #SpeechMatters podcast episode out now!

Tune into “Building Campus Cultures for Constructive Dialogue” with guest host and former fellow Alex Kappus and guest speaker Caroline Mehl from the Constructive Dialogue Institute.

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November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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📣Tune in today at 10am PT/ 1pm ET for “(No) Shame in Speaking: Creating Space for Courageous Conversation.” Register now! buff.ly/1s7LXla
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November 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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📢 Tune in today at 10am PT/ 1pm ET for “Beyond Red and Blue: Fostering Friendships in a Polarized Campus Climate.” Register now! buff.ly/pUh8oMY
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October 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Don’t miss our final Fellows in the Field workshop with Penelope Lusk on Tuesday, November 4 at 10am PT!

🚨Register today:
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October 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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📣 New #SpeechMatters podcast alert! 📣

Tune into the latest episode, “Trump 2.0: A Stress Test for the First Amendment” with guest speaker Timothy Zick from William & Mary Law School.

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October 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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📢 Register for our upcoming Fellows in the Field workshop with Drs. Tara Hudson and Alyssa Rockenbach on Wednesday, October 22 at 10am PT!

See you there: buff.ly/BrGmw6O
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October 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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🎉 Congratulations to our 2026 class of VOICE recipients!

Take a look at this year’s class, who showcase the UC system’s wide range of perspectives, innovative programming and impactful research:
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October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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🚨 Tomorrow: Don’t miss Fellows in the Field with Drs. Susan Haarman and Leslie Watland at 10am PT!

Register today:
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September 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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🎙️“Mic’d Up: VOICE stories” is heading to Votechella!

The UC Berkeley team shares how they got students registered to vote and politically informed before the voter registration deadline.

👉 Swipe to see their impact.

Learn more about VOICE 🔗
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September 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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🚨New #SpeechMatters episode 🚨

Tune into “These Rights are Self-Evident, Not Self-Executing” with the former Archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan.

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September 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Happy #ConstitutionDay! 📜

Constitution Day marks the signing of the Constitution by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on this day in 1787.

Join the Founding Fathers and become a signer of the Constitution today! 🖋️ buff.ly/T4fthGG
An image of the U.S. Constitution with the words "We the People" prominently displayed. A pen rests on the document. Overlaid text in a blue bubble reads: "Join the Founding Fathers in signing the U.S. Constitution." At the bottom the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement logo is included.
September 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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🎙️We’re taking “Mic’d Up: VOICE stories” to UC Davis with Michael Hayden and the team who discuss the Davis Journal of Legal Studies.

👉 Swipe to see how they amplified student voices through the VOICE initiative across UC campuses.

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September 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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🎙️Introducing “Mic’d Up: VOICE stories” kicking off at UC Irvine with Breana Figueroa Perez sharing her insights behind her project.

👉 Swipe to explore how Breana made a lasting impact across UC campuses.

Learn more about the VOICE initiative: buff.ly/eRwmdRz
September 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Register now for our upcoming virtual Fellows in the Field workshops!

Learn from the Center’s 2024-25 fellows about their research findings and get your questions answered in real-time.
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September 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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📣 Join us for our upcoming virtual Fellows in the Field interactive workshop with Drs. Susan Haarman and Leslie Watland on September 25, 2025 at 10am PT.

Register now: buff.ly/FDOAbTy
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September 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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We are pleased to present the final work of our 2024-2025 class of Fellows!

Congratulations to Cameron Beatty, Derron Bennett, Robert Cohen, Yi Ding, Tara Donnelly, Susan Haarman, Leslie Watland, Tara Hudson, Alyssa Rockenbach, Anil Kalhan, and Penelope Lusk.

Explore their work:
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August 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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🚨New #SpeechMatters podcast episode is out now!

Tune into “Viewpoint Diversity in Higher Education” with guest speaker Jon Shields from Claremont McKenna College.

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August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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📣 The #SpeechMatters podcast is back with a new episode for our VOICE Summer Series! 📣

Tune into “The (Re)Writing Migration Stories Project” with special guests Laura Enriquez, Giovanna Itzel, and Breana Figueroa Perez, the team behind the project.

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Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “The (Re)Writing Migration Stories Project.” The left side of the image has the podcast title and episode name, while the right side shows a blurred background of people recording a podcast and speaker information with placeholder profile icons.
July 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Congress is considering major cuts to research funding that would hurt innovation, slow medical breakthroughs and jeopardize America’s economic and national security. Join UC in urging lawmakers to reject these cuts and reinvest in science.
#SpeakUp4Science #UCadvocate

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July 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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📢 New episode of the #SpeechMatters podcast is here with our summer VOICE series!

Tune into “Civic Engagement Scholars Program” with UC Santa Barbara's Katya Armistead and Viviana Marsano

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June 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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🚨 Our 2025 - 2026 VOICE Initiative applications close TODAY!

Get your application in by tonight at 11:59 PM PDT ⤵️
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#VOICE2025 #FreeSpeech #CivicEngagement
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June 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM