Academic Freedom: From Professional Norm to First Amendment Right
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | 12:15 PM EST - 1:30 PM EST
Is academic freedom a First Amendment right? Many think so, yet its relationship to free speech as guaranteed by the Constitution is anything but straightforward. David Rabban examines the extensive case law addressing academic freedom and free speech at American universities, developing a robust theory of academic freedom as a distinctive subset of First Amendment law.
Co-sponsored by Rutgers Center for Security, Race, and Rights, csrr.rutgers.edu, and Rutgers Institute for Professional Education.
Co-sponsored by Rutgers Center for Security, Race, and Rights, csrr.rutgers.edu, and Rutgers Institute for Professional Education.
FACULTY:
David M. Rabban
Dahr Jamail, Randall Hage Jamail, and Robert Lee Jamail Regents Chair in Law
Distinguished Teaching Professor
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Law
Sahar Aziz (moderator)
Professor of Law
Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar
Founding Director, Rutgers Center for Security, Race, and Rights
Rutgers Law School
Dahr Jamail, Randall Hage Jamail, and Robert Lee Jamail Regents Chair in Law
Distinguished Teaching Professor
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Law
Sahar Aziz (moderator)
Professor of Law
Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar
Founding Director, Rutgers Center for Security, Race, and Rights
Rutgers Law School
LOCATION:
Get Zoom link at https://go.rutgers.edu/freespeech
Zoom webinar
Zoom webinar
CREDITS:
CLE: NJ: 1.2 | NY: 1.0 | PA: 1.0
SUBJECT AREAS:
Constitutional Law
Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights
COST:
$25.00
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