Authoritarians in the Academy
So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 255
FIRE Senior Scholar Sarah McLaughlin discusses her new book, ""
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:17 Book origins
03:38 How China censored speech on American campuses
18:36 COVID's impact for international students' speech
22:05 What is sensitivity exploitation?
25:35 Free speech at international satellite campuses
31:28 Attempted deportations of Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk
36:52 Sarah's free speech inspirations: literature and people
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