University of Wisconsin–Madison

June 20–22, 2019: Provocation and Civility: Free Speech in Wisconsin High Schools

The Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy is hosting a two-day conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, June 20–22, on “Freedom of Speech in Wisconsin’s High Schools.” The purpose of the conference is to provide high school principals the knowledge to understand the free speech rights and limitations of students, teachers, and administrators in the high school context.

Date and location

   

   • Thursday, June 20, 2019 to Saturday, June 22, 2019

   • University Club, 803 State Street, Madison, WI 53703

Questions? Contact us.

Registration form.

Conference schedule

Itinerary (TBA)

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Reception 6:30-7:00pmRichard Avramenko & John Sharpless
Dinner7:00pm
Keynote addressafter dinnerDonald Downs, UW Madison Political Science

Breakfast8:00-9:00am
Session 1—The First Amendment: A Contested History9:00-10:30amDonald Downs, UW Madison Political Science
Break10:30-11:00am
Session 2—Students’ Rights & the First Amendment11:00am-12:30pmTBA
Lunch12:30-1:30pm
Campus Trolley Tour1:30-3:00pm
Session 3—High School Faculty & Staff: Limits on Speech for Government Employees3:00-4:30pmDonald Downs
Break4:30-6:30pm
Dinner at Concourse Senate Room7:00pm
Keynote addressafter dinnerTBA
Hospitalityafter dinner

 

Breakfast8:00-9:00am
Session 4—New Technologies & Students’ Rights9:00-10:30amTBA
Break10:30-11:00am
Session 5—Preparing High Students for Rights & Responsibilities after High School11:00am-12:30pmTBA
Closing Remarks12:30

Reading list leaders

  • Session 1—The First Amendment: A Contested History

    (Don Downs-UW Madison CSLD founder)
  • Session 2—Student’s Right & the First Amendment

    (TBA)
  • Session 3—High School Faculty & Staff: Limits on Speech for Government Employees

    (Donald Downs)
  • Session 4—New Technologies & Students’ Rights

    (TBA)
  • Session 5—Preparing High Students for Rights & Responsibilities after High School

    TBA
Dusk falls to nighttime as pedestrians walk along Library Mall and State Street past the University Club at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during autumn on Oct. 28, 2016. (Photo by Jeff Miller/UW-Madison)
Dusk falls to nighttime as pedestrians walk along Library Mall and State Street past the University Club at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during autumn on Oct. 28, 2016. (Photo by Jeff Miller/UW-Madison)