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FCC Chair Brendan Carr loves free speech… unless it’s Jimmy Kimmel. 😏🗣️ #FreeSpeechDrama #JimmyKimmel #SpeechMatters
September 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
johnperrino.com
Thanks to the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement for a great conversation!

🎙️ We covered the TikTok saga, changes at Meta, why online safety matters for free expression, and more on the "SpeechMatters" podcast.

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February 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
ucfreespeech.bsky.social
Ready to discuss the impact of activism on campus free speech with @brownepoints.bsky.social (@chronicle.com), SFSU’s Miguel Ángel Hernández & experts from @penamerica.bsky.social & University of North Carolina School of Law? We’re live!
A promotional graphic for the "#SpeechMatters 2025" event, presented by the University of California's National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The theme is "Truth, Trust, and Transformation." The panel topic is "Taking the Temperature of Campus Speech." Panelists include: Miguel Angel Hernández, Dean of Students, San Francisco State University, Mary-Rose Papandrea, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kristen Shahverdian, Program Director, Campus Free Speech, PEN America, Sarah Brown, Senior Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education. The design features a blue and yellow color scheme, with panelists' headshots and affiliations listed on the right side. In the background, a blurred image of people walking on a college campus is visible.
April 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
ucfreespeech.bsky.social
📣 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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July 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
folcs.bsky.social
Every day there’s a new story: who’s allowed to speak, who gets muted, and where. Join @folcs.bsky.social @92ndstreety.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social for a deep dive into these issues. Don’t miss this moment. #SpeechMatters
September 30 - 7pm - ONLINE
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September 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
ucfreespeech.bsky.social
🚨New #SpeechMatters episode 🚨

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

🎧 freespeechcenter.universityofcalifornia.edu/speechmatter...
September 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
historians.org
Jim Grossman appeared on SpeechMatters, University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement's podcast, to discuss “divisive concepts” legislation and how it creates “challenges for the teaching and learning of history that compromise democratic values and institutions.” 🗃️
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April 3, 2024 at 5:39 PM
repconsucks.bsky.social
#DonaldTrump #BlakeLively #FreedomOfSpeech #PoliticalSatire #CaricatureArt #TrumpVsLively #SatiricalIllustration #OnYourMarks #WhoWins #SpeechMatters #CulturalCommentary #RacetrackShowdown #FirstAmendment #ArtMeetsPolitics #CartoonPolitics #SpeakUpOrLose
July 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
ucfreespeech.bsky.social
New #SpeechMatters podcast episode is live! Tune in to "New Year, New President: Higher Ed in the Age of Trump" for insights with @aceducation.bsky.social expert Jonathan Fansmith.

Listen here: https://buff.ly/41bs2N9
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January 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
ucfreespeech.bsky.social
🎧 Did you know podcasts are growing in popularity as colleges use them to reach students?

Dive into this Inside Higher Ed article buff.ly/AUKk06E

& tune into our official podcast #SpeechMatters
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Colleges Use Podcasts to Reach Students, Community
As podcasts have grown in popularity among young people, higher education professionals are getting behind the mike to provide advice and support to current and potential students.
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July 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
ucfreespeech.bsky.social
🚨 New episode of the #SpeechMatters podcast is out now!

Tune in for “Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI” with guest Jean-Claude Brizard from Digital Promise

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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 “Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI” 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.
May 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
ucfreespeech.bsky.social
Register Now! Our seventh annual #SpeechMatters conference will be held virtually on Thursday, April 10, 2025 — 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM PT | 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM ET.

Check out more info on speakers and panels:
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January 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
maryannefranks.bsky.social
Thank you to @ucfreespeech.bsky.social for featuring my new book on the #SpeechMatters podcast with the Center's Director, Michelle Deutchman! Listen here: freespeechcenter.universityofcalifornia.edu/speechmatter...
December 11, 2024 at 10:50 PM
ucfreespeech.bsky.social
📢 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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Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Civic Engagement Scholars Program” 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.
June 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
ucfreespeech.bsky.social
📣 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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Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Trump 2.0: A Stress Test for the First Amendment.” 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.
October 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
gothiclg.bsky.social
It’s a shame Jimmy Kimmel’s show is being taken off air over his statements on Charlie Kirk. It was a pretty tame statement to make compared to some I’ve heard.

#JimmyKimmel #LateNightTV #FreeSpeech #CharlieKirk #MediaControversy #TV #SpeechMatters
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
ucfreespeech.bsky.social
🚨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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Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Viewpoint Diversity in Higher Education.” 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.
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
ucfreespeech.bsky.social
Our latest episode of the #SpeechMatters podcast, “Telling the Story of Why Higher Ed Matters” with guest Jeremy Young from the American Association of Colleges and Universities is out now!

Tune in here 🎧
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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 “Telling the Story of Why Higher Ed Matters.” 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.
April 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
ucfreespeech.bsky.social
Tune into our latest #SpeechMatters podcast, “Listening to Lead: UC Student Regents on the Power of Engagement” with two special guest students who serve on the UC Board of Regents @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Listen in here:
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March 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
prowag.bsky.social
Join me as I'll be part of a discussion of misinfo & higher ed @ucfreespeech’s 7th annual #SpeechMatters conference w/ @UW’s @chriscoward, @UCIrvine’s @simone_schamber & Connie Moon Sehat (Discourse Labs)!

🗓️ Tune in April 10: uci.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! Register now for #SpeechMatters 2025: Truth, Trust and Transformation hosted by the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement.
The higher education landscape is shifting: members of the public are increasingly questioning the purpose and value of colleges and universities, and institutions are grappling with the fallout from ...
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April 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
compact.org
🗣️ Earlier today, Campus Compact President Bobbie Laur joined a lively panel discussion focused on re-building trust in higher education as part of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement's (@ucfreespeech.sky.social)
#SpeechMatters conference! 🤝
April 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
ixum.bsky.social
#FreeSpeech #UKCensorship #PrivacyRights #DigitalFreedom #AntiCensorship #CivilLiberties #LegalNotHarmful #StopMoralPanic #FreedomOfExpression #SpeechMatters #DigitalRights
August 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
ucfreespeech.bsky.social
Join us for our latest episode of the #SpeechMatters podcast, “Moderation: It's Not Just About Content” where the Internet Society's senior policy and advocacy expert John Perrino joins us to talk about the complexities of content moderation.

Listen here:
https://buff.ly/41bs2N9
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February 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
ceciliaorphan.bsky.social
Tuning in: @uofcalifornia.bsky.social's National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement #SpeechMatters 2024: Politics Polarization and Perils on Campus. Excellent convo about campus responses to free speech mandates and threats. V. relevant given today's Congressional hearing w/Columbia U. prez
April 18, 2024 at 4:19 PM