The event, which included senior administrators from Northwestern University and the University of Illinois, also tackled federal funding cuts, threats to freedom of expression, and the decline of public trust in institutions of higher education.
In an October 15 interview with the Maroon, University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos discussed doctoral education amid admissions pauses, the University’s protection of free speech and its community, and how AI might fit into the Core Curriculum.
“You can say very offensive things on this campus. That doesn’t mean we’re saying ‘please go out and say offensive things.’ It just means that that’s protected speech,” Alivisatos said in an interview with the Maroon.
The University announced that the Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression will be launched next fall, with Tom Ginsburg as the inaugural faculty director and Tony Banout as the inaugural executive director.
Having served as provost since 2020, Ka Yee C. Lee will transition to the role of executive vice president for strategic initiatives.
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