Class of 1968
After 60 Years, What Does Free Speech Mean at Berkeley?
For six decades Berkeley has been at the center of a spirited debate on all aspects of free speech — how it is defined, its objectives and importance, and the limits that can or should be placed on it. Our panelists will provide perspectives on how these issues might be addressed by the administration, faculty, and students and the challenge of ensuring Chancellor Lyons' vision and Berkeley’s legacy — a safe and inclusive campus fostering the free and open exchange of often contentious and controversial ideas in a manner that is respectful and productive.
The event will start promptly at 10 a.m.
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Hosted by Class of 1968 Goldman School’s Center on Civility and Democratic Engagement
Speakers:
Dick Beahrs’ professional career was focused on serving as the head of new business development at Sports Illustrated and HBO where he led the launch of Cinemax (MAX) and the Comedy network. Dick and his wife Carolyn supported the founding of the Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program at Berkeley which has provided training in aspects of leadership to over 800 fellows from 115 countries. All four of Dick and Carolyn’s kids have Berkeley degrees.
As Berkeley’s assistant vice chancellor for executive communications, Dan Mogulof is a lead spokesperson for the campus and provides to the Chancellor and other leaders strategic counsel in the realms of communications, media relations, and issue management. Before coming to Cal in 2004, Dan spent 20 years in broadcast journalism. During that period, he served as the Tel Aviv bureau chief for CBS News, and in a variety of production and management roles for New York Times Television and PBS. He is the recipient of four Emmy awards for his news and documentary work.
Darren Zook has taught at UC Berkeley for over 20 years. His areas of interest include comparative politics, human rights, international law, cybersecurity, and the politics of music. He also teaches a class every year at UC Berkeley on Political Discourse in the Twenty-First Century. This course, aimed at undergraduate students, is a non-partisan exploration of and inquiry into the constructive and transformative power of civic engagement in modern democratic politics.
Samantha Dalton is a senior at UC Berkeley, double majoring in Philosophy and Political Science with a focus on International Relations. Her interests lie in political violence and psychology, and their intersection on domestic and global levels. Samantha serves as co-president of BridgeUSA's Berkeley Chapter, a multi-partisan student movement that champions viewpoint diversity, responsible discourse, and a solution-oriented political culture. She also serves as president of the Berkeley Legal Studies Association, editor-in-chief of the California Legal Studies Journal, and writes for the Berkeley Political Review. She plans to attend law school, driven by her passion for advocacy, which she discovered as executive VP of her community college’s student government.