2023 Alumni Summit on Free Expression: Alumni Rising

The Mayflower Hotel 1127 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, D.C., DC, United States

The Alumni Summit on Free Expression will bring together alumni group leaders advocating for free thought and inquiry at their alma maters.

The Jefferson Council Annual Meeting

The Jefferson Council will hold its second annual meeting April 4th. Our keynote speaker will be Glenn Loury, a renowned conservative economist and outspoken African-American critic of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI). The program will commence at 3:00 p.m. and include cocktails and dinner. The venue will be Alumni Hall in Charlottesville. Space is limited. Register now...

MIT Great Debate via YouTube, Should Academic DEI Programs be Abolished?

In this debate, co-hosted by the MIT chapter of the Adam Smith Society and the MIT Free Speech Alliance two teams will debate the place of academic diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education and whether they should be abolished – a move increasingly called for by DEI critics, including in state government....

The Jefferson Council Presents: The Bad Ideas Fueling Today’s Attack on The Best Idea — Free Speech

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will is coming to Charlottesville April 25th. The title of his speech is “The Bad Ideas Fueling Today’s Attack on The Best Idea — Free Speech.” The event, which the Jefferson Council is co-hosting with the UVA Center for Politics, will be held 7:00 p.m. in the Minor Hall Auditorium. Register now to guarantee...

The Jefferson Council Presents Jonathan Haidt

https://www.youtube.com/live/55QowyKbSoU?feature=shared     Jonathan Haidt (pronounced “height”) is a social psychologist at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992, and taught for 16 years in the department of psychology at the University of Virginia. Haidt’s research examines the intuitive foundations of morality, and how...