Commentary From Our Community

“To you the student entering this academy, I urge you see the complexity of this challenge and use times of tension as an opportunity to learn from those who disagree with you. Above all, be curious, be open-minded, and do it with intellectual integrity. These are habits that will bring a lifetime of success.”  Ray La Raja’s Convocation Speech, September 1, 2024

“A goal of the ‘Faculty for Civil Dialogue’ group is to promote better understanding of our differences of opinion on campus. Not consensus but mutual comprehension. Dialogues about the meaning of academic freedom can contribute to our sense of solidarity as professors, even when disagree with each other.” Daniel Gordon on Academic Freedom