Diverse Group of Witnesses Invited to Testify On Free Speech Today Before the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development
Overview
Today, at 10:15 AM ET, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will host a hearing entitled “Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education.”
As the title portends the focus of the hearing will be on the application of at least one of the fundamental freedoms contained in the First Amendment of the Constitution – specifically freedom of speech.
Witness slated to testify this morning include:
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* Mr. Tyson Langhofer, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom
* Mr. Jud Horras, President and CEO, North American Interfraternity Conference
* Mr. Emerson Sykes, Senior Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union
* Dr. Steven McGuire, Paul & Karen Levy Fellow in Campus Freedom, American Council of Trustees and Alumni
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What’s Next
CSPEN will be monitoring the Subcommittee’s hearing and provide a summary of Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens’ and Ranking Member Alma Adams’ opening remarks, the panelists testimony and the Q&A between Members of the House Subcommittee and the witnesses and provide a summary of hearing on tomorrow’s CSPEN Federal Legislative & Regulatory Update webinar.
If you are interested in viewing the hearing, you can watch it live on the House Education and Workforce Committee’s YouTube channel here (centralstatesedu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=75e01bde202d593ed21c1c91c&id=4cf0e1ff8a&e=05bce952ad) .
