F.R. Scott Lecture with Dr. Bernard Shapiro: Freedom of Speech in the Ivory Tower
The Friends of the McGill Library are pleased to welcome Principal Emeritus, Dr. Bernard Shapiro for Freedom of Speech in the Ivory Tower, a timely lecture on freedom of expression in academic institutions.
Universities are often the last organized places to teach millions of adults to doubt authority, to look things up, to weigh ideas and evidence, to argue, to do the hard work of changing their own minds. The topic of freedom of speech on university campuses is coming up with great frequency. Some studies suggest that students and faculty are less willing to engage with anyone with whom they do not agree. Are we truly witnessing shifting attitudes about what is acceptable when it comes to individual expression, protests, and even jokes? Does anyone have the right not to be offended?
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The F.R. Scott Lecture is sponsored by the Honourable John Gomery and Honourable Pierrette Rayle.
Born and raised in Montreal, Dr. Bernard Shapiro graduated from McGill's Faculty of Arts at the top of his class. After earning a doctoral degree from Harvard University, he had a distinguished career as an academic, administrator and senior public servant in the United States and Canada. He returned to Montreal to lead McGill from 1994 to 2002 and is currently Principal and Vice-Chancellor Emeritus of the University and Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Education. He is past president of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education and of the Social Science Federation of Canada. He has also served on the executive committee of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) and as Chair of the governing board of the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation in Paris.
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