Ensure preparedness for protests, unrest

CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. — Managing free speech issues on campus can seem quite challenging in today's political and social environment. Stetson University's National Conference on Law and Higher Education gathered some of the nation's leading law and policy experts to discuss preparing for campus protests and unrest. Tyler Coward, Lead Counsel, Government Affairs, at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), moderated the panel, which included Jonathan Alger, President of American University; Frederick M. Lawrence, Distinguished Lecturer at Georgetown Law Center, and Secretary and CEO of Phi Beta Kappa Society; and Neal Hutchens, Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, and William “Bill” Thro, General Counsel, both at the University of Kentucky.