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This event is co-sponsored by the Free Speech Project (Georgetown University) and the Future of the Humanities Project (Georgetown University and Blackfriars Hall and Campion Hall, Oxford).

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John Drakakis, emeritus professor of English studies at the University of Stirling in Scotland, holds a Ph.D from the University of Leeds, as well as an honorary D.Litt. from the University of Clermont-Auvergne. He has published many articles in learned journals and chapters in books on Shakespeare, Jacobean literature and drama, media studies, modern critical theory, and cultural studies. He is a fellow of the English Association and an elected member of the Academia Europaea.

Emma Green, a staff writer at the New Yorker, covers cultural conflicts in academia. In 2020, she was the laureate of the George W. Hunt, S.J., Prize for Excellence in Journalism, Arts, & Letters. In 2021, she won awards from the Religion News Association in magazine journalism and feature writing. She was previously a staff writer at the Atlantic, where she covered religion and politics. Her work has been featured in outlets including the New York Times and This American Life.

Lee Rowland, the executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship, served for over a decade as a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union, the Brennan Center for Justice, and the New York Civil Liberties Union. She has served as lead counsel in a wide range of federal First Amendment cases. She is also a prolific author of amicus briefs and blogs, where she provides insightful analyses of issues such as student and public employee speech, among several others.

Clare Broome Saunders, senior tutor at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, has been working with the visiting students program since 2014. She teaches and lectures for various undergraduate and postgraduate courses for the faculty of English at the University of Oxford, where her specialist field is nineteenth century literature. Specifically, her research interests include nineteenth century women’s poetry, nineteenth century medievalism, and nineteenth century women travel writers in Europe.

Michael Scott (moderator), senior dean and fellow of Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, is college adviser for postgraduate students, and a member of the Las Casas Institute. He also serves as senior adviser to the president of Georgetown University. Scott previously was the pro-vice-chancellor at De Montfort University and founding vice-chancellor of Wrexham Glyndwr University.

Sanford J. Ungar (moderator), president emeritus of Goucher College, is director of the Free Speech Project at Georgetown University, which documents challenges to free expression in American education, government, and civil society. Director of the Voice of America under President Bill Clinton, he was also dean of the American University School of Communication and is a former co-host of "All Things Considered" on NPR.