University Letter

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July 31: Guest speaker on higher education, free speech and academic freedom

The Division of Student Affairs & Diversity is pleased to welcome Peter Lake to campus on July 31.

Peter Lake is professor of law, Charles A. Dana chair and director of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University College of Law. He teaches and writes in the areas of torts, higher education law and policy, insurance, and jurisprudence, and is an internationally-recognized expert on higher education law and policy.

As part of Professor Lake’s visit to UND, we welcome interested faculty, staff and students to join us for any or all of the following sessions.

Monday, July 31

  • Hot Topics in Higher Education, 9 – 10:30 a.m., Memorial Union Lecture Bowl
  • Navigating Free Speech and Academic Freedom Issues on Campus, 11 a.m. – noon, Memorial Union Lecture Bowl
  • Applying Free Speech and the First Amendment to Campus Communities, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m., Memorial Union Lecture Bowl

Questions regarding Professor Lake’s presentations can be directed to Cassie Gerhardt – cassie.gerhardt@und.edu or 701.777.3667.