This hour on Disrupted, we’re looking at the First Amendment and its impact on colleges and universities.

Students are demanding their schools divest from Israel over its war in Gaza. Some colleges have allowed protests with police presence, while others have forcibly removed demonstrators. There have been allegations of antisemitic, anti-Muslim, and anti-Palestinian speech at some protests — and that’s left many wondering how to address harmful speech without curbing free expression.

First Amendment Specialist Kevin Goldberg explains the five protections covered in the amendment. Wesleyan University President Michael Roth talks about his role as a university administrator and how to provide safe spaces for students.

GUESTS:


Kevin Goldberg: First Amendment Specialist, Freedom Forum.


Michael Roth:President, Wesleyan University and author of Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness.

This episode originally aired on February 7, 2024.

This hour on Disrupted, we’re looking at the First Amendment and its impact on colleges and universities.
Students are demanding their schools divest from Israel over its war in Gaza. Some colleges have allowed protests with police presence, while others have forcibly removed demonstrators. There have been allegations of antisemitic, anti-Muslim, and anti-Palestinian speech at some protests — and that’s left many wondering how to address harmful speech without curbing free expression.
First Amendment Specialist Kevin Goldberg explains the five protections covered in the amendment. Wesleyan University President Michael Roth talks about his role as a university administrator and how to provide safe spaces for students.
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Kevin Goldberg: First Amendment Specialist, <a href="https://www.freedomforum.org/">Freedom Forum</a>.
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Michael Roth: <a href="https://www.wesleyan.edu/president/biography/index.html">President, Wesleyan University</a> and author of Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness.
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This episode originally aired on February 7, 2024.

Disrupted is about the changes we all encounter and the forces driving those changes. Some disruptions spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. But the show isn't just about those disruptions; it’s about embracing them, exploring new perspectives, and feeling more connected to ourselves and our communities. Host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean creates a place where changemakers come together to help us see the world differently and challenge us to grow together.

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Disrupted is about the changes we all encounter and the forces driving those changes. Some disruptions spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. But the show isn't just about those disruptions; it’s about embracing them, exploring new perspectives, and feeling more connected to ourselves and our communities. Host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean creates a place where changemakers come together to help us see the world differently and challenge us to grow together.
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Debates over the 1st Amendment on college campuses

This hour, we learn about some of the ways that millennial and gen z politicians are making their mark on the U.S.

Up first, Brandon Scott is the youngest mayor of Baltimore in more than 100 years. A new documentary film called The Body Politic follows Mayor Scott during his first term in office, focusing on his campaign to reduce gun violence. We are joined by that film's director and producer, Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough.

Then, Layla Zaidane is President and CEO of Future Caucus, an organization that brings together young lawmakers to collaborate across party lines. She reframes the idea of civility in politics and tells young people they can have an impact on government.

GUESTS:


Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough: Director and Producer of the documentary film The Body Politic, which follows Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s efforts to reduce gun violence in the city.The film will be broadcast as part of PBS's POV series on November 25th.


Layla Zaidane: President and CEO of Future Caucus, an organization that brings together young lawmakers to collaborate across party lines.

This hour, we learn about some of the ways that millennial and gen z politicians are making their mark on the U.S.
Up first, Brandon Scott is the youngest mayor of Baltimore in more than 100 years. A new documentary film called <a href="https://www.pbs.org/pov/films/bodypolitic/">The Body Politic</a> follows Mayor Scott during his first term in office, focusing on his campaign to reduce gun violence. We are joined by that film's director and producer, Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough.
Then, <a href="https://futurecaucus.org/our-team/layla-zaidane/">Layla Zaidane</a> is President and CEO of <a href="https://futurecaucus.org/">Future Caucus</a>, an organization that brings together young lawmakers to collaborate across party lines. She reframes the idea of civility in politics and tells young people they can have an impact on government.
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Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough: Director and Producer of the documentary film <a href="https://www.pbs.org/pov/films/bodypolitic/">The Body Politic</a>, which follows Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s efforts to reduce gun violence in the city. The film will be broadcast as part of PBS's POV series on November 25th.
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Layla Zaidane: President and CEO of <a href="https://futurecaucus.org/">Future Caucus</a>, an organization that brings together young lawmakers to collaborate across party lines.
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How young politicians are working toward change

In her new book Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal, Dr. Bettina Love says that Black public school students like her in the 1980s and 1990s were "labeled disposable because of our zip code, test scores, and Black skin." Dr. Love is this year's winner of the Stowe Prize for Literary Activism. She joins us to explain how she sees anti-Black racism baked into U.S. education policy.

And Professor Anthony Abraham Jack, author of Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality & Students Pay the Price says there is more to making college campuses inclusive than admitting a diverse student body.

GUESTS:


Dr. Bettina Love: William F. Russell Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. She’s winner of the 2024 Stowe Prize for Literary Activism and author of Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal.


Anthony Abraham Jack: Inaugural Faculty Director of the Boston University Newbury Center and Associate Professor of Higher Education Leadership at the Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. His new book is Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality & Students Pay the Price.

In her new book <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250280381/punishedfordreaming">Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal</a>, <a href="https://bettinalove.com/">Dr. Bettina Love</a> says that Black public school students like her in the 1980s and 1990s were "labeled disposable because of our zip code, test scores, and Black skin." Dr. Love is this year's winner of the <a href="https://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/stowe-prize-for-literary-activism-2024/">Stowe Prize for Literary Activism.</a> She joins us to explain how she sees anti-Black racism baked into U.S. education policy.
And <a href="https://anthonyabrahamjack.com/">Professor Anthony Abraham Jack</a>, author of <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691237466/class-dismissed?srsltid=AfmBOooRXZXHSTqu2kOQfxbMre6TLnX75gGf1NCSlGak3wukuamLrRzH">Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality &amp; Students Pay the Price</a> says there is more to making college campuses inclusive than admitting a diverse student body.
GUESTS:
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Dr. Bettina Love: William F. Russell Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. She’s winner of the <a href="https://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/stowe-prize-for-literary-activism-2024/">2024 Stowe Prize for Literary Activism</a> and author of <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250280381/punishedfordreaming">Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal</a>. 
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Anthony Abraham Jack: Inaugural Faculty Director of the Boston University Newbury Center and Associate Professor of Higher Education Leadership at the Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. His new book is <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691237466/class-dismissed?srsltid=AfmBOooRXZXHSTqu2kOQfxbMre6TLnX75gGf1NCSlGak3wukuamLrRzH">Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality &amp; Students Pay the Price</a>.
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Examining inequities in education with Dr. Bettina Love and Anthony Abraham Jack

Disrupted is about the changes we all encounter and the forces driving those changes. Some disruptions spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. But the show isn't just about those disruptions; it’s about embracing them, exploring new perspectives, and feeling more connected to ourselves and our communities. Host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean creates a place where changemakers come together to help us see the world differently and challenge us to grow together.

Disrupted is about the changes we all encounter and the forces driving those changes. Some disruptions spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. But the show isn't just about those disruptions; it’s about embracing them, exploring new perspectives, and feeling more connected to ourselves and our communities. Host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean creates a place where changemakers come together to help us see the world differently and challenge us to grow together.

Debates over the 1st Amendment on college campuses

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