Free Speech at UC Berkeley

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2024-10-02 22:00:03

Thanks to the thousands who protested here in 1964, universities nationwide began to ensure students’ rights to free political speech. Inspired in part by the Civil Rights Movement, those protests would go on to fuel other landmark struggles for civil rights, and now stand as a historic example of successful student activism.

Today, Berkeley students and experts remain deeply engaged with issues related to democracy and freedom of expression. Our community is hard at work shaping the next 60 years of free speech around the world. Here’s how.

Chancellor Lyons weighs in on the history of the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley, and how the community is carrying it forward today.

From protecting academic freedom to curbing online censorship, here are just a few ways UC Berkeley students, faculty and staff are advancing free speech in their work.

The Edley Center produces research and policy guidance that help protect American democracy and rule of law, striving to strengthen democratic institutions, curb efforts to impinge the electoral process, and train students to safeguard our political system from authoritarian threats.