The University of Missouri School of Law will host a symposium to explore methods of preparing for, managing and mediating conflicts arising from fostering free expression on college campuses. By bringing together free speech scholars, dispute resolution experts and university leaders who have experience with free speech conflicts, MU School of Law experts hope to advance the public’s understanding of how university leaders can remain true to both the mission of the university and the values of the First Amendment.

Speakers feature individuals who have been on the front lines of free speech issues in a university setting, including officials from Auburn University, Middlebury College and the University of Missouri. The keynote speaker is constitutional law expert Robert Post of Yale University.

The symposium is sponsored by the University of Missouri School of Law; the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution; and the Journal of Dispute Resolution, which is the center’s journal. The journal will publish papers from participants in a forthcoming symposium issue.