MIT Free Speech Alliance
@mitfreespeech
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MFSA is an independent organization advocating for free expression, viewpoint diversity, and academic freedom at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Cambridge, MA
Joined February 2022
Among the things we're thankful for at MFSA: our fantastic members, who have us at the doorstep of completing our most ambitious matching campaign yet.
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Yesterday, the world lost an outstanding physicist and a truly remarkable human being. I first met Nuno a few years ago. He had studied physics at the same university I attended in Lisbon, and we were introduced by a mutual friend. During a later visit to Boston, I reached out
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Our thoughts, like those of the rest of the @MIT community, are with the family of Professor Nuno Loureiro. A sad and shocking loss. https://t.co/GGKApNjh4E
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Pretty good, @DFTDunite! Would love to see @MIT do something similar with their statement on freedom of expression...
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@TheFIREorg @goACTA Of note in light of this morning's Campus Free Speech Roundtable is that @RepGregMurphy has introduced two new pieces of legislation aimed at protecting campus free speech. Read more here: https://t.co/R5OPdK71Wt
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@TheFIREorg @goACTA @RepGregMurphy The roundtable, meanwhile, has just finished, but you can watch the playback here: https://t.co/OvMdi2NOqb
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@TheFIREorg @goACTA Of note in light of this morning's Campus Free Speech Roundtable is that @RepGregMurphy has introduced two new pieces of legislation aimed at protecting campus free speech. Read more here: https://t.co/R5OPdK71Wt
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Tomorrow and on Zoom:
harvardalumniforfreespeech.com
Join Harvard Alumni for Free Speech (HAFFS) for a conversation about the future of institutional reform at Harvard. Steven Pinker , renowned psychologist and Harvard professor, and John Tomasi ,...
This should be a good discussion: Next week, our friends at @HAFFS_Harvard are hosting a discussion with @sapinker and @HdxAcademy President John Tomasi. Link in next post.
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Pretty good, @DFTDunite! Would love to see @MIT do something similar with their statement on freedom of expression...
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And ACTA! @sfmcguire79 will be in good company at Rep. Murphy's roundtable. Full media inquiry:
goacta.org
Dr. Steven McGuire, the Paul & Karen Levy Fellow in Campus Freedom, will participate in the fifth annual Campus Free Speech Roundtable.
📣! Tomorrow (12/12) at 8:00 a.m., @RepGregMurphy convenes the 5th annual Campus Free Speech Roundatble, with several of our @afsaalumni partner organizations on hand, including @TheJeffersonC, @PrincetoniansFS, and @DFTDunite. Link to watch the discussion in next post. 👉
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📣! Tomorrow (12/12) at 8:00 a.m., @RepGregMurphy convenes the 5th annual Campus Free Speech Roundatble, with several of our @afsaalumni partner organizations on hand, including @TheJeffersonC, @PrincetoniansFS, and @DFTDunite. Link to watch the discussion in next post. 👉
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Also on hand tomorrow will be representatives from @TheFIREorg and @goACTA, among other organizations. We thank the organizers for putting on this important discussion -- this year has given them plenty of material! Link to watch here: https://t.co/OvMdi2NgAD
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📣! Tomorrow (12/12) at 8:00 a.m., @RepGregMurphy convenes the 5th annual Campus Free Speech Roundatble, with several of our @afsaalumni partner organizations on hand, including @TheJeffersonC, @PrincetoniansFS, and @DFTDunite. Link to watch the discussion in next post. 👉
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Reminder that this @HAFFS_Harvard event is tomorrow!
This should be a good discussion: Next week, our friends at @HAFFS_Harvard are hosting a discussion with @sapinker and @HdxAcademy President John Tomasi. Link in next post.
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🎯 from @HdxAcademy President John Tomasi: "[I]f everyone on a campus thinks roughly the same way about the most important social issues of the day, then that campus has fallen into group-think — no matter how free or willing to speak people on that campus may be."
🚨 HxA"s President: "Despite campus leaders’ renewed commitment to open inquiry, [...] viewpoint diversity is rarely (if ever) explicitly mentioned." In his letter to HxA members:
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🎯 from @HdxAcademy President John Tomasi: "[I]f everyone on a campus thinks roughly the same way about the most important social issues of the day, then that campus has fallen into group-think — no matter how free or willing to speak people on that campus may be."
🚨 HxA"s President: "Despite campus leaders’ renewed commitment to open inquiry, [...] viewpoint diversity is rarely (if ever) explicitly mentioned." In his letter to HxA members:
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Registration for the discussion (held via Zoom) can be done here: https://t.co/5GnAbYoHbw
harvardalumniforfreespeech.com
Join Harvard Alumni for Free Speech (HAFFS) for a conversation about the future of institutional reform at Harvard. Steven Pinker , renowned psychologist and Harvard professor, and John Tomasi ,...
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This should be a good discussion: Next week, our friends at @HAFFS_Harvard are hosting a discussion with @sapinker and @HdxAcademy President John Tomasi. Link in next post.
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This Giving Tuesday, I've kept my giving close to home by making a gift to @mitfreespeech as part of its $100,000 campaign drive. I've been fortunate to work with a great Board, putting on great programs for the MIT community, and having plenty of fun in the process. (🔗 in next)
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And if you want to be part of it, you can! https://t.co/uYL1n23j8m
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