<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2024/0327-free-speech.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title/><pubDate>03/27/2024 10:39:10 AM</pubDate><title>‘Vigorous civility’: Leading scholar engages Skidmore in challenges of free speech, academic freedom</title><description>Frederick M. Lawrence, secretary and CEO of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a leading scholar of free speech, participated in a three-day residency at Skidmore focused on advancing free speech in challenging times.</description><category>News</category><author/><author_email/><image><img src="/news/2024/images/0327-free-speech-main.jpg" alt="Frederick Lawrence speaks during a public talk, “Free Speech on Campus in Challenging Times,” as part of his three-day residency at Skidmore.  "/></image><image_sm><img src="" alt=""/></image_sm><image_xs><img src="" alt=""/></image_xs><image_xxs><img src="" alt=""/></image_xxs><caption>Frederick M. Lawrence speaks during a public talk, “Free Speech on Campus in Challenging Times,” as part of his three-day residency at Skidmore.</caption><display>display</display><image_listing><img src="/news/2024/images/0327-free-speech-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Frederick Lawrence speaks during a public talk, “Free Speech on Campus in Challenging Times,” as part of his three-day residency at Skidmore.  "/></image_listing></item>