Free Speech and Open Forum

Free Speech, initiated in response to the results of the 1996 Faculty Survey, is held during all Faculty Senate meetings. Meetings are open and all faculty are invited to participate in this agenda item. See our meeting schedule for dates and location. Note that views presented during the “Free Speech” period are not necessarily those of the Clemson University Faculty Senate.

Free Speech Guidelines

Free Speech Presentations

• Faculty Petition on Salaries: Presented by Walt Hunter, Matt Hooley, David Combs, and Angela Naimou May 2019
• Jonathan Maier - February 2019
• Terry Walker - November 2017
• John Bednar – January 2013
• Ken Marcus – December 2012

Open Forum provides a venue for any faculty member to exercise freedom of speech in an effort to uplift and improve Clemson University. All University Faculty are invited to submit essays to be considered for Open Forum. Although all essays have been reviewed by the editors of the Faculty Senate Open Forum, the published essays do not necessarily represent the views of the editors or the Clemson University Faculty Senate.

• Thoughts on Palestine, Mik Carbajales-Dale (May 2024)
• Admissions and Commitment
• A Case for a Resilient Future: Terry Walker, Dan Warner, Kelly Flynn, Caybe Drapcho, and Rajendra Singh (September 2017)
• Commuting Faculty Member
• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program: Amy Lawton-Rauh, Jan Holmevik, Jennifer Ogle, Mary Beth Kurz, O. Thompson Mefford, Derek Wilmot, Megan Che, Susanna Ashton (September 2017)
• Electric Substation
• Executive Compensation and the University
• We Will Not Be Divided: Jan Holmevik, Amy Laawton-Rauh (November 2017)
• Global Engagement and the History of Clemson University: Mary Beth Kurz (January 2017)
• White Supremacy: Amy Lawton-Rauh, O. Thompson mefford, Jan Holmevik, Mary Beth Kurz, Jennifer Ogle (August 2017)
• Administrative Vulnerability (PT. 2): Todd May (August 2017)
• Women's Athletics at Clemson University: Bryan Denham (August 2016)