UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 26, Page 1
April 8, 1993
'Dialogues' to focus on free speech concerns on campus

     Creating Community Through Difficult Dialogues" is the theme of this
year's program in the Delaware Dialogues series, scheduled at 7:30 p.m.,
Monday, April 19, in 120 Smith Hall.
     Sponsored by the University Honors Program and the Office of the
Provost, the Delaware Dialogues series was inaugurated last spring to
provide a forum for constructive discussion of controversial issues that
are of significant concern for the University community.
     This spring's program responds to widespread concern about "hate
speech" and whether or not it is permissible to limit it by campus codes of
conduct; about the general conditions of civility in a campus community;
and about the concerns of various minority and majority groups as to how
others speak of or depict their members.
     "We anticipate that this program can, if successful, make a valuable
contribution to improving the climate of mutual understanding and respect
on our campus," Robert F. Brown, director of the University Honors Program,
said.
     Principal speakers will be James Magee, associate professor of
political science and international relations, and Judith Roof, associate
professor of English. James Jones, professor of psychology, will serve as
moderator.
     Student panelists include Heath Buzin, president of the Young
Americans for Freedom; Douglas Donovan, editor of The Review; Nicole
Jackson, president of Queer Campus; Michele Lewis, president of the Black
Student Union; and a representative of Hillel.
     The two faculty speakers, chosen to represent different viewpoints,
will make brief presentations, after which student panelists will each have
several minutes to respond. Then an open discussion will be moderated by
Jones-initially among speakers and panelists and finally enlarging to
include audience participation.
     The Delaware Dialogues series was inaugurated last spring with a
program on "Race Differences in Intelligence Testing: What Do They Mean?"
     For more information on Delaware Dialogues, contact the University
Honors Program at 831-2340.