Benson Center Newsletter Archive

What's new? "The Problem of Self-Censorship in American Public Discourse" Webinar Virtual Event | Feb. 8, 2021, 6 p.m. | "The Canceled" series Perhaps more insidious than the outright prohibition of expressing contrary opinions are the myriad ways in which, fearing social disapprobation, we elect to censor ourselves. Drawing on...

What's new? "At Home and Abroad: Forms of Community in American Foreign Relations" Webinar Virtual Event | Jan. 26, 2021, 6 p.m. | "Community or Disunity" series Dr. Elizabeth Edwards Spalding, Senior Fellow at the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy, explores the multiple meanings of community in American foreign...

The Benson Center’s mission is to increase intellectual and political diversity at CU, and to defend academic freedom and freedom of speech when both are under increasing attack. As one part of that mission, the Center hosts a Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought. These scholars have contributed to the lively...

What's new? Is Civil Discourse Dead? A Conversation with Robert George and Cornel West Virtual Event | Jan. 21, 2021, 7 p.m. Start 2021 with a discourse on unity and hope. The Aquinas Institute , the Center for Leadership and the Benson Center have teamed up to host Robert P...

What's new? “The Canceled” series features Princeton’s Joshua Katz, former NYT journalist Bari Weiss This 2020-21 lecture series explores the emergence of a cancel culture as a political and cultural force. Joshua Katz | Nov. 12, 2020, 6 p.m. Cotsen Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Classics, Princeton University...

What's new? Journalist Bari Weiss headlines “Cancel Culture” webinar series Oct. 20, 2020, 6 p.m. MDT Attend Free Speech and Cancel Culture Join former New York Times opinion writer and editor Bari Weiss and Benson Center Director Daniel Jacobson in a presentation and discussion about free speech and today's cancel...

What's new? New director starts work amid the new normal This month the Center welcomes Daniel Jacobson to the helm, following a national search last fall. Jacobson comes to CU Boulder from the University of Michigan, where he was a Professor of Philosophy. In addition to serving as the Benson...

Robert W. Merry, Elizabeth C’de Baca Eastman and John C. Eastman (left to right). What's New? Benson Center names 2020-21 visiting scholars Law professor John C. Eastman and journalist Robert W. Merry have been named the 2020-21 Visiting Scholars in Conservative Thought and Policy at the University of Colorado Boulder...