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📢 #SpeechMatters 2026 is fast approaching!
Join us virtually for “Preserving the Pillars of Free Expression” on April 8. Register now & learn more about speakers & panels: buff.ly/LVHDKl0

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Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “The Project of Civic Thought in Higher Education.” The left side of the image has a smart phone with the SpeechMatters logo displayed  above a podcast player and the right side has the episode name and speaker information with placeholder profile icons on a dark blue background.

Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “The Project of Civic Thought in Higher Education.” The left side of the image has a smart phone with the SpeechMatters logo displayed above a podcast player and the right side has the episode name and speaker information with placeholder profile icons on a dark blue background.

🎧 New #SpeechMatters podcast episode out now!

Tune into “The Project of Civic Thought in Higher Education” with guest Christopher Tollefsen from the University of South Carolina.

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Graphic reading “8th Annual Conference” in pink text above a stylized pink column icon. Next to the columns is the blue text “#SpeechMatters 2026,” with “2026” in large bold numbers. Below, in smaller blue text, it reads “Preserving the Pillars of Free Expression.” The background is light gray with diagonal gradient streaks.

📢 Register NOW for #SpeechMatters!

Join us virtually on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 from 8:30am-12:00pm PT/11:30-3:00 pm ET to hear from legal and academic experts, journalists, artists and activists.

View the agenda:
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Graphic reading “8th Annual Conference” in pink text above a stylized pink column icon. Next to the columns is the blue text “#SpeechMatters 2026,” with “2026” in large bold numbers. Below, in smaller blue text, it reads “Preserving the Pillars of Free Expression.” The background is light gray with diagonal gradient streaks.

Graphic reading “8th Annual Conference” in pink text above a stylized pink column icon. Next to the columns is the blue text “#SpeechMatters 2026,” with “2026” in large bold numbers. Below, in smaller blue text, it reads “Preserving the Pillars of Free Expression.” The background is light gray with diagonal gradient streaks.

Register now for #SpeechMatters 2026!

Registration is now open for our eighth annual virtual #SpeechMatters conference, “Preserving the Pillars of Free Expression,” on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 8:30 am - 12:00 pm PT | 11:30 am - 3:00 pm ET.

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Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Voting and Education: The Only Way Forward.” The left side of the image has a smart phone with the SpeechMatters logo displayed  above a podcast player and the right side has the episode name and speaker information with placeholder profile icons on a dark blue background.

Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Voting and Education: The Only Way Forward.” The left side of the image has a smart phone with the SpeechMatters logo displayed above a podcast player and the right side has the episode name and speaker information with placeholder profile icons on a dark blue background.

📢 New #SpeechMatters podcast episode!

🎧 Tune in to the latest episode, “Voting and Education: The Only Way Forward” with guest Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., California Secretary of State.

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Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Campus Speech and Academic Freedom, A Guide for Difficult Times.” The left side of the image has a smart phone with the SpeechMatters logo displayed  above a podcast player and the right side has the episode name and speaker information with placeholder profile icons on a dark blue background.

Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Campus Speech and Academic Freedom, A Guide for Difficult Times.” The left side of the image has a smart phone with the SpeechMatters logo displayed above a podcast player and the right side has the episode name and speaker information with placeholder profile icons on a dark blue background.

📢 Season 5 of the #SpeechMatters podcast starts now!

Tune into the latest episode, “Campus Speech and Academic Freedom, A Guide for Difficult Times” with guest speakers and Center Co-chairs UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gillman and Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law.
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Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “The Illusion of University Neutrality.” The  image has the podcast title and episode name, and shows a blurred background of people recording a podcast and speaker information with placeholder profile icons.

Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “The Illusion of University Neutrality.” The image has the podcast title and episode name, and shows a blurred background of people recording a podcast and speaker information with placeholder profile icons.

🎧 New #SpeechMatters podcast alert!

Tune into the latest episode titled, “The Illusion of University Neutrality” with guest host and former fellow Emerson Sykes and former fellow and guest speaker Brian Soucek.

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🚨New #SpeechMatters podcast episode out now!

Tune into “Building Campus Cultures for Constructive Dialogue” with guest host and former fellow Alex Kappus and guest speaker Caroline Mehl from the Constructive Dialogue Institute.

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Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Trump 2.0: A Stress Test for the First Amendment.” The left side of the image has the podcast title and episode name, while the right side shows a blurred background of people recording a podcast and speaker information with placeholder profile icons.

Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Trump 2.0: A Stress Test for the First Amendment.” The left side of the image has the podcast title and episode name, while the right side shows a blurred background of people recording a podcast and speaker information with placeholder profile icons.

📣 New #SpeechMatters podcast alert! 📣

Tune into the latest episode, “Trump 2.0: A Stress Test for the First Amendment” with guest speaker Timothy Zick from William & Mary Law School.

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Every day there’s a new story: who’s allowed to speak, who gets muted, and where. Join @folcs.bsky.social @92ndstreety.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social for a deep dive into these issues. Don’t miss this moment. #SpeechMatters
September 30 - 7pm - ONLINE
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It’s a shame Jimmy Kimmel’s show is being taken off air over his statements on Charlie Kirk. It was a pretty tame statement to make compared to some I’ve heard.

#JimmyKimmel #LateNightTV #FreeSpeech #CharlieKirk #MediaControversy #TV #SpeechMatters

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🚨New #SpeechMatters episode 🚨

Tune into “These Rights are Self-Evident, Not Self-Executing” with the former Archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan.

🎧 freespeechcenter.universityofcalifornia.edu/speechmatter...

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Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Viewpoint Diversity in Higher Education.” The left side of the image has the podcast title and episode name, while the right side shows a blurred background of people recording a podcast and speaker information with placeholder profile icons.

Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Viewpoint Diversity in Higher Education.” The left side of the image has the podcast title and episode name, while the right side shows a blurred background of people recording a podcast and speaker information with placeholder profile icons.

🚨New #SpeechMatters podcast episode is out now!

Tune into “Viewpoint Diversity in Higher Education” with guest speaker Jon Shields from Claremont McKenna College.

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#FreeSpeech #UKCensorship #PrivacyRights #DigitalFreedom #AntiCensorship #CivilLiberties #LegalNotHarmful #StopMoralPanic #FreedomOfExpression #SpeechMatters #DigitalRights

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#DonaldTrump #BlakeLively #FreedomOfSpeech #PoliticalSatire #CaricatureArt #TrumpVsLively #SatiricalIllustration #OnYourMarks #WhoWins #SpeechMatters #CulturalCommentary #RacetrackShowdown #FirstAmendment #ArtMeetsPolitics #CartoonPolitics #SpeakUpOrLose

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Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “The (Re)Writing Migration Stories Project.” The left side of the image has the podcast title and episode name, while the right side shows a blurred background of people recording a podcast and speaker information with placeholder profile icons.

Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “The (Re)Writing Migration Stories Project.” The left side of the image has the podcast title and episode name, while the right side shows a blurred background of people recording a podcast and speaker information with placeholder profile icons.

📣 The #SpeechMatters podcast is back with a new episode for our VOICE Summer Series! 📣

Tune into “The (Re)Writing Migration Stories Project” with special guests Laura Enriquez, Giovanna Itzel, and Breana Figueroa Perez, the team behind the project.

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Colleges Use Podcasts to Reach Students, Community As podcasts have grown in popularity among young people, higher education professionals are getting behind the mike to provide advice and support to current and potential students.

🎧 Did you know podcasts are growing in popularity as colleges use them to reach students?

Dive into this Inside Higher Ed article buff.ly/AUKk06E

& tune into our official podcast #SpeechMatters
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Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Civic Engagement Scholars Program” The left side of the image has the podcast title and episode name, while the right side shows a blurred background of people recording a podcast and speaker information with placeholder profile icons.

Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Civic Engagement Scholars Program” The left side of the image has the podcast title and episode name, while the right side shows a blurred background of people recording a podcast and speaker information with placeholder profile icons.

📢 New episode of the #SpeechMatters podcast is here with our summer VOICE series!

Tune into “Civic Engagement Scholars Program” with UC Santa Barbara's Katya Armistead and Viviana Marsano

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Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI” The left side of the image has the podcast title and episode name, while the right side shows a blurred background of people recording a podcast and speaker information with placeholder profile icons.

Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI” The left side of the image has the podcast title and episode name, while the right side shows a blurred background of people recording a podcast and speaker information with placeholder profile icons.

🚨 New episode of the #SpeechMatters podcast is out now!

Tune in for “Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI” with guest Jean-Claude Brizard from Digital Promise

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Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Telling the Story of Why Higher Ed Matters.” The left side of the image has the podcast title and episode name, while the right side shows a blurred background of people recording a podcast and speaker information with placeholder profile icons.

Graphic promoting the "Speech Matters Podcast" from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The episode is titled “Telling the Story of Why Higher Ed Matters.” The left side of the image has the podcast title and episode name, while the right side shows a blurred background of people recording a podcast and speaker information with placeholder profile icons.

Our latest episode of the #SpeechMatters podcast, “Telling the Story of Why Higher Ed Matters” with guest Jeremy Young from the American Association of Colleges and Universities is out now!

Tune in here 🎧
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🗣️ Earlier today, Campus Compact President Bobbie Laur joined a lively panel discussion focused on re-building trust in higher education as part of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement's (@ucfreespeech.sky.social)
#SpeechMatters conference! 🤝

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Welcome! Register now for #SpeechMatters 2025: Truth, Trust and Transformation hosted by the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The higher education landscape is shifting: members of the public are increasingly questioning the purpose and value of colleges and universities, and institutions are grappling with the fallout from ...

Join me as I'll be part of a discussion of misinfo & higher ed @ucfreespeech’s 7th annual #SpeechMatters conference w/ @UW’s @chriscoward, @UCIrvine’s @simone_schamber & Connie Moon Sehat (Discourse Labs)!

🗓️ Tune in April 10: uci.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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A promotional graphic for the "Speech Matters Podcast" episode. It features a background of a person recording a podcast, with speaker photos and names: Josiah Beharry, Sonya Brooks, and Michelle Deutchman. The University of California logo is at the bottom left.

A promotional graphic for the "Speech Matters Podcast" episode. It features a background of a person recording a podcast, with speaker photos and names: Josiah Beharry, Sonya Brooks, and Michelle Deutchman. The University of California logo is at the bottom left.

Tune into our latest #SpeechMatters podcast, “Listening to Lead: UC Student Regents on the Power of Engagement” with two special guest students who serve on the UC Board of Regents @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Listen in here:
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🗣️🛸🚗🦭 It's #WorldSpeechDay, #WorldContactDay, #InternationalSportsCarRacingDay, and #InternationalDayOfActionAgainstCanadianSealSlaughter. If aliens arrive, can we please ask them to help us stop seal slaughter? 🦭💫 #SpeechMatters #SealSavers #GalacticRacing #TakeMeToYourLeader

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A promotional graphic for the "Speech Matters Podcast" features a discussion on "Moderation: It’s Not Just About Content." The background includes an image of a podcast recording session with a person speaking into a microphone while wearing headphones. The title "SPEECH MATTERS PODCAST" is prominently displayed in bold blue and white text. The graphic highlights two featured speakers: John Perrino, Senior Policy and Advocacy Expert at Internet Society, and Michelle Deutchman, Executive Director of the UC National Center for Free Speech & Civic Engagement. Their headshots are displayed in circular frames. The University of California’s National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement logo appears at the bottom left.

A promotional graphic for the "Speech Matters Podcast" features a discussion on "Moderation: It’s Not Just About Content." The background includes an image of a podcast recording session with a person speaking into a microphone while wearing headphones. The title "SPEECH MATTERS PODCAST" is prominently displayed in bold blue and white text. The graphic highlights two featured speakers: John Perrino, Senior Policy and Advocacy Expert at Internet Society, and Michelle Deutchman, Executive Director of the UC National Center for Free Speech & Civic Engagement. Their headshots are displayed in circular frames. The University of California’s National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement logo appears at the bottom left.

Join us for our latest episode of the #SpeechMatters podcast, “Moderation: It's Not Just About Content” where the Internet Society's senior policy and advocacy expert John Perrino joins us to talk about the complexities of content moderation.

Listen here:
https://buff.ly/41bs2N9

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The graphic features the phrase "#SPEECH MATTERS" in bold uppercase letters, with "SPEECH" highlighted in light blue. Below, "Truth, Trust, and Transformation" is written in white, followed by "2025" in bold yellow. The background shows a blurred image of people walking and biking in front of a large modern building with multiple windows, overlaid with a blue tint.

The graphic features the phrase "#SPEECH MATTERS" in bold uppercase letters, with "SPEECH" highlighted in light blue. Below, "Truth, Trust, and Transformation" is written in white, followed by "2025" in bold yellow. The background shows a blurred image of people walking and biking in front of a large modern building with multiple windows, overlaid with a blue tint.

Register Now! Our seventh annual #SpeechMatters conference will be held virtually on Thursday, April 10, 2025 — 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM PT | 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM ET.

Check out more info on speakers and panels:
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Promotional graphic for the 'Speech Matters Podcast.' The title reads: "New Year, New President: Higher Ed in the Age of Trump." Featured speakers include Jonathan Fansmith, Senior Vice President of Government Relations and National Engagement at the American Council on Education, and Michelle Deutchman, Executive Director of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The graphic includes their photos and affiliations, with the logo of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement.

Promotional graphic for the 'Speech Matters Podcast.' The title reads: "New Year, New President: Higher Ed in the Age of Trump." Featured speakers include Jonathan Fansmith, Senior Vice President of Government Relations and National Engagement at the American Council on Education, and Michelle Deutchman, Executive Director of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The graphic includes their photos and affiliations, with the logo of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement.

New #SpeechMatters podcast episode is live! Tune in to "New Year, New President: Higher Ed in the Age of Trump" for insights with @aceducation.bsky.social expert Jonathan Fansmith.

Listen here: https://buff.ly/41bs2N9

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Thank you to @ucfreespeech.bsky.social for featuring my new book on the #SpeechMatters podcast with the Center's Director, Michelle Deutchman! Listen here: freespeechcenter.universityofcalifornia.edu/speechmatter...

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