Faculty First Year Seminars 191EDU31 - Speak Up or Stay Silent?
Fall
2025
01
1.00
Musbah Shaheen
TH 4:00PM 4:50PM
UMass Amherst
69902
Furcolo Hall 102
shaheen@umass.edu
In today's polarized climate, students often grapple with when to speak up and when to hold back. This course explores the complexities of free speech, academic freedom, and self-censorship in higher education. Through case studies, discussions, and real-world examples, students will examine how campus culture, institutional policies, and social dynamics shape what gets said - and what doesn't.
First-year (R1ST)