<p>In the season five premiere of the SpeechMatters podcast, host Michelle Deutchman speaks with Center Co-chairs Howard Gillman, Chancellor of UC Irvine, and Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law, about their upcoming book, Campus Speech and Academic Freedom: A Guide for Difficult Times. Against the backdrop of recent controversies — from legislative restrictions on teaching and campus protests to political pressure on colleges and universities — the episode explores how higher education leaders can navigate free speech, academic freedom and institutional governance in 2026.&nbsp;</p><p>Resources:</p><ul><li><a href="https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300270983/campus-speech-and-academic-freedom/">Campus Speech and Academic Freedom</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/opinion/trump-compact-universities-constitution.html">Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion - The New York Times</a></li></ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In the season five premiere of the SpeechMatters podcast, host Michelle Deutchman speaks with Center Co-chairs Howard Gillman, Chancellor of UC Irvine, and Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law, about their upcoming book, Campus Speech and Academic Freedom: A Guide for Difficult Times. Against the backdrop of recent controversies — from legislative restrictions on teaching and campus protests to political pressure on colleges and universities — the episode explores how higher education leaders can navigate free speech, academic freedom and institutional governance in 2026.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Resources:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300270983/campus-speech-and-academic-freedom/"&gt;Campus Speech and Academic Freedom&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/opinion/trump-compact-universities-constitution.html"&gt;Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion - The New York Times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>

In the season five premiere of the SpeechMatters podcast, host Michelle Deutchman speaks with Center Co-chairs Howard Gillman, Chancellor of UC Irvine, and Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law, about their upcoming book, Campus Speech and Academic Freedom: A Guide for Difficult Times. Against the backdrop of recent controversies — from legislative restrictions on teaching and campus protests to political pressure on colleges and universities — the episode explores how higher education leaders can navigate free speech, academic freedom and institutional governance in 2026. 

Resources:

 * Campus Speech and Academic Freedom [https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300270983/campus-speech-and-academic-freedom/] 
 * Opinion | Trump's 'Compact' With Universities Is Just Extortion - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/opinion/trump-compact-universities-constitution.html]

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Campus Speech and Academic Freedom, A Guide for Difficult Times

Campus Speech and Academic Freedom, A Guide for Difficult Times

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