Plenary Session
Free Speech and Academic Freedom on Campus
Mar 7, 10:00 am
- 11:00 am
This presentation will cover select free speech and academic freedom topics. It will address the constitutional, legal, and case law principles that underlie and otherwise support expressive activities in this country. It will also identify the narrow categories of speech and conduct that fall outside the protections afforded by those principles. Lastly, it will delve into how the concepts of free speech and academic freedom have played out at the University of Maryland, particularly over the last few years, and offer guidance to effectively balance the twin goals of furthering expressive activity and campus safety.
Presenters
Jay Rosselló, Vice President for Legal Affairs & General Counsel at the University of Maryland, College Park, has been practicing law for more than twenty-five years, primarily in the fields of higher education and collegiate sports. Mr. Rosselló is responsible for the management and oversight of UMD's broad and complex legal duties and obligations and the administration of its Office of General Counsel. He has expertise in a number of areas relevant to public institutions of higher education, including, academic and accreditation matters, athletics, business transactions, human resources, intellectual and real property, litigation and dispute resolution, open records, campus safety and security, research and regulatory compliance, and student affairs. Mr. Rosselló is a graduate of Yale University (B.A., 1993), the Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1996), and Suffolk University's Sawyer School of Management (M.B.A, 2003).