Snyder speaks frequently about free expression and academic freedom

with his Carleton colleague, historian Amna Khalid. This profile​ from the

Carleton Voice explains why these issues matter to them.

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Here are some of the topics they have addressed:

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• Free Speech and Why It Matters  

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• Is Free Expression at Odds with Diversity and Inclusion? 

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• Intellectual Freedom, Viewpoint Diversity and the Liberal Arts

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• Academic Freedom: What Is It? Who Has It? And Why Should We Care? 

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Khalid and Snyder enjoy visiting different campuses to engage with

students, faculty, administrators and staff. For speaking requests and

inquiries, please email Snyder at jsnyder@carleton.edu.

 

Khalid and Snyder have written extensively about threats to free expression

on campus and beyond. These threats--including book bans, anti-CRT laws

and campus speech codes--come from across the political spectrum. Khalid

and Snyder are particularly interested in the relationship between intellectual

freedom and social justice. See, for example, their work on:

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• cancel culture from the left and the right on Substack

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• diversity training in Inside Higher Ed (see their animated explainer video below)

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• trigger warnings in the Chronicle of Higher Education 

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• the San Francisco "Life of Washington" mural controversy at CNN.com

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• bias response teams in the New Republic