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Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development to Hold Hearing on “Diversity of Thought: Protecting Free Speech on College Campuses”

On Wednesday, March 29, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, Chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Diversity of Thought: Protecting Free Speech on College Campuses.
 
"The Freedom of Speech is a fundamental Constitutional right," said Chair Owens. "The recent onslaught of attacks against free speech at colleges and universities across the nation violates the principles we stand for as Americans and runs afoul of their mission to cultivate freedom of thought. Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans are committed to preserving the constitutional rights of all students to freely express their beliefs without the fear of retribution from fellow students, faculty, and administrators."
 
What:
Subcommittee hearing titled “Diversity of Thought: Protecting Free Speech on College Campuses
 
When:
10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 29, 2023
 
Where:
2175 Rayburn House Office Building
 
Press:
The meeting is open to the press and will be live-streamed on the Committee's YouTube page

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