We are pleased to share the application for the 2025-2026 Valuing Open and Inclusive Conversation and Engagement (VOICE) Initiative. Apply by 11:59 pm PT on Monday, June 2, 2025.
Our seventh annual conference was held virtually on Thursday, April 10, 2025. “Truth, Trust and Transformation”
This month Michelle talks with UC Student Regent Josiah Beharry and Student Regent-Designate Sonya Brooks to explore the power of student leadership in shaping the university.
OUR MISSION
To explore the intersection of expression, engagement and democratic learning and consider what can be done to restore trust in the value of free speech on college campuses and within society at large.
University of California President
Associate Professor, Educational Administration, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; 2022-2023 Senior Fellow
Dean & Professor, Claire Trevor School of the Arts & Co-chair, Steering Committee, UCI Year of Free Speech
SpeechMatters is the official podcast of the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The podcast features thought leaders tackling the most pressing issues impacting free expression and democracy on campus and beyond. Hosted by the Center’s Executive Director, Michelle Deutchman.
