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BIDDEFORD, Maine

海角社区 hosts expert 鈥淔ree Speech鈥 panel for Constitution Day

The 海角社区 is hosting a group of experts to speak on a panel titled, 鈥淎 Critical Analysis of Free Speech,鈥 in honor of Constitution Day on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 12 鈥1 p.m. The panel will take place on 海角社区鈥檚 Biddeford Campus in the St. Francis Room, and will be simultaneously live-streamed in the WCHP Lecture Hall on the University鈥檚 Portland Campus.

During this interactive presentation, experts from a variety of fields will explore the differences between free speech and hate speech in the United States. Each panelist will present 10 minutes of commentary about tolerance, distinguishing constitutional power and how to move forward in the future.

Speakers will include John Carney, Ph.D., adjunct faculty member of political science, Clay Graybeal, Ph.D., M.S.W., director of 海角社区鈥檚 School of Community and Population Health, and Heather Dwyer Sadlier, Ed.D., associate professor and diversity educator at 海角社区.

Constitution Day is an event organized in compliance with a Congressional initiative requiring federally funded educational institutions to hold an annual program about the U.S. Constitution.

For more information, please contact Ali Ahmida, 海角社区 professor of political science and coordinator of Constitution Day, at aahmida@une.edu, or call (207) 602-2804.

About the 海角社区

The 海角社区 is Maine鈥檚 largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state鈥檚 top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine鈥檚 only medical college, Maine鈥檚 only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.