 2012 CFN ConferenceFIRE is pleased to announce the 2012 Campus Freedom Network Conference! The CFN conference gives students from across the country an opportunity meet fellow advocates for free speech on campus. Attendees will hear from distinguished First Amendment scholars, fellow student activists, and FIRE staff about the philosophical and legal arguments for student rights on campus and how they can improve the culture of free speech at their schools. We welcome all college students interested in defending free speech on campus to apply to attend the conference. The conference is FREE, and FIRE will also provide up to $300 to reimburse expenses for accepted students to travel to Bryn Mawr. Space is limited, so you should register soon! The deadline for applications is Wednesday, June 27.
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ABOUT THE CONFERENCEBryn Mawr CollegeJuly 27-29, 2012
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SPEAKERS
Robert "Bob" Corn-Revere Robert Corn-Revere, a partner at the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine in Washington, D.C., is a leading expert in First Amendment law. He is currently serving as lead counsel for student Hayden Barnes in Barnes v. Zaccari, a federal civil rights case with major implications for student rights on campus. 
Christina Hoff Sommers Christina Hoff Sommers, a former philosophy professor who taught ethics, is a member of FIRE’s Board of Advisors and has been an outspoken critic of the erosion of due process on campus. She is also know for her extensive writings about education, among them Who Stole Feminism? and The War Against Boys, and is currently a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. 
Professor Donald Downs Donald Downs is an award-winning professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. In addition to his scholarship on freedom of speech, academic freedom, and campus politics, Prof. Downs has been an active defender of academic freedom on UW’s campus, where he serves as the president of the Committee for Academic Freedom and Rights. MULTIMEDIA
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