SHARP SERIES: Speaking About Speech with Erwin Chemerinsky
The University of Richmond celebrates fostering important and challenging dialogues through the Sharp Viewpoint Speakers Series. This year, three luminaries with expertise in civil liberties and constitutional law will participate in dialogues on-stage at the Modlin Center for the Arts.
Through these conversations, we are exploring speech as a tool for understanding and navigating differences in a democratic society. Together, we consider why civil discourse is important, why it is sometimes so difficult, and what democracies and university communities stand to gain from embracing a shared commitment to free expression.
ERWIN CHEMERINSKY
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, Berkeley Law
Chemerinsky, a legal scholar known for his studies of constitutional law and federal civil procedure, is the third and final guest for the third and final event in the 2024 Sharp Viewpoint Speaker Series. He previously served as the founding dean and Distinguished Professor of Law and Raymond Pryke Professor of First Amendment Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. Before that, he taught law and political science at Duke University, University of Southern California Law School, and DePaul College of Law. He is the author of 16 books, including leading casebooks and treatises, and has written more than 200 law review articles. He argues appellate cases, including in the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2016, he was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2022, he became President of the Association of American Law Schools. Chemerinsky earned his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and his law degree from Harvard Law School. In 2024, National Jurist magazine again named Chemerinsky the most influential person in legal education in the United States.
Advance registration is required for this event, which is free and open to the University of Richmond community as well as the public. No tickets will be issued, and seating is general admission.
Speaker bios, additional information, and recordings of the first two events are available at www.richmond.edu/sharp.
