The University of Chicago's Report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression was released in January 2015. The statement, which became known as the Chicago Principles, was quickly heralded as the preeminent articulation of a university commitment to campus free speech.

Affirming the University of Chicago’s foundational values, the Chicago Principles have been adopted by more than 100 colleges and universities seeking to uphold free inquiry and expression within their institutions. They have been both championed and criticized, internally and externally. Ten years after their release, the higher education landscape resembles and differs from the environment in which they were developed. Yet free expression on campus remains at the center of contemporary discourse.

Join us on January 31, 2025, in person or virtually, to mark the Chicago Principles’ 10th anniversary through free inquiry and expression, true University of Chicago style.

This event is presented by the University of Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression.

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