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Free Speech and the Media

Deepfake Conference Panel III: Marginalized Populations

How can truth emerge in a deep-fake ridden marketplace of ideas? Are we ready for the looming challenges to national security, elections, privacy, and reputation? What role will...

TEC Talks: Misinformation and Disinformation – Section 230: Online Speech and Tech Responsibility

The third talk in our TEC Talks series called “Section 230: Online Speech and Tech Responsibility,” features Danielle Citron, Jefferson Scholars Foundation Schenck...

Panel Discussion: “Faith and Freedom: A Lithuanian Perspective”

This webinar will contribute to this commemoration of “The Chronicle of the Catholic Church in Lithuania,” the longest-running and best-known underground periodical in the...

The Freedom to Listen

Beyond recognizing the inherent importance of public discourse to democracy, a reckoning must be made that listening itself constitutes discourse as much as does speech — that...

Meet the Speaker: L. Gregory Jones

Known for his entrepreneurial leadership, Dr. Greg Jones became president of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee on June 1, 2021. Prior to his appointment at Belmont, he...

Additional Resources

Short Video: La Divina Commedia Inferno 13 in HD (with English subtitles available; 3 minutes) Article: Leo Spitzer, “Speech and Language in Inferno XIII.” Italica, vol. 19,...

Travel Books

Gregory Greif’s essay received an honorable mention in Notre Dame Magazine’s 2019 Young Alumni Essay Contest.  Travel Books When traveling, I always make sure to bring a...

TEC Talks Podcast

TEC Talks started out in spring 2021 as a virtual live event series on the theme of “Misinformation and Disinformation.” That was followed in the fall with seven events on...

Misinformation and Disinformation

Conspiracy theories and other false claims have always been part of our discourse, even (and perhaps especially) our politics. But modern technologies have changed the scale of...

Meet the Guest: Apryl A. Williams

Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication & Media and the Digital Studies Institute at the University of Michigan Faculty Fellow, Notre Dame Institute for Advanced...

Study Shows Social Media an Effective Tool for Predicting Voting Outcomes

A new study reveals social media may highlight intergroup polarization of voter opinion more adequately than traditional polls when predicting election outcomes. Researchers at...