Dear John xxxxxx,
The American Political Science Association’s annual conference is currently underway in Seattle, WA. The Claremont Institute has been hosting panels as a “Related Group” at the meeting for over thirty-five years. I made the decision on Friday to withdraw the Claremont Institute’s program this year after APSA, without explanation, moved all ten of our panels (and our reception) to a “virtual” format.
This whole debacle offers a silver lining. As the American academy grows more and more ideologically homogenous, politically one-sided, and intellectually corrupt, we have a golden opportunity to offer truly safe spaces for rigorous and open debate about critical issues of policy, history, politics, culture, political thought, and the American regime. And we are now unconstrained by APSA’s normal prohibition on filming or live broadcast.
And so it is my pleasure to invite you to a series of virtual panels beginning Friday, October 1st @ 9 am PT / 12 pm ET. The panel will be an hour and 30 minutes long. We are still re-scheduling other panels and discussions that we will be pleased to invite you to in the coming two months.
Thank you,
Ryan P. Williams
Friday, October 1, 2021 9:00 am - 10:30 am (Pacific Time)
Diversity and Discrimination in Higher Education
Chair: Christina Villegas (Cal State-San Bernardino)
Participants:
Robert Maranto and James Paul (University of Arkansas)
“Elites Lead: An Empirical Examination of Diversity Requirements for Faculty Jobs”
Eric Kaufmann (University of London)
“Academic Freedom in Crisis: Punishment, Political Discrimination, and Self-Censorship”
Discussants:
Matthew Woessner (Army War College)
Joshua Dunn (University of Colorado, Colorado Springs)
Please note that we are conducting these briefings using Zoom, an online webinar service. You can log in on your computer or smart device, which will allow you to see a live video stream and use a Q&A chat feature to ask questions for our scholars to answer on the air. While you will be able to watch and listen to our scholars, no one will be able to see or hear you. So feel free to get comfortable! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Annalyssa at [email protected].
