Learn about free expression at Yale

As the new academic year begins, students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to watch a video reinforcing Yale’s commitment to free expression. In the video, Secretary and Vice President for University Life Kimberly Goff-Crews ’83 B.A., ’86 J.D.; Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity Chair and Department of Internal Medicine Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine Gary Desir ’80 M.D; Yale College Student Mason Shipp ’25; and Woodbridge Fellow Yasmeen Abed ’24 B.A. share their perspectives. They invite the Yale community to be open and curious—to engage in conversation with one another.

The free exchange of ideas is fundamental to the vibrant intellectual life of the Yale community and foundational to deep academic inquiry. Learn more by visiting Free Expression, and reading the Report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression at Yale (“Woodward Report”), which represents Yale’s free expression policy.

Introducing Cultivating Conversation

As recently announced by Secretary and Vice President for University Life Kimberly-Goff Crews, Cultivating Conversation, an initiative of Belonging at Yale, creates a framework in which members of the Yale community can engage with one another respectfully, be open and curious to differing perspectives that may not align with our own, and equipped to converse, connect, and engage with people of all backgrounds and beliefs.

Read a YourYale article and watch a related video featuring Secretary and Vice President for University Life Kimberly Goff-Crews ’83, ’86 J.D., describing the Cultivating Conversation initiative and the role that it plays in advancing the mission of the university.