MFSA is an independent organization advocating for free expression, viewpoint diversity, and academic freedom at MIT. On Substack at MIT Uncanceled.

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Four in the books.
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If you're around @MIT tomorrow evening, what promises to be a substantive and provocative discussion on assisted death hosted by our friends at @MITCDP. Free with registration! Best of luck, @byrne_a, @bradford_skow & team. events.ticketleap.com/ticket…
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Terrific day at our conference yesterday. Great crowd, great discussions, great energy. We'll have much more media to share in the coming days/weeks, but for today thanks to all who participated, and to our speakers and moderators for the great sessions.
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If you're in the Harvard area on Wednesday afternoon, consider stopping in for this discussion with @JMchangama, co-sponsored by @cafharvard: news.harvard.edu/harvard-eve…
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MIT Free Speech Alliance retweeted
I registered some preliminary thoughts about @MIT's performance in @TheFIREorg's latest College Free Rankings last week, and you can check them out here. Hopefully I will have the chance to do a deeper dive into the figures and report further. mitfreespeechalliance.substa…
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MIT Free Speech Alliance retweeted
Be sure to check out page 4 of @thetech's print issue this week!
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MIT Free Speech Alliance retweeted
This looks really good! @mitfreespeech @pebonilla @slsatel (keynote!!) @ivanoransky @hoovlet @HdxAcademy Help us get less wrong, together, please!
"STEM in Crisis: Restoring Free Inquiry": MIT Free Speech Alliance's 2026 Annual Conference featuring our Ivan Oransky (September 17, Cambridge, MA) mitfreespeech.org/mfsa_2026_…
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MIT Free Speech Alliance retweeted
ICYMI, a moving tribute to Jim Rutt, MFSA's first president, by his former @MIT classmate, and MFSA co-founder, John Chisholm. Fortunately for the rest of us, Jim's restless and insatiable curiosity lives on in the @JimRuttShow archives. mitfreespeechalliance.substa…
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MIT Free Speech Alliance retweeted
Next week I'll be at MIT for the "STEM in Crisis: Restoring Free Inquiry" conference hosted by @mitfreespeech. I'll be joined by @LisaMargonelli & @ivanoransky discussing the topic: Do STEM publications promote intellectual diversity? More info below! 🔗mitfreespeech.org/mfsa_2026_…
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And we're off!
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MIT Free Speech Alliance retweeted
Our fourth annual conference is two weeks away, and our roster of exhibitors keeps growing. Thrilled to have folks from @TheFIREorg, @goACTA, @AFA_Alliance, @SwayBeta, the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, and the MIT Press, which will be on hand selling titles at a discount!
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Our fourth annual conference is two weeks away, and our roster of exhibitors keeps growing. Thrilled to have folks from @TheFIREorg, @goACTA, @AFA_Alliance, @SwayBeta, the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, and the MIT Press, which will be on hand selling titles at a discount!
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We'll also have a supply free copies of @InfoHeresy's new volume on Viewpoint Diversity on hand. It's going to be a great day of talks, and there is still some room left if you want to register. Info and registration here: mitfreespeech.org/mfsa_2026_…
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We're excited to have Simon and Sway exhibiting at our conference on September 17! You can see who else will be exhibiting at our conference website: mitfreespeech.org/mfsa_2026_…
🎓 Learn what defeats student self-censorship, changes a student's mind, and where AI actually helps, from 14,000 real student disagreements. For HxA's seminar series, @DrSimonCullen will share new findings from his student chat platform, @SwayBeta. Details and RSVP.👇
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