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LOS ANGELES Concord Law SchoolatPurdue University Globalwill present a live discussion titled Divisive Concepts, Targeted Speech, and Safe Spaces: The First Amendment in Schools for the next installment of its Distinguished Speaker Series at noon PT on Tuesday (June 29).

The live webinar will be hosted by Concord Dean Martin Pritikin and feature guest speaker Azhar Majeed, a civil liberties attorney who has spent his career defending the free speech rights of university students and professors.

Majeed previously served as vice president of policy reform at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, where he worked with college administrators and general counsels to improve their institutions policies on free speech and due process, and helped create a model freshman orientation program to teach incoming students about the rights and principles enshrined in the First Amendment.

Majeed is a contributor to New York Universitys First Amendment Watch, where his articles and commentary help document threats to freedom of expression nationwide. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 2007.

Those interested in registering can do so here. The webinar can be viewed here.

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About Concord Law School

Concord Law School is part of Purdue University Global, a public, nonprofit school within the respected Purdue University system. Founded in 1998, Concord was the first U.S. law school to offer students a traditional law school program online, including interactive live classes, frequent testing with extensive feedback, and nationally respected faculty members. Offering rigorous, rewarding online degree programs, Concord provides students with a first-rate law school education that is affordable and reflects the needs of todays employers, delivered in a convenient, highly supportive environment. For more information, visit here.

Media Contact: Tom Schott, 765-427-1721, tschott@purdue.edu

Source:Martin Pritikin

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