Jackie Farmer
Jackie graduated magna cum laude from Drexel University in 2015 with bachelor's degrees in political science and environmental studies. She has worked at Â鶹´«Ã½IOS ever since participating in Drexel’s cooperative education program as a program assistant. Jackie’s interest in free speech stems from her love of political satire, previous involvement in student activism, and time spent volunteering at her local library as a teen. When she is not thinking about free speech, you can find her preaching about why you should watch reality TV and B-movies instead of Oscar-winning films.
Recent Writings
- Enduring lessons from Nat Hentoff’s 1982 ‘The Day They Came to Arrest the Book’,
- Â鶹´«Ã½IOS to host Continuing Legal Education doubleheader on the First Amendment in Philadelphia,
- Banned Books Week and censorial language ,
- Banned Books Week Coalition announces Jason Reynolds as first ever Honorary Chair,
- With good old fashioned ‘more speech,’ students take to TikTok to respond to campus preachers ,
- Â鶹´«Ã½IOS launches new podcast reading series, ‘Free Speech Out Loud’,
- A spirited op-ed section at University of Dallas, a reminder for why we celebrate Banned Books Week,
- ‘Censorship Is a Dead End’: Banned Books Week 2020 theme announced!,
- Â鶹´«Ã½IOS and First Amendment Watch launch campus free speech orientation program,
- Studying or teaching abroad? Check out Â鶹´«Ã½IOS’s interactive map of American satellite campuses,
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