UPCOMING EVENTS: PFS & Partners Bring Today's Free Speech Thought Leaders & More

Reunions Breakfast | May 24, 2026

Join us for a lively breakfast with fellow alumni who care deeply about free expression on campus and beyond on Sunday, May 24 from 8:30-10am at the Nassau Inn. Guests are welcome (feel free to bring a spouse, partner, or classmate; RSVP here). We’ll share updates on PFS’s work — and then, in what promises to be the highlight of the morning, hear directly from a current Princeton student and recent graduates about what free speech looks and feels like on campus today, and in the real world. Come ready to listen, ask questions, and engage. RESERVE YOUR SEAT for the PFS Reunions Breakfast!

  • Welcome & Opening Remarks | Ed Yingling ’70, PFS Co-Founder
  • PFS Update | Todd Rulon-Miller ’73, President & Treasurer
  • Operational Update | Angela Smith, Executive Director
  • Student & Recent Graduates Panel  ★ Featured  One current student · Two recent graduates · Open Q&A. Hear about how free expression and open inquiry are experienced today on campus and in life after Princeton.

Past Events

PFS Past Events

Turning the Tide: A Candid Conversation with Dr. Robert George
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Princetonians for Free Speech presented a timely conversation featuring Dr. Robert P. George, Director of the James Madison Program for a thoughtful exchange of pressing issues affecting higher education. Recorded October 16, 2025. 

Princeton's 2026 Free Speech Ranking | September 30, 2025

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Princeton moves up—but still "fails"—in FIRE'S 2026 free speech rankings. Join us for a candid conversation where we’ll dive into Princeton’s standing in the largest nationwide free speech survey of more than 250 colleges, hear from a current Princeton student about the current campus climate and explore opportunities for Tiger alumni to help improve Princeton’s free expression climate. Princetonians for Free Speech and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) are proud to present this live, eye opening conversation.

 

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Debate: Is the U.S.-Israel alliance strategic for American foreign policy?

Speakers: Josh Hammer of Newsweek & Dave Smith of the Part of the Problem podcast, moderated by Tom Rogan

Feb 11, Princeton University, McCosh 10, 6:30 PM

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Hosted by Princeton Open Campus Coalition funded by Steamboat Institute and Princetonians for Free Speech


The Coddling of the American Mind: Film Screening and Panel Discussion in Santa Barbara

Cabrillo Pavilion, Oct 22nd, 6pm

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The Coddling of the American Mind: Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Hosted by Princeton Whig Clio

April 22nd, 5pm

What Free Speech Is - And What It Isn't

Co-Sponsored by the James Madison Program's Initiative on Freedom of Thought, Inquiry, and Expression

The Honorable Kyle Duncan

Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Robert P. George

McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions

March 19th, 2024

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November 15th, 2023

Co-sponsored by the James Madison Program's Initiative on Freedom of Thought, Inquiry, and Expression

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Struggles of an Optimist - Mitch Daniels: '71

October 24th, 2023

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Consciousness as the Political Project: A 21st Century Echo of the 19th Century - George Will '68

September 13th, 2023

Co-sponsored by the James Madison Program's Initiative on Freedom of Thought, Inquiry, and Expression

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Reunion Breakfast with the PFS Founders
Princetonians for Free Speech Presents:

Reunion Breakfast With the PFS Founders

Learn about the Princetonians for Free Speech mission from our founders and students, and how you can get more involved.

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The Princeton Free Speech Union Presents:

Civil Liberties - On Campus and Beyond

Professor Robert P. George and former ACLU president, Nadine Strossen discuss a multitude of current free speech issues facing our country.

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Princetonians for Free Speech Presents:

The Conformity Gauntlet in Higher Education

 

Join President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), Greg Lukianoff, for this exciting event.

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