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Skidmore College

Skidmore Speaks:
Conversations about the First Amendment and the Meaning of Free Speech

November 5-8, 2018

Zachary Wood


Faculty and staff Workshop

Tuesday, November 6
10:00鈥11:30 a.m.
Payne Room, Tang Teaching Museum


student lunch Workshop

Tuesday, November 6
12:00鈥1:30 p.m.
Payne Room, Tang Teaching Museum


Reception and book signing

Tuesday, November 6
5:30鈥6:00 p.m.
Gannett Lobby, Palamountain Hall


Building Empathy and Understanding through Difficult Conversations

Tuesday, November 6
6:00鈥7:00 p.m.
Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall


Zachary Wood
Zachary Wood

Zachary Wood will engage the Skidmore community in small group discussions about his book 鈥淯ncensored: My Life and Uncomfortable Conversations at the Intersection of Black and White America鈥 and broader questions about free speech during the day. In the evening he will deliver a talk. Books will be available for signing.

Wood was a former Robert L. Bartley Fellow at The Wall Street Journal. He graduated from Williams College in 2018 with a degree in political science and currently works as assistant opinion editor of The Guardian. He is known for his dynamic perspective on free speech, race and dissenting opinions. Wood entered the national spotlight while a senior at Williams College, where he acted as president of the student group Uncomfortable Learning. Wood strengthened the group鈥檚 commitment to inviting speakers with controversial perspectives to speak freely on the college鈥檚 campus. Wood is an activist for free speech and a firm believer that civil debate is a crucial part of an education. He recently testified before the U.S. Senate on the necessity of ensuring that college campuses allow for a variety of viewpoints.