MILWAUKEE _ Chicago Tribune columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Clarence Page will moderate a panel on freedom of expression Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

The panel will include Chris Ott, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin; Rick Esenberg, the founder and president and general counsel of the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty; ethicist Blain Neufeld, an associate professor of philosophy at UWM; UWM alum Michele Bria, the chief executive officer of the Journey House; and two students.

The panel discussion will kick off a series of events focused on freedom of expression at UWM during the 2017-18 school year. A salon organized by students will be the next event in November.

As many as 800 students are expected to attend the panel discussion from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the ballroom of the UWM Student Union, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd. Many of them are enrolled in classes in which free speech issues will be discussed this semester.

There is limited seating for public guests and journalists due to the room capacity. Reporters should contact John Schumacher at schuma63@uwm.edu to reserve a seat. A mult box will be available for TV and radio reporters.

About UWM

Recognized as one of the nation’s 115 top research universities, UW-Milwaukee provides a world-class education to 26,000 students from 89 countries on a budget of $667 million. Its 14 schools and colleges include Wisconsin’s only schools of architecture, freshwater sciences and public health, and it is a leading educator of nurses and teachers. UW-Milwaukee partners with leading companies to conduct joint research, offer student internships and serve as an economic engine for southeastern Wisconsin. The Princeton Review named UW-Milwaukee a 2018 “Best Midwestern” university based on overall academic excellence and student reviews, and the Sierra Club has recognized it as Wisconsin’s leading sustainable university