The University of Kansas and film professor emeritus Kevin Willmott will host a screening of “First They Came for My College” and a Q&A with the documentary’s director.
“When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stages a coup at New College, the state’s beloved public honors college, students and professors confront a new reality: their campus is ground zero in an unprecedented nationwide assault on academic freedom and diversity,” the documentary’s synopsis reads.
“… New College of Florida was the first public college to be transformed by a political coup — a blueprint for our new era of unprecedented censorship and political interference in academia,” the synopsis continues. “By embedding with the student newspaper, an outspoken professor, and students from all sides of the political spectrum, this verité feature reveals a microcosm of America’s culture wars and serves as an essential document for students today grappling with their moment in history.”
Willmott will moderate a Q&A with director Patrick Bresnan.
The event is set for 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24 in Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd. It’s free to attend.
The event is sponsored by several KU departments. See the KU event page at this link. Find out more about the documentary at this link.
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