Upcoming Essay Contest Events

  1. The Free Speech Essay Contest is designed to encourage high levels of scholarship and thought among UT-Austin students, and to promote understanding and appreciation of the freedom of speech and the many complex challenges related to it. Entries are due on January 31, 2026.

Previous Essay Contest Events

  1. The Free Speech Essay Contest is designed to encourage high levels of scholarship and thought among UT-Austin students and to promote understanding and appreciation of the freedom of speech and the many complex challenges related to it. Entries are due on February 17, 2025.