Terms of Engagement Episodes

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Terms of Engagement – The 2026 Midterms: Trust, Turnout, and a Shifting Electoral Landscape

Andrea Hailey, who leads Vote.org, one of the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter engagement platforms, joins hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer on Terms of Engagement to discuss trends, turnout, and trepidation as we head into the pivotal 2026 midterm elections.

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Terms of Engagement—Just How Powerful Are Protests?
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Terms of Engagement—Just How Powerful Are Protests?

Archon Fung and Stephen Richer are joined by University of Pittsburgh’s Lara Putnam to discuss the recent No Kings protest movement.

Terms of Engagement—The Art of the Higher Education Deal?
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Terms of Engagement—The Art of the Higher Education Deal?

Archon Fung and Stephen Richer are joined on Terms of Engagement by Joseph Fishkin, Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law, to discuss the latest compact proposed to select universities and the implications for academic freedom and federal power.

Terms of Engagement—The Fight Over Free Speech
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Terms of Engagement—The Fight Over Free Speech

This week on Term of Engagement, co-hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer explore and debate the boundaries of free speech, threats to it, and the impact on our democracy.

Terms of Engagement—Court Blocks Trump’s Freeze of Harvard Funds — What’s Next?
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Terms of Engagement—Court Blocks Trump’s Freeze of Harvard Funds — What’s Next?

Archon Fung and Stephen Richer are joined by Andrew Crespo, Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, to discuss a recent court case that found the Trump Administration’s freeze of over $2 billion in federal grants to Harvard illegal.

Terms of Engagement—Election Administration Fight Forms
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Terms of Engagement—Election Administration Fight Forms

Archon Fung and Stephen Richer discuss President Trump’s assertions about mail-in voting and what they portend for future elections and voter participation.