Dartmouth Political Union President Roger Friedlander '27 Argues for Rigorous Debate in Washington Post Op-Ed

Roger Friedlander '27, president of the Dartmouth Political Union, argues that universities should expose students to controversial political views through rigorous debate rather than avoid contentious speakers, in an opinion piece published in The Washington Post.

The piece, titled "The Best Answer to Offensive Speech Is a Hard Question," was highlighted by Dartmouth College in its latest news roundup.

In a separate item, Dartmouth announced that Matthew Conklin received the 2026 Kenneth N. Waltz Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association's International Security Section.

The roundup also featured a story on turning tales of government in action into compelling television.