The Dispute Index

Clayton Smith

Clayton Smith hosts The Discourse Lab podcast and is a Columbia University graduate. He founded the Columbia Open Discourse Alliance and previously worked as a senior editor at the Columbia Sundial.

Also known as Clay SmithWebsite (opens in a new tab)

What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Clayton Smith on Education, Free Speech, and Press Freedom. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Clayton Smith

Clayton Smith

Role at the time: CODA founder and Discourse Lab host writing in his own name

Condemned

Statement summary

Smith says CODA's statements betrayed its mission and recommends resignation for board members who supported them.

“They have blatantly betrayed CODA’s mission.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)I Founded CODA. It Has Betrayed Its Mission.The Betrayal and What Should Happen Now? sections
Why we used this label

The case concerns cancellation. Smith treats the response as a violation of the organization's purpose and calls for leadership changes.

Read statementColumbia's CODA cancels a press-freedom panel after Sundial's Cornell 7 essay; critics object

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