The Wisconsin Board of Regents under Republican Governor Scott Walker have actually reaffirmed their commitment to academic freedom in the state university system.
Topic: academic freedom
AAUP Assaults Science, National Security & Academic Freedom
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) have issued a report on “National Security, the Assault on Science, and Academic Freedom” that might leave readers who have studied such matters scratching their heads.
New McAdams Ruling Attacks Academic Freedom
John K. Wilson of the AAUP points out the problems in a recent legal decision by a judge to uphold the suspension of Marquette University professor John McAdams over academic freedom
Drexel Faculty Investigates Conduct by Professor after Tweet about Airline Passenger Giving Up Seat for Uniformed Soldier
Drexel professor George Ciccariello-Maher is in trouble again, this time for tweeting about an American soldier getting a seat on an airplane. He got in trouble last December for tweeting he wanted a white genocide for Christmas.
Liberals Endangered in Own Natural Habitat: Liberal Colleges
At Skidmore College, where there are no immediately identifiable conservatives, faculty members have started to intimidate liberals with stray thoughts. Robert Boyers, an English professor at Skidmore, recounted a couple of recent episodes in The…
Marquette Won’t Lift Suspension on Conservative Professor Until He Apologizes
From Campus Reform over John McAdams’ suspension at Marquette: Dr. John McAdams has been on paid suspension since December 2014 for a blog post in which he calls out another instructor, Cheryl Abbate, for telling students not…
Academic Freedom has Veered Off Course
Jay Schalin, Director of Policy Analysis at the John William Pope Center for Higher Education, wrote an insightful report on academic freedom in public versus private colleges, the roots and evolution of academic freedom, and…
Princeton Librarian at Center of Controversy on Free Speech
From the College Fix: Elvia Arroyo-Ramirez, the librarian at Princeton University, apparently believes it is her duty to “silence” those who think “microaggressions” aren’t a real thing. As reported by Heat Street, in a correspondence with…
NYU Professor Put on Paid Leave for Criticizing Safe Spaces, PC Culture
Michael Rectenwald had created an anonymous Twitter account that was critical of safe spaces and coddling of college students, in addition to the politically correct culture on his college campus. His reward? Pushed to take…
Creationist Wins Lawsuit against Cal-State Northridge
Big news for the creationist academic community: A creationist scholar recently received a six-figure settlement from California State University Northridge, a payout that resolved a 2-year-old lawsuit that alleged the scholar had been fired after…
Faculty Lounge
CSU-Fresno Professor On Leave after Tweeting Joy at former First Lady Barbara Bush’s Passing
College Professor Doused NRA Lobbyist’s House with Fake Blood
LGBT Activist goes to Harvard, Interprets Bible as Approving of Monogamous, Gay Relationships
Student Government Puts CRs on I.C.E., I.C.E. Baby
CUNY Law School Dean: Eight-Minute Disruptive Protests during Guest Speech is ‘Reasonable Exercise’ of Free Speech
Black Lives Matter Exposed
Book Review
Fact-Checking History’s First Draft
Journalism, the old cliché goes, is the first draft of history. Unfortunately, it rarely gets through rewrites before it hits the classroom. Yesterday’s headlines often look a bit silly when viewed through a microfiche, and…
Coming to a university near you
Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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