A College Free Speech Survey, co-authored by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), RealClearEducation, research firm College Pulse and the libertarian Charles Koch Institute, claimed to find that free speech protections at America’s…
Topic: John K. Wilson
Study: Elite Universities Only Pay Lip Service to a Free Press
For all the fuss from liberal academics about life outside their campuses, the more egregious violations of a free press are taking place at many of America’s so-called elite colleges and universities. John K. Wilson,…
When The AAUP Got War Fever
Believe it or not they did, albeit a century ago.
Training Reporters To Promote Government
If newspaper reporters largely seem to act as press agents for government programs, perhaps part of the reason may lie in the practical training they receive in college.
AAUP Blog Points Up UVA Double Standard
Nothing shows how flimsy the pretext of academic integrity is than the efforts of a Republican to enter academic ranks.
Graduate Students Make Strategic Retreat
Can it be that the Resistance, at least on the academic side, is realizing that President Trump may serve at least one full term?
The Tennessee Legislature’s Defense of Campus Free Speech
John K. Wilson of the AAUP writes about the new campus free speech law in Tennessee and some of the pros and cons of the law.
Is Trump Right about Free Speech of Non Profit Groups?
John K. Wilson of the AAUP defends President Trump’s recent efforts to allow non-profits to engage in political speech.
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
Why Shouting Down Speakers is Absolutely Wrong
At the Academe Blog, John K. Wilson writes about why shouting down speakers is absolutely wrong because it continues to polarize the country and it plays into the Right’s hands: Shouting down speakers, such as…