Tag: freedom of speech
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Free speech and the university
A couple of important items related to academic freedom: 1) “Over the weekend, during a speech to activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference, President Trump pledged to issue an executive order that would deny federal research funds to colleges and universities that do not ‘support free speech.’ AAUP’s position on this is clear. We…
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What’s academic freedom and why is it important?
Overheard at Miami: “Academic freedom? Sometimes I think that’s just a way of protecting incompetent teachers.” — Professor X. Most of us at Miami agree with you on wanting to keep classroom standards high at Miami, Professor X! But when we say we value academic freedom, are we really somehow getting into the business of…