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The Shils Report and Academic Merit
It’s not a triumphant monument to academic merit, but an attack that seeks to purge leftist faculty.
On Using a Collaborative Writing Tracker
Tracking our collective progress on a shared Google Sheet was, over all, more helpful than not.
Opponent of NYT v. Sullivan Decision Set to Lead Iowa Intellectual Freedom Center
The Iowa Board of Regents offered the job to the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Carson Holloway, who has served as a visiting fellow at multiple conservative groups.
Outgoing Iowa Civics Center Leader Accuses Board of Possibly Illegal Actions
The Center for Intellectual Freedom’s interim director accused the regents of violating at least the spirit of the law creating the center. The board president says, “We definitely deny that anything illegal is going on.”
Rutgers Unions Win Academic Freedom for All Unit Members
Traditionally limited to full-time faculty, academic freedom protections will now extend to librarians, postdocs and clinicians at Rutgers. But without accompanying job security, adjuncts could still be vulnerable.
An Uncertain Landscape for Science Funding
New obstacles for early-career researchers could undermine U.S. innovation and competitiveness in the long term.
A Planned Intellectual Diversity Accreditation Standard Draws Opposition
The American Association of University Professors president told the Commission on Colleges and Universities that institutions shouldn’t “be expected to prioritize intellectual pluralism on settled scholarly questions.”
What Can One English Course Actually Teach?
The rise of AI should force my profession to be honest.