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A Shared Governance Conundrum
The increasing importance of technology demands a shared governance model that combines robust centralized support with academic freedom and autonomy of departments, John Katzman and James DeVaney write.
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‘Don’t Miss’: Does Academic Freedom Excuse Offensive Posts About Assassination Attempts?
The response to the Trump rally shooting showed that the 2024 election social media conflagrations have begun. Whether academic freedom should protect such statements is debatable.
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The Curious Rise of a Conservative—or Civic-Minded?—Center at the University of Florida
GOP lawmakers, governors or boards in eight states have mandated new university centers focused on civics and “classical liberal education.” Critics call them beachheads for the ideological right. Florida’s creation appears to be the largest yet.
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Columbia’s President Denounced Her Before Congress. Firing Could Be Next.
Law professor Katherine Franke has long been outspoken in her support of Palestinians. Now, after House Republicans and her university president called her out in an antisemitism hearing, she faces potential termination.
LSU Fires Tenured Shreveport Professor, Environmental Advocate
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A Dean Called for Silencing Harvard’s Faculty Critics. He’s Been Roasted.
Lawrence D. Bobo’s argument that professors should face sanctions for inciting “external actors” to “intervene” at the university has been roundly lambasted. But it tapped into an ongoing debate: When is outside intervention warranted?
Arizona Governor Vetoes Attempt to Limit Faculty Governing Power
Trustees Vote to Dissolve University of Kentucky Senate
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