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Who Is Left Out if We Stop Writing?
The idea that writing isn’t important is deeply dangerous, and not (only) because writing is thinking.
Utah Legislative Audit Suggests Reducing Tenure Protections
A post-tenure review report recommends lawmakers consider “streamlining” the process to fire faculty and preventing universities from diverging from it.
Immigration Historians Compile Syllabus for Faculty to Combat Misinformation
Leaders at the University of Minnesota Immigration History Research Center say they want to put immigration enforcement policy debates into context and share accurate information with anyone who wants to learn more.
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.