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Critics of the AAUP and the Delusions of Neutrality
The AAUP is not and must not be neutral in defense of academic freedom.
Florida English Professor Fired for Teaching ‘Political’ Story Sues College
Keep Strunk & White in the Bathroom and Other Ways to Obsess Over Writing Well
A working writer describes rituals for chasing the tension and surprise that make stories worth reading.
What Are Your Students Learning in Their Summer Internships?
They may well be absorbing subtle lessons about workplace injustices. They need opportunities to reflect on them.
‘Catastrophic’ Tech Issues Postpone Wash. Bar Exam
Roughly 645 people will have to take the newly redesigned exam later this year or next. One outraged law dean says those options aren’t good enough for the thwarted test takers.
National AAUP Starts Endorsing Political Candidates
The group says the move is a first in its over-100-year existence, and part of countering government threats. Critics say AAUP has lost its neutrality.
Fired Over Speech, Professors Take Their Employers to Court—and Win
The recent spate of censorship and academic freedom violations is the worst since the McCarthy era, according to one lawyer. But as faculty rack up legal victories, universities may start to think twice before punishing extramural speech.
