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6 Jul 2020, 11:29 am by Keith E. Whittington
The Supreme Court did its best to leave things as they were in the faithless electors case. [read post]
19 Oct 2021, 8:35 am by Keith E. Whittington
[The Academic Freedom Alliance rebukes Michigan for its handling of Bright Sheng case] Music professor Bright Sheng showed his class at the University of Michigan the 1965 film of William Shakespeare's Othello in which Laurence Olivier plays the Moor in dark make-up. [read post]
15 Sep 2022, 12:13 pm by Keith E. Whittington
[A conversation with the outgoing president of Purdue University and former Republican governor of Indiana.] [read post]
31 Jan 2023, 12:20 pm by Keith E. Whittington
[The Florida governor unveiled some big new ideas -- not all of them good] Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference this morning to discuss his proposed higher education reforms. [read post]
15 Aug 2022, 5:30 am by Keith E. Whittington
[A comprehensive catalog of every case in which the Court considered a constitutional challenge to an act of Congress] I have now posted to my personal website an updated and expanded version of the Judicial Review of Congress Database. [read post]
26 Jan 2023, 6:58 am by Keith E. Whittington
[A proposed bill would do just that] It is hard to know when to get excited about bills introduced in state legislatures. [read post]
16 Dec 2021, 9:42 am by Keith E. Whittington
[A conversation with the president of Claremont McKenna College, the school at the top of the free-speech rankings] A new episode of The Academic Freedom Podcast from the Academic Freedom Alliance is now available. [read post]
26 Sep 2022, 9:14 am by Keith E. Whittington
[To defend the Stop WOKE Act, Florida asks court to eliminate any academic freedom exception to government employee speech doctrine] This past summer Florida adopted House Bill 7, better known as the Stop WOKE Act. [read post]
16 Sep 2023, 5:00 am by Keith E. Whittington
[An unusual move in an unusual impeachment] In a hotly contested election, the voters of Wisconsin flipped control of the state supreme court from the Republicans to the Democrats. [read post]
21 Dec 2021, 7:54 am by Keith E. Whittington
The University of Illinois at Chicago seems unable to correct course and respect the academic freedom commitments that it has made to its faculty. [read post]
28 Jun 2021, 8:57 am by Keith E. Whittington
As part of my work with the Academic Freedom Alliance, I am making some time to do in person and virtual talks on college campuses on topics relating to academic freedom and campus free speech. [read post]
7 Feb 2022, 5:18 pm by Keith E. Whittington
Over the weekend, the Foundation of Individual Rights in Education jumped on a story out of George Washington University. [read post]
20 Apr 2022, 11:43 am by Keith E. Whittington
[A conversation with David Rabban about the scope of protections for extramural and intramural speech] A new episode of The Academic Freedom Podcast from the Academic Freedom Alliance is now available. [read post]
25 Feb 2023, 5:29 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Some of the proposals pose real threats to free inquiry] At the end of January, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference to announce a package of higher education reforms. [read post]
8 Jun 2023, 7:34 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Doctor sanctioned for comments to journalists about transgender athletes] The Academic Freedom Alliance released a public letter to the Mayo Clinic regarding the sanctions that it has imposed on Dr. [read post]
8 May 2023, 6:38 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Revised SB 18 has major problems] Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has been set on killing tenure at Texas state universities ever since the University of Texas faculty senate had the temerity to object to his proposed ban on critical race theory. [read post]
3 Feb 2022, 10:43 am by Keith E. Whittington
[The AFA calls on SUNY Fredonia to reaffirm the academic freedom of Professor Stephen Kershnar] The Academic Freedom Alliance released a public letter to SUNY Fredonia calling on the university to reaffirm the academic freedom of philosophy professor Stephen Kershnar. [read post]
29 Jan 2024, 4:28 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Universities should not be in the political activism business] The University of California system is debating whether to allow academic departments to issue political statements. [read post]
3 Feb 2022, 7:51 am by Keith E. Whittington
[The AFA calls on Collin College to reinstate Professor Michael Phillips] The Academic Freedom Alliance released a public letter to Collin College objecting to its treatment of Professor Michael Phillips. [read post]
23 Jan 2021, 2:16 pm by Keith E. Whittington
[On the validity of an impeachment trial for a former president.] [read post]