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28 Feb 2023, 5:06 am by Keith E. Whittington
[A poorly drafted and conceptually ambitious upending of norms of state university independence] Over in Chronicle of Higher Education, I have a new piece examining HB 999 in the Florida legislature and its implications for the future of Republican politics around higher education. [read post]
24 Feb 2022, 6:01 am by Keith E. Whittington
[A conversation with Matthew Finkin on the relationship between tenure and academic freedom] A new episode of The Academic Freedom Podcast from the Academic Freedom Alliance is now available. [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]
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]
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]
31 Jul 2023, 7:38 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Professor suspended for criticizing policies of Texas lieutenant governor] The Academic Freedom Alliance released a public letter to the Texas A&M University System regarding its suspension and investigation of Prof. [read post]
25 Apr 2022, 8:05 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Religion and philosophy professor removed from directing a scholarly center for inviting Peter Singer to give a public lecture.] [read post]
6 Jul 2022, 9:01 am by Keith E. Whittington
[A conversation with Eugene Volokh about the Shapiro controversy and political statements by university leaders] A new episode of The Academic Freedom Podcast from the Academic Freedom Alliance is now available. [read post]
17 Oct 2022, 5:30 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Organic chemistry professor fired because students at NYU thought the grades were too harsh] The Academic Freedom Alliance released a statement regarding the decision of New York University not to renew the contract of organic chemistry professor Maitland Jones. [read post]
26 Jan 2022, 1:01 pm by Keith E. Whittington
I have an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer on the controversy surrounding Professor Amy Wax at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. [read post]
14 Aug 2023, 11:33 am by Keith E. Whittington
An encouraging sign for the future of American higher education has been the emergence of local faculty groups organizing themselves to advance free speech principles at their particular institution. [read post]
2 Dec 2021, 7:31 am by Keith E. Whittington
[A conversation with the chancellor of the University of California at Irvine about academic freedom] A new episode of The Academic Freedom Podcast from the Academic Freedom Alliance is now available. [read post]
8 Mar 2022, 5:30 am by Keith E. Whittington
[The AFA calls on the University of Dayton to allow its faculty to hear from the speakers they want] The Academic Freedom Alliance released a public letter to the University of Dayton calling on the university to reaffirm its own commitments to freedom of thought after an unfortunate administrative intervention into a scholarly conference organized by members of its faculty and held on the university campus. [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]
9 Jan 2023, 3:44 pm by Keith E. Whittington
[Legislative restrictions on ideas and viewpoints that can be advocated in the classroom undermine free inquiry] The Academic Freedom Alliance has issued a new guidance statement. [read post]
28 Feb 2022, 3:50 pm by Keith E. Whittington
[The AFA calls on Concordia University Wisconsin to recognize the academic freedom of Prof. [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]
11 Aug 2023, 7:28 am by Keith E. Whittington
[A new statement worth reading for those concerned with academia] A group of scholars interested in free inquiry and the future of higher education met in Princeton last spring and began a conversation about what principles ought to guide a well-functioning scholarly institution dedicated to the mission of the preservation and advancement of knowledge. [read post]
29 Mar 2022, 4:30 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Campus administratve unit crosses a line in campaign to shame a sitting member of the faculty] The Academic Freedom Alliance released a public letter to Princeton University calling on the university to reaffirm the academic freedom of classics professor Joshua Katz. [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]