"AAUP has repeatedly taken positions that undermine rather than support academic freedom"...
"Garber said he saw the election results as an anti-elite repudiation by the American electorate. Harvard, he said, must listen to public criticism with 'empathy and humility.'"...
"Contempt for today’s campus culture - the trigger warnings, safe spaces, microaggressions - helped swing the election"...
"The AAUP knows very well that supporters of the academic boycott take their instructions from the organisers of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanction) movement"...
"Academic freedom is fundamental to a university’s core missions of research, teaching and service"...
"the AAUP’s latest statement on the matter claims that academic boycotts are perfectly compatible with academic freedom"...
"Can the principle of academic freedom survive a series of political debates about whether to boycott universities in a series of countries?"...
"we are returning to the very roots of the Western intellectual tradition, to the very roots of the civilization that brought forward these extraordinary institutions called universities"...
"The AAUP concludes its new policy by parroting the long-discredited Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions claim that it boycotts only institutions, not individuals."...
Under the new policy, academic boycotts "can be considered legitimate tactical responses."...
"Scholars and religious leaders have sometimes disagreed about whether Islam permits images of the Prophet Muhammad."...
"Notice is not required to record classes, and we do record classes without notice in response to concerns raised by students"...
“We investigated the matter, spoke with the faculty member, and found it had negatively affected the learning environment by introducing extraneous political material that was outside the scope of the academic subject as outlined in the curriculum”...
"attorneys representing Ohio Northern University in the case have launched a fishing expedition to subpoena records from several individuals (and organizations) that have argued against the university’s position"...
"Warren Smith, who burst on the scene in February when a video of him discussing J.K. Rowling with students went viral, has been fired from his job."...
"Emails obtained from several former Bates College professors show just how limited faculty freedoms are."...
"The undersigned faculty members of the University of Pennsylvania unambiguously reject the view that the Board of Trustees, the Schools’ Boards of Advisors, alumni, or donors should determine Penn’s academic priorities or governance policies."...
"We are alarmed by the use of such tactics at a time when academic institutions should reaffirm their commitment to free speech."...
