Academic Freedom Tag

Pacific U Fires Tenured Professor For Supposedly Insensitive Statements Like “Every Person Has A Gender”

Posted by Jeff Reynolds on August 31, 2021 30 Comments

Dr. Richard Paxton has sued, asserting the university violated its own commitment to academic freedom, due process, and civil rights....

Critical Race Theory Permeates North Carolina Schools, Task Force Formed By Lt. Gov. Finds

Posted by Jeff Reynolds on August 26, 2021 10 Comments

One teacher said, "I pray you can do something to fix what is going on so I can continue to believe in what I do."...

U. Nebraska Regents Rejects Resolution Calling For Academic Freedom From Critical Race Mandates

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 15, 2021 12 Comments

NU does not currently mandate CRT study or training, but it missed an opportunity to make a powerful statement in favor of the academic freedom to be free from CRT mandates....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8KLnvgk6Mw

The FIRE Warns Of “Threat to Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression at Cornell” From CRT Mandates (Update)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 07, 2021 11 Comments

Foundation for Individual Rights In Education: "the proposal raises concerns that faculty will be compelled to affirm and promote certain views as a condition of their employment and eligibility for promotion and tenure, contrary to Cornell’s robust promises of free expression and academic freedom."...

Survey Finds Greek Life Students Feel Their Freedoms Are Under Assault

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 23, 2021 0 Comments

“afraid that whatever they say is going to come back to haunt them”...

In Memory of Marquette Prof. John McAdams, Who Won Free Speech Case Against School

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 19, 2021 3 Comments

In 2014, Marquette University suspended Professor John McAdams for criticizing a graduate assistant who said she would not tolerate dissent on the issue of gay marriage. McAdams, who taught political science, noted that Marquette is a Catholic school and wrote about this incident on his blog.

Community College Allegedly Paying $150K Settlement to Prof Accused of Anti-Muslim Sentiments

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 19, 2021 5 Comments

"The college was of accused of prematurely criticizing political science professor Professor Nicholas Damask for including three quiz questions about Islamic extremism on a quiz."...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRqXQMWOk5s&feature=emb_logo

Independent Investigation: Supposed Zionist Pressure Not Why U. Toronto Refused To Hire Anti-Israel Academic Valentina Azarova

Posted by Samantha Mandeles on May 09, 2021 4 Comments

Back in November 2020, we covered the case of Valentina Azarova, a Germany-based “human rights scholar” who was denied the directorship of the University of Toronto School of Law International Human Rights Program (IHRP). Outraged, her supporters complained that a Jewish alumnus and donor—a sitting Tax Court judge ill-disposed to Azarova's work on "Israel's occupation of Palestine"—prevented her hire via behind-the-scenes pressure. Now, an independent investigation has disproven this claim, but Azarova's advocates are sticking to—and relentlessly spreading—their original, false narrative.

Professor Lays Groundwork to Sue CU-Boulder for Stripping Him of Duties After Speaking at Trump Rally

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 30, 2021 8 Comments

Professor John Eastman spoke at the Trump rally on January 6th, but did not take any part in the events at the Capitol. Days later, with the school facing pressure, he retired from his position at Chapman University. Now Eastman is suing the University of Colorado-Boulder, where he was a visiting scholar, alleging defamation stemming from the same event.

Free Speech Group Rallies Support For Law Prof. Tom Smith, Under Investigation For Criticizing Chinese Government

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 15, 2021 7 Comments

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: "the University of San Diego School of Law is doubling down on its violation of Smith’s expressive rights"...

U. San Diego Law School blows off demand it stop investigation of Prof. Thomas Smith over criticisms of Chinese government

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 01, 2021 5 Comments

Thomas Smith is the 'conservative' law professor at University of San Diego Law School who has been targeted by student cry-bullies after he harshly criticized the Chinese government for its handling of the coronavirus and expressed his belief that the virus leaked from a Wuhan virology lab.

Oregon Association of Scholars Calls Out Censorship at Portland State U — PSU Claps Back

Posted by Jeff Reynolds on March 28, 2021 15 Comments

The Oregon Association of Scholars (OAS) issued a report in March titled, The New Censorship in American Higher Education: Insights from Portland State University. In that report, they point to the riots at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 as a pretense to impose censorship on American campuses.

Portland State University Censors Professor’s Effort to Expose Academic Censorship

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 14, 2021 3 Comments

"said university brass lodged a copyright strike against his video this week, forcing him to post an edited version that removed his peers’ comments"...

Survey Shows Political Discrimination and Cancel Culture Are Hurting Academic Freedom

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 03, 2021 5 Comments

Cancel Culture and political bias against conservatives in higher education are frequently dismissed by the left as overblown or even non-existent. New findings show that is simply not true and academic freedom is suffering as a result.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qg03sYuZhY&feature=emb_title

The Targeting of Princeton Prof. Joshua Katz Continues

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 28, 2021 16 Comments

Princeton University Professor of Classics Joshua Katz was one of our panelists at our "Saving Higher Ed From Cancel Culture" event in August:

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Launching Faculty Legal Defense Fund

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 09, 2021 0 Comments

“Adding the Faculty Legal Defense Fund to FIRE’s arsenal will allow us to help more faculty — faster”...

Duquesne U. Faculty Oversight Body Recommends Rehiring Prof Dismissed for Using Racial Slur in Class

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 01, 2021 6 Comments

“The president has received the report and will review its recommendations in their entirety before issuing a decision”...

U. Central Florida Fires Dissident Prof. Charles Negy After 8-Month Retaliatory Investigation

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 30, 2021 41 Comments

Defenders of academic freedom and freedom of speech throughout academia should be rallying to the defense of University of Central Florida Professor Charles Negy after egregious retaliation against him for expressing constitutionally protected views on Twitter.

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