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Professors Fight to Save Free Speech on Campus and Academic Freedom in Arkansas

Jul 12, 2019 · and · No Comments on Professors Fight to Save Free Speech on Campus and Academic Freedom in Arkansas

In March 2018, the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees adopted new rules that fatally undermine academic freedom. We authored this piece for the Martin Center explaining the damage the amendments would inflict on higher education in the state. Unfortunately, the Board of Trustees ignored our warning, a warning reiterated by numerous other faculty and … Continue reading “Professors Fight to Save Free Speech on Campus and Academic Freedom in Arkansas”

Free Speech on Campus and Academic Freedom Under Attack in Arkansas

Nov 21, 2017 · and · 42 Comments on Free Speech on Campus and Academic Freedom Under Attack in Arkansas

The state of Arkansas is facing an existential threat to academic freedom. That threat, however, is of a type that normally doesn’t receive public attention. The press typically writes about speech codes and political interference with research on controversial subjects, but as serious as those threats are, they are nothing compared to that posed by central … Continue reading “Free Speech on Campus and Academic Freedom Under Attack in Arkansas”