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Another take on Salaita: not an abridgment of academic freedom, but a failure to uphold academic standards

Sep 1, 2014 · Robert Weissberg · No Comments on Another take on Salaita: not an abridgment of academic freedom, but a failure to uphold academic standards

Another take on Salaita: not an abridgment of academic freedom, but a failure to uphold academic standards

The Salaita case: when academic freedom collides with freedom of contract

Aug 27, 2014 · George Leef · No Comments on The Salaita case: when academic freedom collides with freedom of contract

The Salaita case: when academic freedom collides with freedom of contract

Free Speech on Campus?

Apr 14, 2014 · George Leef · No Comments on Free Speech on Campus?

Sure—as long as you haven’t previously said anything to offend groups that now hold trump cards.

A Tower of Babel, Not a Marketplace of Ideas

Mar 28, 2014 · Robert Weissberg · No Comments on A Tower of Babel, Not a Marketplace of Ideas

The proliferation of identity politics on our campuses is destroying intellectual vitality.

The Academy Then and Now

Mar 14, 2014 · Paul Gottfried · No Comments on The Academy Then and Now

Academic leftists used to be interested in ideas and arguments; much less so today.

The First Amendment Applies to Students, Too

Feb 21, 2014 · Jenna A. Robinson and Tami Fitzgerald · No Comments on The First Amendment Applies to Students, Too

N.C. student groups have been undermined by policies that encroach on free speech and freedom of association.

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