Excerpt: In times of crisis, academics must be public intellectuals. Why invest our lives in becoming experts in history, society, policy, science, or any other field of study and then remain isolated in an academic cocoon for safety or career advancement? The consequences of silence for our profession and our society are too great.
Sadly, because of the power of money in American politics and in higher education, in a very real sense, only academics as public intellectuals remain in a position to respond to concerted silencing. But know when you speak, whether in the classroom or in a public forum, there will be consequences.
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