AAUP accuses Emporia State of flouting academic freedom with faculty layoffs

AAUP accuses Emporia State of flouting academic freedom with faculty layoffs

by Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Higher Ed Dive The nation’s leading faculty group has accused Emporia State University of imperiling academic freedom when it laid off at least 30 professors last year over financial concerns. April 25, 2023 1 min read

by Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Higher Ed Dive

The nation’s leading faculty group has accused Emporia State University of imperiling academic freedom when it laid off at least 30 professors last year over financial concerns.

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Bill Maher gives ‘Cojones Awards’ to those who fought cancel culture

Bill Maher gives ‘Cojones Awards’ to those who fought cancel culture

Rich Calder, New York Post Now that takes balls! “Real Time” host Bill Maher jokingly unveiled a new “award show” during his closing monologue Friday evening, saying it’ll be better than the Oscars and Emmys because it’s dedicated to people brave enough to stand up against the cancel culture. He vowed to present the “Cojones Awards” — a golden statue of dangling testicles — each year moving forward for “outstanding achievement in growing a pair.” April 22, 2023 1 min read

by Rich Calder, New York Post

Now that takes balls! “Real Time” host Bill Maher jokingly unveiled a new “award show” during his closing monologue Friday evening, saying it’ll be better than the Oscars and Emmys because it’s dedicated to people brave enough to stand up against the cancel culture. He vowed to present the “Cojones Awards”

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Commentary: The Moral Center Is Fighting Back on Elite College Campuses

Commentary: The Moral Center Is Fighting Back on Elite College Campuses

by David French, The New York Times April 16, 2023 1 min read

by David French, The New York Times

The extremist attacks on free speech (from right and left) degrade American democracy, and those attacks are especially acute on college campuses, whether they come from angry left-wing students who shout down conservative speakers or from vengeful right-wing legislators.

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Commentary: Thoughts on the “Heckler’s Veto”

Commentary: Thoughts on the “Heckler’s Veto”

by Hank Reichman, Academe Blog April 14, 2023 1 min read

by Hank Reichman, Academe Blog

Permitting speakers to be shouted down, allowing demonstrators to block access to speeches, or failing to provide sufficient security to ensure that a speech will be delivered...

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For Two Years, Harvard ‘Intellectual Vitality Committee’ Has Quietly Discussed Campus Culture

For Two Years, Harvard ‘Intellectual Vitality Committee’ Has Quietly Discussed Campus Culture

by J. Sellers Hill, The Crimson April 14, 2023 1 min read

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Princetonians for Free Speech April 14, 2023

118 Former Higher Education Presidents Launch Initiative to Combat Educational Censorship

PEN America Press Release April 14, 2023 1 min read

PEN America Press Release

Today, PEN America launched a new initiative alongside more than a hundred former higher education presidents and system heads to defend higher education against a barrage of state legislation and policies that seek to restrict campus free expression and college and university autonomy.

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