“Academic freedom” used to silence

Feb 20, 2022

To the editor:

I hope that Jay Schalin comments on situations where a professor takes actions to prevent invited speakers from speaking by claiming “academic freedom” to interrupt.

Joseph Visalli

Schodack, NY

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