When university boards of governance actually govern
…than attacking them, North Carolina should thank them for upholding the spirit of free and open inquiry and not letting the university system become a playground for partisans. It is…
…than attacking them, North Carolina should thank them for upholding the spirit of free and open inquiry and not letting the university system become a playground for partisans. It is…
Raleigh, NC—On Monday, Martin Center president Jenna Robinson signed a letter “Supporting Free Speech & UNC Leadership.” The letter was written by faculty members at UNC-Chapel Hill but is open…
…the Chicago Principles (following their original adoption at the University at Chicago), stating, “Because the University is committed to free and open inquiry in all matters, it guarantees all members…
…to study Chinese language and culture, there are mounting objections to the Confucius Institutes’ efforts to filter the flow of information. Penn State and the University of Chicago are abandoning…
…and tradition are “equally deserving of study,” according to Tim Barringer, chair of Yale’s art history department. He elaborated: “The class will also consider art in relation to questions of…
…study. After reading the study, Paul Funderbunk, a graduate student and president of Appalachian State’s ACLU chapter, contacted school officials to ask that they change their policies inhibiting free speech….
…not a hindrance to my scholarship. Politics is intertwined with what I study, and what many other scholars study. Censoring my political views would be the serious hindrance to my…
…the current model of university governance, argues Jay Schalin in his latest report for The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. The report, Bolstering the Board: Trustees Are Academia’s…
…warm, mothering environment in which you will find individual happiness by developing your own course of study. The Socratic injunction to know thyself, however, easily slides into self-absorption in a…
…higher ed will now have a loud voice. The Republican/conservative ideas will face powerful opposition and Democratic/liberal ideas are back in the game. For starters, PROSPER is dead. Writing for…