National Free Speech News & Commentary

Texas guts ‘woke civics’. Now kids can’t engage in a key democratic process

Texas guts ‘woke civics’. Now kids can’t engage in a key democratic process

May 01, 2023 1 min read

by Asher Lehrer-Small, The Guardian

Since Texas lawmakers in 2021 passed a ban on lessons teaching that any one group is “inherently racist, sexist or oppressive”, a little-noticed provision of that legislation has triggered a massive fallout for civics education across the state.

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Commentary: Focus on the Research, Not the Researcher

Commentary: Focus on the Research, Not the Researcher

May 01, 2023 1 min read

by Sally Satel, Persuasion

A foundational principle of truth-seeking is the norm of universalism: the concept that work must be judged on its own merits.

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UCLA lacks intellectual tolerance, but these alumni are banding together to fix it

UCLA lacks intellectual tolerance, but these alumni are banding together to fix it

April 26, 2023 1 min read

by Jessica Wills, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression

During his years in the University of California system at both Berkeley and Los Angeles, Dominic Manser was disturbed by the student body’s penchant for disruptive conduct.  

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“A war on higher education in our state” NC faculty group pens open letter opposing slate of higher ed-related bills

“A war on higher education in our state” NC faculty group pens open letter opposing slate of higher ed-related bills

April 26, 2023 1 min read

by Joe Killian, NC Newsline

 

The North Carolina chapter of the American Association of University Professors released an open letter Wednesday opposing a slate of higher education-related bills the group says will threaten academic freedom, diversity efforts and non-partisan university governance.

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Thomas Bender Sarasota Herald Tribune

‘Shame on You’: Over Fiery Protests, Florida’s New College Trustees Deny 5 Tenure Bids

April 26, 2023 1 min read

by Tom Bartlett, Chronicle of Higher Education

The meeting of New College of Florida’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday afternoon began with a full hour of fierce criticism from members of the community, as dozens of professors, students, and parents lambasted what they view as a hostile takeover of the institution by a Republican governor with likely presidential ambitions.

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AAUP accuses Emporia State of flouting academic freedom with faculty layoffs

AAUP accuses Emporia State of flouting academic freedom with faculty layoffs

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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