ACTA in the NewsCampus Protests
Harvard Strike Escalates With Library Protest as Socialists, Foreigners Force Classes to Halt
The strike by Harvard graduate students that has disrupted teaching and learning on […]
When Professor Samuel Abrams of Sarah Lawrence College wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times in October 2018, he didn’t expect a stunning backlash from students, faculty and administrators. The episode has become one of the hottest touchpoints in the national conversation on academic freedom and viewpoint diversity. In this podcast, Abrams joins former University of Pennsylvania trustee Paul Levy and ACTA president Michael Poliakoff to discuss the threats that campus monocultures pose to freedom of expression, reasonable debate and dialogue in higher education.
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ACTA in the NewsCampus Protests
Midterm exam, Stephen Colbert event disrupted as Harvard graduate workers strike
At least two Harvard University events, including a panel Thursday with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and comedian Stephen Colbert, were disrupted over the past two weeks in connection with the Harvard Graduate Students Union strike. The graduate workers, who have been on strike since Oct. 27, want higher pay, more “noncitizen worker protections,” and “a third-party […]
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