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Zero Republican political science professors found at 4 major Pennsylvania universities, research shows
Professors registered as Democrats outnumber colleagues registered as Republicans by a 28 to […]
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Academic Freedom in the 21st Century
March 1, 2006 by Anne D. Neal Download PDFACTA president Anne D. Neal addresses an academic freedom conference sponsored by the Burton K. Wheeler Center.
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Carolyn Rouse’s Vanderbilt Report Meltdown
The “Vanderbilt Report” criticizes the field of anthropology as allowing politics to shape its research. How did Carolyn Rouse, a Princeton professor and president of the American Anthropological Association, respond to the criticisms? In this episode of Radio Free Campus, co-hosts Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison analyze Rouse’s masterclass in obfuscation, ad hominem attacks, whataboutism, and just plain weird comments during an interview with the Chronicle of Higher Education about the report’s claims. The RFC hosts also discuss the enduring blockheadedness of viewpoint diversity opponents, and they talk about the University of Chicago Law School’s classroom laptop ban. Finally, Steve and Justin announce Jeffrey Collins, associate director of academic affairs the University of Florida’s Hamilton School, as this episode’s “Hero of the People” and, you guessed it, Carolyn Rouse as RFC’s “Apparatchik of the Month.”
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For Academic-Freedom, Against Speech Codes
Cary Nelson, president of the American Association of University Professors, generally does not see eye to eye with critics who say college campuses are hotbeds of political correctness and liberal indoctrination. This month, when he debated Peter Wood, executive director of the National Association of Scholars at the NAS annual conference in Washington, over the […]
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Free Speech
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Academic Senate is calling for an independent investigation into the UNL administration’s recent decision to disinvite Bill Ayers. In doing so, the senate aims to develop a set of guidelines to determine how and when to cancel speaking invitations in the future. While some may wonder why anyone would still care […]
ACTA in the NewsIntellectual Diversity
The Impact of Academic Bias
The debate over bias in the academy usually follows a predictable pattern. Conservatives tout a survey or study that says American college campuses are teeming with pinkos. Liberals assail the report as conservative propaganda. Conservatives mock liberals for denying the obvious. The most recent skirmish in this cycle involves a report released in January, “The […]
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