ACTA in the NewsIntellectual Diversity
Higher education reformers have long argued that academia needs more viewpoint diversity among the faculty. One group that consistently opposes it? The faculty. In particular, members of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP),...
American universities ought to be places where intellectual diversity thrives and students and faculty can freely express, debate, and research different ideas. Unfortunately, too many schools have abandoned these core principles by policing viewpoints...
PodcastsInstitutional Neutrality
In this episode of Radio Free Campus, co-hosts Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison analyze a new policy on teaching controversial topics in the University of Texas System. The podcast hosts also discuss what a...
PodcastsIntellectual Diversity
In this episode of Radio Free Campus, podcast co-hosts Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison talk with John Tomasi, President of the Heterodox Academy (HxA) and co-editor of the new book Viewpoint Diversity: What It...
Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt’s recent announcement that tenure will be phased out at the state’s public regional universities and community colleges has ignited predictable reactions. Some see an existential threat to academic freedom. Others welcome what...
ACTA in the NewsCampus Protests
“Welcome to Sarah Lawrence.” That was college president Cristle Collins Judd’s joking reaction on stage after members of the local Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter disrupted a “building bridges” event that featured New York Times columnist Ezra Klein....
In this episode of Radio Free Campus, podcast co-hosts Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison talk with Marty Kotis, a trustee at UNC Chapel Hill, about how trustee leadership has strengthened free expression and intellectual...
This guide is designed to assist college and university governing boards in understanding and adopting a policy of institutional neutrality. It explains what institutional neutrality means, why it is essential for maintaining an inclusive...
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