Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Free-Speech Rights for Professors Court Implicitly Rejects WSU’s Argument that “Professional Speech” Does Not Deserve Protection The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals this week denied a second appeal from four Washington State University administrators [...]
Posts Tagged ‘academic freedom’
February 4th, 2014 - 3:24 am § in Misc.
Legal Thuggery at The University: Ninth Circuit Rues Against WSU!
January 5th, 2014 - 1:42 pm § in Misc.
The Incoming Chair of the Faculty Senate Comments on Academic Freedom Proposal
This is one of several posts on TA about a proposal to change the faculty contract with the UW. That contract is passed as legislation by the Faculty Senate but has similar meaning as any contract between a union and its employer. The key issue here is that rights of free speech have been challeng[...]
January 5th, 2014 - 1:00 pm § in Misc.
UW Faculty Senate and New Speak
A central Issue in the discussion of the legislation called “” is the issue of Newspeak. Words like A Statement of Principle: Academic Freedom and Responsibility,” are lal tooo much like the words used by Orwell. I received an email Friday afternoon (below at the Ψ) that illus[...]
January 5th, 2014 - 10:00 am § in Misc.
More on the “Academic Freedom and Responisibility” Legislation at UW
from the AAUP Listserv Ana M. CAUCE via mailman2.u.washington.edu 2:20 AM (6 hours ago) to Faculty Dear all, Communication in a large, decentralized setting full of busy people is one of the most difficult and persistent issues that arises — whether it’s faculty or administrative leader[...]
December 22nd, 2013 - 8:32 am § in Hypocrisy, Schools & Colleges
WHILE AMERICAN ACADEMICS BOYCOTT ISRAEL: Some Call This Slavery
Workers on Abu Dhabi projects including Guggenheim and NYU campus face destitution, internment and deportation The students of NYU Abu Dhabi might be the world’s most pampered undergraduates NYU has come under increasing criticism from faculty, driven by renewed questions about academic fr[...]
December 21st, 2013 - 5:59 pm § in Misc.
Proposed Revisions To UW Faculty Code.
HOW WELL DOES THE UW FACULTY CODE PROTECT ACADEMIC DREEDOM? A proposal (see document) has been sent to the UW faculty to revise our Code to address protections for Faculty Free Speech. My own opinion is that the proposal is weak and may even decrease faculty rights. The UW faculty do not ha[...]
April 23rd, 2013 - 8:04 am § in Misc.
Sakaharov Prrize Goes to Cuban Women
Cuba’s Women in White Receive Award in Europe Related Stories Cuba ‘ramps up rights crackdown’ Cuba releases ‘Ladies in White’ Cuba dissidents bid farewell to leader Watch Members of the Cuban opposition group Ladies in White are due to collect the Sakharov Prize for Fr[...]
Lessons from UV for UW
“What Terry Sullivan’s Reinstatement at U. Va Really Tells Us about the Future of Higher Ed Does the reappointment of University of Virginia’s president mark a triumph over corporate interests? Or is it more proof that public universities are headed for demise?” By Aaron Bady [...]
June 25th, 2012 - 10:41 am § in Misc.
WWJD? Jefferson might cry at what is happening at the University of Virginia.
There is a huge mess at the University of Virginia. The President has been summarily fired by the Board of Visitors with no discussion with the UV faculty and no rational. I can take no side since I know too little, however the one thing that is clear is that the traditional mode of governance [&h[...]
OPEN ACCESS: Why do we have copyright laws?
Open Access As The Antidote To Privatizing Knowledge And Learning By Techdirt at Above the Law <span class=”mceItemHidden”>&amp;amp;lt;<span class=”hiddenSpellError” pre=””>img</span> <span class=”hidd[...]