American colleges and universities have traditionally encouraged free speech. Recent dismissals of professors are eroding their commitment to this core mission.
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Americans agree that democracy requires freedom of speech. But a large minority also thinks it’s acceptable to bar certain subjects or speakers from public debate.
It’s now clear that tensions in academia regarding concerns about Israel’s relationship with the Palestinian people aren’t limited to campus protests.
Police and military violence against student protesters in the 1960s was draconian, now questions are being asked about the police operations today.
Academic freedom is increasingly caught up in partisan debates around freedom of speech. But the idea behind it is not only vital but shared across many other professions.
Foreign students have become a huge source of income for Australia in general and the universities in particular, but critics are concerned about pressures on the institutions and on standards.
Universities need to protect people with different ideas.
The Institute for Public Affairs’ audit of academic freedom pits people either for or against universities. This prevents us from having thorough conversations about real threats to academic freedom.
Glyn Davis lays out the evidence (or lack thereof) for the argument that free speech on campuses is at risk.
Universities should very rarely prevent controversial speakers from spreading their message.
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University Research Professor of Education, University of Kentucky
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Lecturer, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in History, The Open University
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Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Regina
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, La Trobe University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Human Rights, University of Bristol
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Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, Head of Vanderbilt's Project on Unity and American Democracy, and Co-Director of Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University
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Research Professor of Political Science and Executive Director of The Future of Free Speech, Vanderbilt University
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Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow, Director, Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Higher Education and Law, University of Louisville