Even after enduring intense criticism and professional censure for airing her controversial views in public, University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Amy Wax remains as sharp-witted and unapologetic as ever. ACTA’s president, Michael Poliakoff, sat down with her in front of a live audience for a no-holds-barred dialogue on campus assaults to academic freedom.
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 and academically rigorous environment, and how strong policies can protect institutions from political partisanship. By outlining the principles that supports neutrality […]
In this episode of Radio Free Campus, co-hosts Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison talk about how a recent Wall Street Journal article criticizing institutional neutrality makes the same mistakes as previous objections to such policies. The podcast hosts also discuss a recent article in Compact about a distinguished professor leaving Harvard for the greater intellectual […]
The UF Board of Trustees unanimously passed a policy Dec. 5 limiting faculty and staff from using university communication, like email systems, to share their opinions on issues that “polarize society.” UF is only the latest school to adopt such a policy. Although “statement neutrality” was originally pioneered decades ago, it has spread throughout higher education in […]
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