ACTA president Anne Neal participates in an informal debate with AAUP general secretary Roger Bowen on academic freedom and academic responsibility. The event is sponsored by the University of Montana and The Montana Professor, an academic journal.
Scrutiny of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher education has been increasing for months, with more opponents finding what...
In a debate sponsored and moderated by University of Montana President George Dennison, representatives from two academic organizations exchanged barbs Wednesday evening over academic freedom at universities. The heated debate was timely, as the Montana Legislature is considering a bill that would require professors to state their political affiliations. Although House Bill 525 did not […]
At a hearing that essentially put political correctness on trial, students from the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech told a House committee Wednesday that a law is needed to require schools to report ways to protect academic freedom. But other students said the measure was not needed. UGA senior Bradley Alexander of Macon told […]
The House Education Committee passed a much-debated bill Tuesday that critics say would limit academic freedom on Montana’s college campuses. The bill must now be debated on the floor of the House and pass two more readings before it can be heard in the state Senate. Rep. Roger Koopman, R-Bozeman, said at the bill’s hearing […]
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