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July 25, 2023

Exposed: The “Chilling Effect”

Kali Jerrard

Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act is facing legal battles—even though it protects academic freedom from the “chilling effect” of higher ed’s politicized orthodoxy, not the othe......

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July 20, 2023

Thank you, Florida, for Fighting Indoctrination

Teresa R. Manning

Last month, two conservative groups made court filings to oppose Florida’s anti-woke law, challenging the statute's constitutionality. But the real problem is bad-actor ideologues and m......

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July 20, 2023

Reform at Scale: A Map of NAS Initiatives by State

National Association of Scholars

UPDATED: An official tracker of the NAS and Civics Alliance's higher education reform efforts by state. We are working to defend academic freedom for faculty, students, and others, along......

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July 19, 2023

On Collegiality

J. Scott Turner

Increasingly, collegiality is being added to the traditional triad of excellence that wins professors tenure. And now, the issue of collegiality is a fraught minefield, and has become one of......

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July 18, 2023

PSU's Open Door

Kali Jerrard

An Oregon university continues partnerships with Chinese universities while receiving national security grants and contracts.

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