U.S.: Academic Freedom - A Disputed Territory
John K. Wilson
University World News
January 13, 2008
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Wilson provides a general overview of the current battle over academic freedom on American campuses. He discusses right-wing attacks on the academy, including legislative attempts to intervene in university teaching and governance, attacks on controversial professors meant to derail long-standing tenure processes, and the federal government's attempt to limit foreign scholars, especially those critical of U.S. policies, from entering the U.S. in the name of Homeland Security. (Back to academic freedom)