Academia
Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate
Free speech on campus continues (mostly) to win in court, but higher education still attacks.
Rutgers Faculty Upset at Condoleezza Rice Invitation to Graduation —Will They Oppose Barack Obama's Too?
In defense of speaking to 21 year olds
US Universities Rejecting Academic Boycott of Israel
Called for by the American Studies Association
Kansas University System Censors Staff Social Media Use
Can be terminated for saying the wrong things
Nobel-Prize Winning Biologist to Boycott Top Journals
Says they're distorting the scientific process
Iran's President Calls for Academic Freedom
Wants to allow more scholars the opportunity to participate in conferences
University of California System Will Open Access to (Almost) All Scientific Research
Public will gain access to thousands of published research papers moving forward, though there is an opt-out process.
As Indiana Governor, Mitch Daniels Pushed Censorship of University Courses
Trying to get the lefties out of academia sounds like a doomed, and stupid, cause
Researchers: Drug War Censors Science
Bans on marijuana, other substances, hampers medical research
Harvard Conference Considers Whether Law Faculty Are Too Monolithically Liberal
May need to hire libertarians and conservatives for intellectual diversity
Protests over University of Rochester Professor's Comments on Rape
Compared outrage at Steubenville rape case to outrage over people watching porn
Scientist Fired for Allegedly Faking Wine Research Sues College
Says his civil rights were violated
White House Responds (Finally) to Research Access Petition with a Yes
Administration will support making taxpayer-funded academic papers available to everybody a year after publication
Columbia Science Professor Strips During Quantum Mechanics Lecture
Also used footage of 9/11, Osama bin Laden and Hitler and Lil Wayne's "Drop It Like It's Hot" in the bizarre lecture
Aaron Swartz, the Feds, and Proportionate Responses to Illegal Downloading
How should the federal government have handled Swartz's behavior?
Reddit Co-Founder, Open Info Activist Bullied by DOJ Commits Suicide
Faced federal charges for downloading academic journal records at MIT
Study Finds Professors Moving Even Further Left
Soon they're going to loop all the way around and become far-right conservatives
Are Presidential Debates Always a Waste of Time?
From body language to pretty faces, new research looks at what really matters in televised presidential debates.
Fraud Widespread in Retracted Science Papers
Honest mistakes not the primary reason for problems
Professor Investigated for Using Class Time to Stump for Obama
She was supposed to be teaching math
UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor to Step Down
College athletes and faculty were implicated in cheating scandal
