Steven Salaita and the Tyranny of 'Hate Speech'
"Hate" is in the eye of the beholder.
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?
