The Illiberal Persecution of Tim Hunt
An old guys tells a bad joke and academia descends into a frenzy
Academia
Is Free Speech Under Attack in America?
Controversial "hate speech" prosecution in Montana begs the question.
Academic Mob Chases 'Climate Change Contrarian' Bjorn Lomborg Off Campus
Want an independent thinker out of your university? Instigate a "passionate emotional reaction" against him.
Is Free Speech Under Attack in America?
Matt Welch on the obstacles facing the First Amendment
Steven Salaita and the Tyranny of 'Hate Speech'
"Hate" is in the eye of the beholder.
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
