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Balancing respect and freedom in an era of global tensions
When international conflicts arise, Canadian universities have to juggle free speech and academic freedom, while also managing external pressures.
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The view from the dean’s office
While my own academic freedom is less robust since becoming a senior administrator, I have loved finding new ways of defending academic freedom for others.
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University community reacts to Quebec’s new academic freedom bill
While some applaud the government’s approach, others find it lacking.
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Academics facing potential censorship
How do we manage academic freedom, which should be unhindered, unrestricted and inviolable?
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Rediscovering the truth-seeking mission of universities
The notion that universities exist, first and foremost, to discover and impart knowledge is no longer in vogue. That’s a tragedy.
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Learning to say goodbye to academic freedom
It is an adjustment when an academic becomes a senior administrator, as they don’t have the same academic freedoms they did as professors.
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Academic freedom and the N-word
Just because professors may say the N-word doesn’t mean they should.
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Should sports coaches have academic freedom?
A recent case that has rocked the Canadian varsity running world raises questions about which university personnel should have academic freedom.
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Avoiding communications snafus in the era of COVID-19
Is this thing on?
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Academic freedom in the time of coronavirus
As universities respond to COVID-19, they must be guided by their core values of social responsibility, accountability and equitable access – all of which support suspending on-campus teaching and learning.
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Middle Eastern studies, Greta Thunberg and institutional autonomy
Two recent cases from the U.S. throw into sharp relief just how critical institutional autonomy is for academic freedom.
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Canada’s new definition of anti-Semitism – a rejoinder
This definition was drawn up with great care by 33 countries, and with the usual negotiation and compromise common to all international agreements.
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Canada’s new definition of anti-Semitism is a threat to campus free speech
The definition adopted from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance is alarmingly vague and easily misinterpreted.
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Three ways professors can support academic freedom as we head back to school
Academic freedom is not merely a negotiated perk of being a professor, it is a sine qua non of the university’s mission.
