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Christopher Rufo Wants To Shut Down ‘Activist’ Academic Departments. Here’s Why He’s Wrong.

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In an essay published this week in City Journal, conservative activist Christopher Rufo argued that universities—or rather, the state legislatures governing these universities—should shut down “activist” academic departments. But rather than protecting higher education, forcibly shutting down left-wing academic departments would be nothing more than routine censorship. Rufo argued that conservatives don’t have to sit […]

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A Florida Bill To Censor Professors Just Got Even Worse

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A Florida bill introduced last month that aims to suppress ‘woke’ ideas in public colleges and universities just got worse. On Wednesday, legislators filed an updated version of the measure, backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), that seeks to limit academic freedom in Florida’s public colleges. The new version of the bill expands the list […]

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My Testimony on the North Dakota Tenure Reform Bill

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I noted earlier that the Republican majority leader in the lower chamber of the North Dakota state legislature had introduced a bill that would effectively gut faculty tenure in the state’s public universities. The bill has passed the House and is now awaiting a committee hearing in the Senate. HB 1446 has been amended to […]

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What is at Stake in Florida Higher Ed Reform Bill?

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Over in Chronicle of Higher Education, I have a new piece examining HB 999 in the Florida legislature and its implications for the future of Republican politics around higher education. From the piece: State universities have never been perfectly independent from political pressure. They are ultimately creatures of the state and dependent on the good […]