Feb ‘23 Higher Ed Collection
The following are higher ed-related articles of interest from February 2023. Those of most interest are detailed in individual postings.*
40% of Liberal Professors Are Afraid They'll Lose Their Jobs Over a Misunderstanding (Reason, 2/28/23)— by Harvard alum Samuel Abrams
Why Elite Law and Medical Schools Can’t Stand U.S. News (WSJ, 2/28/23)
New survey reveals college professors' fear of being canceled (NY Post, 2/28/223); Related: The Academic Mind in 2022: What Faculty Think About Free Expression and Academic Freedom on Campus * (FIRE, Feb 2023)
Sometimes Diversity Trumps Academic Freedom (Chronicle Higher Ed, 2/28.23)
Questions for UNC’s Accreditor: A bullying threat to Chapel Hill’s trustees over new School of Civic Life and Leadership may get a higher review. (WSJ, 2/28/23)
University of Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression will launch this fall (UChicago News)
How DEI Is Supplanting Truth as the Mission of American Universities* (The Free Press, 2/26/23)
University of North Carolina cancels woke diversity in hiring (NY Post, 2/25/23)
A Strong & Positive Force for Academic Freedom: An Interview with UVA Professor Julia Mahoney (AFA Interview, 2/24/23)
President’s Statement: Freedom of Expression at Notre Dame (Notre Dame, 2/20/23)—related below, MIT Statement (2/16/23)
‘Center for Freedom of Expression’ in the works at University of Chicago* (College Fix, 2/16/23)
Stanford Faculty Say Anonymous Bias Reports Threaten Free Speech [Harvard has them, too] * (WSJ, 2/23/23)— see Harvard section
How a Center for Civic Education Became a Political Provocation (Chronicle, 2/23/23)
As colleges become more Stasi-like, students live in fear of being reported* (Washington Times, 2/20/23)
What Happened at Georgetown Law with Covid?* (Brownstone, 2/17/23)
The Futility of Trigger Warnings (Persuasion, 2/17/23)
MIT President Issues Free Speech Statement (MIT, 2/16/23); Related: MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom (issued 12/21/22)
A Glimmer of Hope at Stanford (Minding the Campus, 2/14/23)
The B.E.S.T. Microaggression Sensitivity Training You've NEVER Heard Of (Kim Katiti with FBT co-founder Mackey 2/14/23)
The University of North Carolina Fight Escalates (WSJ, 2/12/23)
A Black Professor Trapped in Anti-Racist Hell *(Compact, 2/10/23); Related: Vincent Lloyd on What Happens When “Antiracism” Goes Wrong (Persuasion podcast, 2/25/23) and The Glenn Show with John McWhorter and Vincent Lloyd (2/24/23)
An Open Letter to the UNC Board of Trustees (RealClear Education, 2/10/23)
Let’s Face It: Academic Freedom and Inclusion Aren’t Always Compatible* (Banished, 2/8/23)
The Campaign to End Diversity Offices (Chronicle, 2/7/23)
Plan to end mandate for LSAT, other law school admission exams stalls in key vote (Washington Post, 2/6/23)
Chinese money is flooding into American higher education — with little transparency* (NY Post, 2/5/23)
10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2023 (FIRE, 2/2/23)
Faculty-Packing at Ohio State: New faculty jobs require specialization in race, identity, social justice, and critical race theory. (Minding the Campus, 2/2/23)
Survey: Conservative UW System students say they've felt political pressure in class (WBUR, 2/1/12)
