"The Vanderbilt declaration goes far beyond what the Trump administration dreamed of proposing for colleges, imposing an extreme attack on academic freedom, shared governance, international scholars, and free speech that may be unmatched in the history of statements by American college boards."
My latest @insidehighered.com column examines the Vanderbilt University Board's recent declaration and threats to academic freedom that have concerned groups such as the @vanderbiltaaup.bsky.social
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Vanderbilt’s Board Declares War Against Academic Freedom
A new policy punishes faculty for speech the trustees deem strays from the core purpose of the university.