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Florida union leader calls college free speech survey ‘authoritarianism’

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Zachary RogersNews Channel 12April 12, 2022 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (TND) — Florida is requiring public universities in the state to “conduct an annual assessment of the intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity…

Who influenced divisive FL college survey on political leanings? Many questions still unanswered

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BY: DANIELLE J. BROWN APRIL 8, 2022Florida Phoenix Last summer, the state university system made a deal with Florida State University for up to $75,000 to develop an objective, nonpartisan, and…

Questioning a Questionnaire

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By Colleen Flaherty April 5, 2022Inside Higher Ed lorida deployed a controversial survey on campus ideological diversity to public college and university students, faculty and staff members this week, after a…

UF cut corners in hiring Ladapo, Faculty Senate investigation finds

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Palm Beach PostApril 3, 2022 University of Florida administrators cut corners in the rush to hire Dr. Joseph Ladapo with tenure in the College of Medicine last fall, an investigative…

Across the Country, Faculty Fight to Defend Academic Freedom

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The NationBy Ellen SchreckerMarch 30, 2022 Will the truth disappear from American colleges? Not if Jennifer Ruth, Valerie Johnson, and Kimberlé Crenshaw can help it. Ruth, a professor of film studies at Portland State University,…

Shaping the Narrative: Anti-Critical Race Theory Law

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Colleen Flaherty March 23, 2022Inside Higher Ed Add South Dakota to the list of states that have passed anti–critical race theory laws impacting higher education. “No student or teacher should have…

‘Citadel of Freedom’ Florida enacts ways to muzzle academic freedom at state universities

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Frank CerabinoPalm Beach PostMarch 15, 2022 So much attention has been spent focusing on the harm that Florida’s lawmakers are heaping on the K-12 public schools that it’s easy to miss…

Florida Lawmakers Put a Conservative Stamp on Higher Ed

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The Chronicle of Higher EdBy Eric Kelderman and Emma PettitMARCH 9, 2022 The conservative effort to reshape higher education has dug a deep foothold in Florida. The state’s Republican-controlled legislature on Wednesday approved…

College faculty are fighting back against state bills on critical race theory

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Nick AndersenThe Washington Post2/29/2022 Appalled at efforts to limit what they can teach about race and other sensitive subjects, faculty leaders at prominent public universities around the countryhave rallied in…

The Red-State Disadvantage

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Karin FisherFeb. 11, 2021The Chronicle of Higher Ed A Georgia professor quit when the state university system refused to require her students to wear masks. A Ph.D. candidate crossed Florida colleges…

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