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'Academic freedom'? - Thomas Sowell
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| Contributor | hthtrhtrhrtwhwrt |
| Last Edited | hthtrhtrhrtwhwrt Feb 21, 2005 05:22pm |
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| Category | Commentary |
| News Date | Monday, February 21, 2005 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Professor Ward Churchill of the University of Colorado seems to be enjoying his 15 minutes of infamy for his childish rants against people who were killed in the 9/11 attacks. Others of course resent his cheap shots at the dead, and some are trying to get him fired.
The resulting controversy has wider implications for the understanding -- and misunderstanding -- of what is meant by "academic freedom."
However symptomatic Professor Churchill may be of what is wrong with academia today, his situation has nothing to do with academic freedom. His remarks that provoked so much controversy were not made in a classroom or even on campus.
There are no real grounds for firing him under current rules and practices -- which tells you what is wrong with those rules and practices. Professor Churchill is protected by tenure rules that are a much bigger problem than this one man or this one episode. |
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