Jack
@jackheinemann.bsky.social
Academic writing in academic space about science, biotechnology, academic freedom in personal capacity or as consistent with the lawful use of academic freedom, but not the view of my employer.
The central issue is who decides & how they decide the limit. That is what UNESCO calls "administrative prerogative" and the wellspring of poor policy & reaction to events.
June 17, 2024 at 6:28 AM
The central issue is who decides & how they decide the limit. That is what UNESCO calls "administrative prerogative" and the wellspring of poor policy & reaction to events.
But part of the issue with American context is the conflation of freedom of speech & academic freedom, as in "The truth is that free speech has limits — it’s why you can’t escape sanction for shouting “fire” in a crowded theater."
June 17, 2024 at 6:26 AM
But part of the issue with American context is the conflation of freedom of speech & academic freedom, as in "The truth is that free speech has limits — it’s why you can’t escape sanction for shouting “fire” in a crowded theater."
UNESCO does say "Higher-education teaching personnel should contribute to the public accountability of higher
education institutions without, however, forfeiting
the degree of institutional autonomy necessary for their work, for their professional freedom and for the advancement of knowledge."
education institutions without, however, forfeiting
the degree of institutional autonomy necessary for their work, for their professional freedom and for the advancement of knowledge."
June 17, 2024 at 6:23 AM
UNESCO does say "Higher-education teaching personnel should contribute to the public accountability of higher
education institutions without, however, forfeiting
the degree of institutional autonomy necessary for their work, for their professional freedom and for the advancement of knowledge."
education institutions without, however, forfeiting
the degree of institutional autonomy necessary for their work, for their professional freedom and for the advancement of knowledge."
It would just cause more inequity, moving a progressive tax system to a users pays.
June 15, 2024 at 9:59 AM
It would just cause more inequity, moving a progressive tax system to a users pays.
Yes it is a term special to education (not just universities) but as such it is in the legislation. Protection from administrative harassment isn't. But I take the message from this thread to be that the term must be accompanied by plain language examples.
May 26, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Yes it is a term special to education (not just universities) but as such it is in the legislation. Protection from administrative harassment isn't. But I take the message from this thread to be that the term must be accompanied by plain language examples.
Not just double the cost. There was also the cost of the redundancies and the socialised costs of the disruptions caused by the redundancies.
May 13, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Not just double the cost. There was also the cost of the redundancies and the socialised costs of the disruptions caused by the redundancies.
"In this notion, the 'marketplace of ideas' resembles some idealized libertarian exchange...There is no understanding of power or how violence is used to silence. No attention to the very real need to create conditions in which the unheard can be heard." academeblog.org/2024/05/01/s...
Shafik Demonstrates the Banality of Current Discourses on Campus Free Speech
BY ISAAC KAMOLA In February I gave a talk at Columbia University’s Committee on Global Thought, alongside colleagues discussing the question “Where is the University?” The panel was planned prior t…
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May 13, 2024 at 8:36 PM
"In this notion, the 'marketplace of ideas' resembles some idealized libertarian exchange...There is no understanding of power or how violence is used to silence. No attention to the very real need to create conditions in which the unheard can be heard." academeblog.org/2024/05/01/s...