https://example.com/tags/academic-freedom/ Recent content in Academic Freedom on James Colliander Hugo -- gohugo.io en © Copyright 2020 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://example.com/post/2017-10-24-notes-on-academic-freedom-dialogue-hosted-by-ubcfa/ Tue, 24 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://example.com/post/2017-10-24-notes-on-academic-freedom-dialogue-hosted-by-ubcfa/ Robert Lee Auditorium in the Alumni Center, UBCFA Fall General Meeting: My central takeaway from the discussion below and the preceding actions by the Sr. Advisor on Academic Freedom is that faculty at UBC should be concerned. Guppy's Historical Note on academic freedom at UBC references the Smith report but presents no analysis of the issues surrounding the Berdahl Case. Why? When asked about the lack of consequences to senior and honorific administrators who collectively violated academic freedom at UBC, Professor Guppy confirms that the history shows that there are no consequences. https://example.com/post/2017-03-28-fortier-attacks-academic-freedom/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://example.com/post/2017-03-28-fortier-attacks-academic-freedom/ McGill University’s Mission Statement and Statement on Academic Freedom define the values and parameters for how the University should react when the Premier of Quebec lashes out at an article in Maclean’s authored by a scholar at McGill. Before analyzing the situation at McGill, consider two fictional scenarios involving Institute Directors. The UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd wishes to eliminate end-to-end encryption for WhatsApp and other social messaging platforms following the recent Westminster terrorist attack.